radiant heating & environment

Radiant hydronic heating systems provide top comfort and healthy indoor air quality, excellent for people with allergies and respiratory problems. And it may also be an environmentally-friendly heating solution.

An environmentally-friendly solution

One of the major advantages of radiant floor heating systems over many other heating alternatives is that radiant heating can be associated with a solar powered water system or a geothermal heat pump, yielding a fully environmentally-friendly solution.

Hydronic radiant heating require relatively low temperatures to work, which makes the use of environmentally sources of energy easier.

When to consider hydronic radiant heating

Despite the advantages of hydronic radiant heating, there are many situations when radiant heating isn't competitive or economically or even environmentally justifiable. In moderate (and hot) climates, radiant heating is expensive and difficult to justify.

Radiant heating is mostly a good solution in cold climate conditions, in buildings with low or insufficient levels of insulation.

Panel and electric radiant heating

Panel and electric radiant heating, as electric solutions, can be a reasonable environmental solution for small loads (see: Electric Heaters) or an environmentally excellent solution whenever combined with solar photovoltaic systems.