The future of radiant heat may be above your head rather than below your feet — that is, for the installer. “We’re definitely seeing more joist space heating,” says Larry Drake, executive director of the Radiant Panel Association. “It’s a more palatable form of radiant for the mid-scale homebuilder since it minimizes the interruptions of the regular construction process.”
It’s also putting an American stamp on European methods. “It’s something we’re doing in this country that they’re not doing in Europe,” Drake says.