Decarbonising heat without compromising the build.
The Future Homes Standard, SAP 10 and the UK's Clean Growth Strategy require new homes to be served by low-carbon heating, and existing stock to be upgraded toward Net Zero by 2050. The way we generate heat has changed; the emitters we use to deliver it largely have not.
Wall-hung radiators sit awkwardly with the pressure on architects, consultants and developers to maximise useable floor area. Every square metre carries an appreciable value, and surrendering a stretch of wall to a steel panel is an increasingly difficult decision to defend.
Underfloor heating brings its own programme cost: time on site, screed weight-loading, restricted floor finishes, overheating risk in well-insulated envelopes, and warranty exposure when faults arise below the slab.
Radiant skirting offers an above-ground, low-water-content emitter that combines the heating and the skirting board in a single trade package, with rapid response on and off. Our CPD examines where that solution fits, where it does not, and the building physics that govern the decision.
