Boston – Radiant floor heat frequently isn’t the easy choice when retrofitting an older home. But when Bob and Judy Zeitlin bought a 160-year-old house on historic Beacon Hill here, they decided they ...

Although radiant floor heating and cooling systems offer a long list of benefits, some HVAC engineers or contractors may shy away from specifying these systems due to design complexity. SPRINGFIELD, ...

Cozy slippers and wool socks aren't the only prescription for frosty feet on bitter winter days. Radiant floor heat is becoming increasingly popular for homeowners looking for comfort from the cold.

The Advanced Design Suite™ (ADS) software not only calculates heat loss, but also removes the guesswork by guiding the system designer through every step of radiant floor heating system design, ...

Q. It’s time to build our retirement home. The house will be in a four-season climate, and I insist on it being as comfortable as possible when it’s cold outdoors. I’ve heard about radiant floor heat ...

Orlando, Fla. — Radiant floor heating system manufacturer Uponor Inc. updated the control zoning system it brought to market nine years ago with wireless technology and an expansion modular to add six ...

At 280,000 square feet, Edward Little High School in Auburn, Maine is one of the state's largest. The school's architecture and engineering firm, Harriman Associates, implemented a radiant floor ...

Lloyd Alter is Design Editor for Treehugger and teaches Sustainable Design at Ryerson University in Toronto. Most North American homes are heated, cooled and ventilated with forced air. Some have ...

Underfloor radiant heating involves under laying the floor with a hot element or tubing that transfers heat into the room via infrared radiation and convection, obviating the need for forced or ...

That's 0.0082677165 inches for Americans, and really thin in either unit. One of the great advantages of Passivhaus design is that they don't require much heating, in even the coldest of climates.