Radiant Floor Heating Technology is becoming the preferred heating system of choice. Its popularity is easy to understand. Radiant heat is the most comfortable form of heat for the human body and is 20-30% more efficient than forced air systems. There are many variables in construction techniques and floor coverings, making the proper design a necessity.

Radiant floors work great with today's open floor plans, especially in rooms with thigh ceilings. There are no air ducts to consider, making furniture placement a snap. There are also no fans to blow dust or allergens through the rooms.

Discover the system that offers the ultimate comfort and control, radiant floor heating. Radiant floor heating circulates warm water through tubing made of cross linked polyethylene (plastic). There are several methods for installation, the most common being within a concrete slab. Tubing can also be stapled underneath the subfloor or on top and then covered with light weight concrete or gypsum. The newest method is a panel system in which tubing is installed in grooves in the panels. Such products are Thermalboard, Warmboard, Raupanel, Quick Trak by Upopor and Viega Climate Panel. The tubing may also be sandwiched between the subfloor and the finish floor with the use of sleepers.

Radiant floor systems should be installed as a closed loop system due to the dormancy of the system in warmer weather. These loops or zones can be controlled with thermostats dedicated to areas of your choice.

Radiant floor heating affects the Mean Radiant Temperature (MRT) of a room by warming exposed surfaces. The floor being heated by the warm water is the warmest surface in the room. The floor then warms the ceiling, walls and objects in the room by radiant energy transfer creating a higher MRAT of the surfaces. Occupants benefit not only from heat rising from the floor, which is the optimal heat distribution for comfort, but also by having a higher MRT. Overall air temperatures are reduced while comfort is increased.