What’s the difference between radiant heat, conduction and convection?
Heat transfer always occurs from the warmer to the colder region. Just as in the winter months your heat is attempting to escape the confines of your home to mingle with the cold air outside, in summer months the heat outside is attracted to the cooler temperatures you’ve achieved with your air conditioning. With both conduction and convection, heat can only be transferred via a medium…by surfaces that touch. We use insulation to inhibit conduction of heat, impeding its ability to transfer from a heated surface to an unheated surface. Convective heat requires the movement of air or other gases. Double-glazed windows resist both conductive and convective heat by creating a sort of airlock between two panes of glass. Radiant heat, however, is heat that has traveled through space, and can be transferred across a perfect vacuum. It can be broken down into two radiation bands: solar spectrum and far-infrared, both of which result in unwanted heat inside your home. We can help keep that heat
