Every time i go across the atlantic to visit a trade show on hydronic heating systems in europe i see more and more radiant systems designed for walls and ceilings.
Hydronic radiant ceiling systems.
The heated ceiling panels are heated in one of three ways.
Radiant ceiling panel systems can be used during a building retrofit process while earning points toward leed certification radiant ceiling panels offer temperature gradients so low between ceiling and floor that there is less than one degree of difference.
I recently returned from the mostra convego fiero comfort show and convention in milan italy where i saw a continuation of what i have been seeing over the past 10 years.
Our hydronic systems provide radiant ceiling heating and cooling to ensure best climate comfort.
Radiant heating systems supply heat directly to the floor or to panels in the wall or ceiling of a house.
The systems depend largely on radiant heat transfer the delivery of heat directly from the hot surface to the people and objects in the room via infrared radiation.
There were limitless displays of radiant wall heating.
With hydronic radiant ceiling systems your space is heated and cooled more efficiently bringing comfort to all occupants.
In fact hydronic radiant ceilings like these made by italian manufacturer messana make a lot of sense perhaps more sense than radiant floors and certainly more than forced air.