From 5 Months to 12: How Radiant Cooling Doubles the ROI of a Heat Pump Retrofit

Europe Is Getting Warmer: Cooling Is No Longer Optional

Rising summer temperatures and improved building insulation increase top-floor and older building overheating risks. Temporary fan coil or split AC solutions create noise and local discomfort.

The emergence of radiant cooling has precisely solved this pain point, achieving a qualitative leap in the comfort of old building retrofits.

Radiant floor cooling provides a silent, uniform alternative, leveraging the building mass for thermal comfort. For retrofit projects with underfloor heating, it activates a year-round comfort solution and is a core highlight to enhance project value in underfloor heating retrofit.

How ROI Doubles

• Heating only: ~5 months active, 7 months idle
• Adding radiant cooling: year-round operation, summer demand, perceived value doubles, payback period shortens.

You can quickly calculate through our ROI calculator that the ROI of heat pump retrofit projects can be doubled by integrating radiant cooling.

Enabling Cooling Safely in Retrofits

The 8-zone control box with Fixed Supply Water Temperature Logic ensures safe summer cooling without extra sensors or rewiring.

This technical solution has been applied in numerous old building retrofit projects, avoiding large-scale modifications to existing pipelines, reducing renovation costs while ensuring safe use.

Zoning: Control Intelligence Beyond Loops

8 zones allow independent floor and room regulation, seamless heating/cooling switching, transforming winter-only systems into year-round comfort platforms.

This flexible control method not only improves residential thermal comfort but also endows heat pump retrofit projects with competitive advantages, meeting the comfort needs of modern families.

Functional Premium: Year-Round Comfort Beyond Energy Savings

Heat pump retrofits are more than efficiency devices; they are lifestyle upgrades.

Heating + Cooling + Silent Comfort = Functional Premium. For more technical details, you can refer to our heat pump retrofit whitepaper to gain an in-depth understanding of the integration skills of radiant cooling and heat pump retrofits.