• Energy Savings

  • Lower thermostat set points.

  • Less heat loss through loading doors.

  • Reduced fan energy consumption.

 

• Social Benefits

  • Increased Occupant Comfort

 

• Guiding Principles

  • Optimize Energy Performance (Energy Efficiency)

 

• Associated LEED Credits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Cost & Temperature Issue for Residential Housing

  • Although high temperature radiant heating does well in energy savings, this is the under the circumstances of warehouse or maintenance facilitiy purposes. Both of these building types need constant heating, and it is efficient compared to other heating technologies. However, when it comes to residential housing, the need for constant heating it not always necessary. For residential housing, when the space has been heated to a set temperature, the heater will automatically turn off, which would be cost efficient, but it would still take a long time period for the heating coils to cool down, thus further heating the space which is why high temperature radiant heating is not necessarily an effective choice for residential housing.

 

 

• Safety Issue

  • As the name of the system indicates, the surface temperature of the radiant heat will be very high, usually over 1,000 F.  This high temperature is the main reason that these devices will be installed on the ceiling space of the building, to be kept away from people or storage items. Otherwise, the high temperature will cause harm to the space's occupants or even fire issues for the goods and storage items in the warehouse.

 

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