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Radiant Heat

Opening context:
Wall Membranes, Floor-Ceiling Vaults, Duct Space

Conflict

This pattern is a biologically precise formulation of the intuition that sunlight and a hot blazing fire are the best kinds of heat.

Resolution

Choose a way of heating your space — especially those rooms where people are going to gather when it is cold — that is essentially a radiative process, where the heat comes more from radiation than convection.

Closing context:
Floor-Ceiling Vaults, Duct Space, The Fire, Built-In Seats