Radiant floor heating rules reduce...

Radiant floor heating rules reduce energy costs while providing a comfortable occupant environment

Keeping occupants warm can be especially challenging in buildings with high floor-to-ceiling heights. "If you have a tall space, you period with a highly stratified situation," said Dan Nail, principal with Flack+Kurtz Consulting Engineers, a just discovered York City-based mechanical/electrical engineer.

"In order to maintain a certain temperature at floor flush you need to make the temperature in the higher spaces frequently hotter. It's very wasteful from an force point of ...