Radiant Comfort Report

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After a three-year hiatus, Dan Holohan resurrected his “Wetstock” gathering of hydronic heating buffs in Denver April 12, drawing 205 participants and, for the first time, 18 exhibitors. The Wetstock

It’s no lawyer joke. Your customers may be entitled to money from a $324 million settlement.

Here are some of the latest radiant and hydronic products from this year.

Most Wet Heads we profile talk about the energy efficiency of radiant heat. John Palecek, energy/technical consultant, Smart Solutions Inc., Kamiah, Idaho, can talk about that, but he’s more inclined to bring up concrete form walls or insulated tongue-and-groove flooring systems or even a ventilation system that features a hydrocarbon ionomeric membrane.

Legislation seeks to extend tax credits for the solar energy and other renewable energy industries.

Twenty teams have been selected from colleges and universities around the globe to compete in the 2007 Solar Decathlon taking place Oct. 12-20 in Washington, D.C., by designing, building and operating the most attractive and energy-efficient solar-powered home.

More people are reading about how to save energy and otherwise leave a smaller carbon footprint on the planet, and this year’s Radiant Heating Report takes a look at how the radiant/hydronic heating industry is attempting to do the same.

A lot of developers, designers and builders like the idea of energy-efficient buildings, but not the idea of lots of additional costs and complications, but nothing could be further from the truth.

Larry Drake recorded his own radiant-heated home’s energy use to help build an industry-wide database to prove radiant efficiency.

Despite challenges within the industry, there are still opportunities for contractors to make a profit with radiant heat.