Hydronic Heating and Cooling Handbook

Why do carefully designed hydronic systems still underperform once the contractor leaves the site? Why does the gap between what the textbook says and what actually happens in the mechanical room keep costing you time, money, and credibility? And how are you supposed to confidently design heat pump systems and smart grid-interactive buildings when the industry is moving faster than any single course or manual can keep up with?

The Hydronic Heating and Cooling Handbook is the answer practicing engineers, mechanical contractors, and engineering students have been looking for — a single, technically rigorous resource that takes you from the physics of heat transfer all the way through to a commissioned, optimised, grid-ready system. Every concept is grounded in real design decisions, complete worked examples, and the standards and codes that govern actual US installations.

Here is what you walk away with:

• The ability to size, design, and balance a complete hydronic heating or cooling system with confidence, using proven hydraulic and heat transfer methods applied to real building loads.
• A working knowledge of air-to-water heat pump integration, including buffer tank sizing, outdoor reset optimisation, and cold-climate performance — skills the industry urgently needs right now.
• The practical tools to design radiant floor systems, chilled beams, fan coils, and panel radiators, and select the right emitter for every application.
• A clear framework for commissioning and flow balancing that closes the gap between what was designed and what actually performs in the field.
• The controls and zoning knowledge to specify and program multi-zone systems, DHW priority sequences, and ECM circulator strategies that cut energy costs.
• A forward-looking understanding of smart controls, demand response, solar integration, and the five design provisions that make any system future-ready.

Hydronic systems are at the centre of the electrification transition, and the engineers who understand them deeply — heat sources, distribution, controls, and commissioning as one connected system — will lead the projects others struggle to deliver. That knowledge gap is real and it is widening every year.

Pick up your copy today and start designing systems that work exactly as intended.