While the history of radiant heating stretches all the way back to the Roman hypocausts more than 2,000 years ago, the technology is still growing in popularity today.
“The concept of being comfortable in a space without ice cold floors appeals to humans across recorded history,” notes Ryan Westlund, senior manager, radiant heating and cooling with the building solutions division at REHAU. “Once relegated to ski chalets, where radiant floor heating was used as a luxury option in higher-end residential, radiant is now taking hold as a more common part of high-performance HVAC systems in commercial spaces. High levels of energy efficiency and thermal comfort are key aspirations in the design of many different types of spaces nowadays.”