Radiant heating and cooling is often touted as the ultimate in comfort, and despite its higher first cost of installation, the market is still growing, especially on the commercial side. But several emerging trends, including a shift away from traditional boilers, spell big changes for the radiant market in the not-too-distant future.
As a result of the growing popularity of radiant heating and cooling, much of the hardware has become a commodity, meaning anybody can walk into a big-box home-improvement store and purchase the parts needed to install a radiant system. But not anyone can design and properly install a radiant system.