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Linked Hybrid
Linked Hybrid
Holl Architects project, an innovative housing
complex in Beijing opened in 2009 and housing
2,500 new residents. It is also referred to as the
eco “city‐within‐a‐city”, a self‐sustainable complex
fully dependent on its own resources.
The Linked Hybrid is one the largest geothermal
heating and cooling systems in the world. A
Ground Source Heat Pump system, one of the
largest in residential construction, provides most
of the heating and cooling loads. It is comprised of
600 geothermal well, 100 meters deep
underneath the basement foundation. Also, gray
water from all apartment units are recycled and
reused for irrigation, toilet flushing and pond
water rebalancing. Minimized energy
consumption and maximized comfort for
apartment units is also achieved by the use of
radiant cooling and heating, displacement
ventilation, exterior window shade, localized FCU
and humidification, and high performance