Why choose Cascade Sun Works as your energy specialist for your next high efficiency radiant floor heating system?

 · You want your home to be comfortable ·
· You want your system to efficiently heat your home ·

Engineered Energy options for reducing operating costs
Conservation Measures
Passive and Active Solar Design
Geo-Thermal and other engineered solutions. ·

 Involve Cascade Sun Works as your Energy Guardian to ensure that your new home is efficiently heated and cooled

First and foremost, radiant floor heating is the most comfortable form of heating there is for any residential, commercial or industrial structure.  Ask any one who has ever lived or worked in a building with floor heating.  The warm coziness surrounds and envelops you, creating the perfect living and working environment.  There are no hot or cold spots and drafts, as you would have with forced air.  People feel better with radiant heating, there’re more productive, happier and much more comfortable.

In addition, radiant floor heating is an incredibly efficient mode of heat delivery.  History has shown floor heating provides savings of about 30% over forced air in most cases.  Homes with high ceilings, large windows, poor insulation, high infiltration or a combination of these are likely to experience greater energy savings.  Since we’re not blowing air around, the spread of dust, pollen and other airborne pollutants are sharply reduced making it a much more clean and healthier way to heat.

Radiant Floors circulate warm water through PEX tubing embedded in the floor heating the people, furnishings and to a lesser degree the air in the room. The whole floor acts as the heat distribution surface providing an even and consistent heat.

Learn more about installation methods at one of Cascade Sun Works seminars to see how these heat distribution surfaces are created.

Conventional forced air heating systems circulate heated air to distribute heat, but two major drawbacks leave people out in the cold:
· Hot air rises to the ceiling leaving the "living area" cold.
· Hot air escapes easily every time a door or window is opened.
· Duct looses in attics and crawl spaces can cost you 15-20% of your total heating bill.

Energy Savings

Lower room temperature
Thermostat settings are typically 3 - 6°F lower in buildings with Radiant Panel Heating. There are mainly three reasons:
· Temperature distribution is almost ideal so the temperature at normal thermostat height can be reduced.
· The comfortable radiant part of the heat is not much reflected by the room air temperature, which is what the thermostat reads.
· Each degree of lowered room temperature can save around 3% on the heating bill.

Low water temperatures
Panel heating systems require comparatively low water temperatures. A winter water temperature of less than 110°F is enough for many buildings. This allows for the utilization of alternative hot water sources. Excellent efficiency with boilers, heat pumps, geo thermal, solar collectors or warm water from industrial processes.

Stung by skyrocketing fuel costs, more Central Oregon homeowners have started turning to the sun. The justification in heating your home with an active solar energy system is that it can significantly reduce your fuel bills year-round.  Although expensive in the short term, the long-term benefits are more cost-effective.  A solar heating system will also reduce the amount of air pollution and greenhouse gases that result from your use of fossil fuels such as oil, propane, and natural gas for heating or that may be used to generate the electricity that you use.  With the uncertainty in the energy market these days, solar looks better than ever.

Typically the solar assist portion of your heating load is sized for 25% of the total heat load at an outside temperature of 0^of.  By sizing the system this way, over 60% of the heat load is carried by the solar portion at 30^of, with a corresponding reduction in energy costs.  For second homes where the residence spends much of the time uninhabited, solar assist can carry the majority of the load keeping the house well above freezing.  An additional benefit from this system is the large amount of domestic hot water the solar system will produce.  In all cases, the total solar thermal system consists of space heating assist as well as the supply of domestic hot water. 

Successfully designing, installing, and operating high-performance heating systems requires a dedicated approach from the building owner and all members of the design team. 

The investment in a radiant floor heating system is one of the most important long term decisions you will face.  With energy prices rising dramatically, our engineered approach can give you the comfort you expect as well as save you over half of your long term energy costs compared to other firms.

Systems of this magnitude can not be supplied from a catalog; each solar heating system supplied by Cascade Sun Works is carefully engineered to assist the radiant floor system.  Tight coordination is required with the designer and the heating contractor with full engineering drawings, specifications and operation/service manuals being supplied for every job.

Typically we have over one million BTU’s of solar assist for heating currently under installation, Cascade Sun Works has quickly established itself as the leader in Central Oregon for designing and installing these reliable forms of renewable energy solutions.

Cascade Sun Works is your complete source for solar energy systems that heat, light and power your home.  Let us help you design a system that minimizes your overall energy costs and creates the environment you desire.

 Over 30 years design experience

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