Growing Use of Energy-Efficient Underfloor Heating System Boosts Asia Pacific Underfloor Heating Market.
Underfloor heating works by heating the floor and the objects on it radiate heat into the room. This creates an even more consistent temperature, meaning less energy is required to keep the room warm. In fact, underfloor heating can be up to 25% more efficient than traditional heating systems, resulting in lower energy bills and an eco-friendlier home. Traditional radiators should be heated to a high temperature (between 65 and 75 degrees Celsius) in order to heat a room efficiently. In contrast, floor heating requires just a temperature of 29 degrees Celsius or less, depending on the floor finish, to warm the room. Lower temperatures use less energy and can help to save money on energy costs.
Water-based underfloor heating systems use low water temperatures and cost ~60% less to operate than electric systems. Rapid response systems can also be installed beneath the floor finish, providing optimum control and making them suitable for retrofit or newbuild projects. One big benefit of using a water-based underfloor heating system is that hydrogen, gas boiler, or heat pump, water-based underfloor heating will always remain the most energy-efficient solution, use the least energy, and will assist in saving money, and delivering comfort. Thus, the growing use of energy-efficient heating systems will most likely create opportunities for the underfloor heating market.
Asia Pacific Underfloor Heating Market Overview
The temperature in the Asia Pacific varies from the hottest to the coldest season. Due to urbanization, there are also significant development activities, such as the building of new structures and the renovation of old ones, especially in countries such as China, India, Japan, and Australia. Therefore, heating systems are designed for each particular building, office and business construction, sports hall, open areas, and industrial buildings.When it comes to cutting-edge and contemporary system solutions, building planners and owners have established their preferences for underfloor heating systems. Underfloor heating system installations have increased as a result of the trend toward smart solutions, luxury lifestyles, and convenience, in which the operation of these systems is regulated by routine consumption patterns and connected devices.
According to a report from the International Energy Agency, China has the largest workforce installing heat pumps and the largest market share in manufacturing heat pumps. Clean heating in China has been driven by the country's use of policies enforcing technology mandates, such as its clean winter heat plan in northern China and its electric heating policy, which requires the substitution of coal-fired heating with electric heating. These efforts have been bolstered by local financial incentives, such as in Beijing, that support heat pump deployment. China is the world's largest market for air-source heat pumps, and sales grew ~7% to reach 12.5 million units in 2021. Thus, policies such as clean winter will propel the adoption of underfloor heating systems in the region.
Several countries in Asia Pacific are inclined toward the conservation of energy and the use of energy-efficient technologies. For example, as of July 2015, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) established a subcommittee on the long-longstanding energy supply and demand outlook to deliberate the energy mix for Japan with a view to change Japan's energy mix by 2030. The establishment of the subcommittee is expected to boost energy conservation and better energy management by the household sector. For that, the government of Japan introduced smart home technology to conserve energy, which can contribute to household sector savings.
The smart house favors energy consumption and is optimized by the application of information technology (IT). It controls energy-generating equipment, such as heating and air conditioning, that are capable of communicating with one another. Thus, the adoption of smart home technology in Japan will propel the growth of the Asia Pacific underfloor heating market.
Asia Pacific Underfloor Heating Market Segmentation
The Asia Pacific underfloor heating market is segmented based on type, installations, application, and country. Based on type, the Asia Pacific underfloor heating market is bifurcated into hydronic system components and electric system components. The hydronic system components services held a larger market share in 2022. The hydronic system components is sub segmented into wet hydronic heating and dry hydronic heating. Furthermore, electric system components is bifurcated into heating mats and heating cables.- In terms of installation, the Asia Pacific underfloor heating market is bifurcated into retrofit and new. The retrofit held a larger market share in 2022.
- By application, the Asia Pacific underfloor heating market is bifurcated into residential & commercial. The residential held a larger market share in 2022.
- Based on country, the Asia Pacific underfloor heating market is segmented into Japan, South Korea, China, Australia, India, and the Rest of Asia Pacific. Japan dominated the Asia Pacific underfloor heating market share in 2022.
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Companies Mentioned
- Danfoss AS.
- Emerson Electric Co.
- nVent Electric Plc.
- Watts Water Technologies Inc.
- Robert Bosch GmbH.
- Resideo Technologies Inc.
- Uponor Corp.
- REHAU Ltd.
- Schneider Electric SE.