Radiant heating / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...heating for workspaces If you require a year-round workspace, the most efficient method is radiant floor heating. Because concrete has high thermal mass, a heated slab provides a stable, comfortable heat that does not immediately disappear when the garage door is opened for a few seconds. If a retrofit is required, ele...

...Heating system integration Radiant floor heating compatibility One of the most effective ways to use an outdoor boiler to heat your home is by pairing it with hydronic radiant under floor heating. Since radiant floors operate at lower water temperatures than traditional radiators, the boiler can often run more efficien...

...heating is another option, where heating wires are embedded in flooring. Should you use water or glycol in hydronic radiant heating? The liquid in hydronic floors can be just water, unless there is a risk of freezing, in which case glycol is used. But a word on that – If you are building a radiant under floor heating s...

...radiant-heated floor provides greater thermal comfort for occupants, and, compared to forced-air heating, it does not blow dust around your home. So it offers an advantage for cleaner indoor-air quality than a crawl space foundation.  A polished concrete floor with a non-toxic finish is the most durable and healthy fl...

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...radiant floor heating, which offers a very balanced and comfortable environment, transforming the concrete mass into one big radiator.  One of the great advantages of radiant floor heat is that the further you get from anything radiating heat (imagine a woodstove), the cooler it gets. So heat is concentrated at ground ...