If you are shopping for a residential HVAC system, then the term radiant heating has a specific meaning: heating systems that spread warmth through living spaces by raising the temperature of objects in those spaces so heat waves radiate from their surfaces. Boiler systems that use radiators and baseboard heaters or in-floor piping are common examples, and radiant systems can also be powered with electricity.
For commercial and industrial purposes, radiant heating is something different, although a similar principle is at work, which is the radiant part. We’ll explain more below.
It’s never too early in the fall to prepare your commercial HVAC system for the rigors of another winter in the Greater Toronto Area. And we’re already past early fall! If you haven’t yet signed up for our 
If you’ve owned a business in Toronto for more than a year, or if you’ve lived here that long, you already have a good idea of how cold it gets during the winters. It gets very cold! The average low during January is -3°C, and the hottest days aren’t much warmer than that. Any business needs to have proper indoor heating, no matter how harsh the winters get. But it’s especially vital in the Greater Toronto Area and it applies to businesses of all types. Protecting everything from customers to equipment and facilitating process are on the line when any commercial heating systems start to fail.
Does your commercial facility rely on a boiler in any way? Boilers remain popular for many commercial uses, such as providing comfort to a retail environment or to help with process. One reason for this popularity is the high energy efficiency of these systems: using heated water to send waves of heat into a space is more effective at delivering warmth rapidly than blowing around heated air from a furnace or rooftop unit. Boilers also don’t send dust and other particles around a space, and this is often essential for proper building operation—and it’s good for air quality in general as well. 
A standard commercial business space usually requires only sufficient heating for comfort for its employees, clientele, etc. during the winter months and sufficient warmth to protect equipment and allow for process. Standard ducted systems are the most common way to heat these spaces. Industrial facilities, however, are another story, and they often need a variety of heating systems to provide the right indoor climate control.
Hydronic heating is any type of heating done through the circulation of heated liquid. It is sometimes called radiant heating, although in industrial use 
We hope we don’t have to remind you of the importance of relying on trained and professional specialists when it comes to getting work done in an industrial facility. If you own and operate an industrial facility, you already rely on educated and skilled professionals in all the various parts of your operation.
Environmental control inside an industrial facility is critical for process and the protection of equipment and products. But industrial facilities present numerous challenges when it comes to percision environmental control, particularly the distribution of heat. Forced-air heating systems (furnaces, rooftop units) often cannot do the job. 
Our company deals with many different types of heating and cooling challenges for commercial and industrial buildings. This is a wider field than many people may realize. We aren’t just focused on providing comfort for people in buildings, but arranging for environmental control that protects equipment and process. It’s a major job to be able to handle everything from delivering air conditioning to a retail store to preventing industrial equipment from overheating 
The seasons are starting to change, and no doubt you have plenty on your schedule to keep your commercial or industrial facility working away in the stretch leading to winter. This is an important time to remind you that commercial heating maintenance from professionals is mandatory in the fall if you want peace of mind about continued success through the rest of the year and into the next.