Radiant Heating and Cooling Design (HSW)

Designing for radiant systems and thermally active surfaces represents a key opportunity for integrated design and high-performance buildings. While radiant systems can be inherently more energy efficient than air-based systems, their success requires close collaboration between architects and engineers to ensure that the building design reduces loads to levels achievable by radiant systems. This collaboration between the disciplines has a direct relationship to the ultimate performance of the system and comfort of the building. Key decisions must be made early in the design process to ensure the feasibility and performance of an installed system. A wide spectrum of configurations and types of radiant systems are available for designers, with each having different capabilities, capacities, and complexities according to their setup. This presentation will cover some general rules of thumb to consider for radiant systems, as well as provide an overview of the key architectural and engineering design decisions associated with each system configuration.

Bio:

The University of Idaho Integrated Design Lab in Boise [IDL] is dedicated to the development of high-performing energy efficient buildings in the Intermountain West. This is approached through research, education and outreach efforts with students, owners, and professional design and construction teams to transform design practice and keep pace with technologies, materials and methods of construction that best meet the needs of building owners and society in general. Those who utilize the resources available through the IDL will design and construct buildings that are more comfortable for people, follow best practice design approaches, require less energy to maintain and operate, and enhance the health and productivity of inhabitants. For speaker bios please click here.


TIME:             12:00 - 1:00 pm MT
LOCATION:   UI - IDL | 306 S. 6th St.

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