{"id":648,"date":"2026-08-08T06:57:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apropostechsolutionscorp.ca\/blog\/?p=648"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:57:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:57:22","slug":"infrastructure-steam-heating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apropostechsolutionscorp.ca\/blog\/2026\/08\/08\/infrastructure-steam-heating\/","title":{"rendered":"Infrastructure: steam heating?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sometimes, infrastructure might have interesting history. Radiators might be a case.<\/h3>\n

\nThe following is by my understanding.<\/p>\n

\nWhen I was a kid, we had radiators in houses and buildings. It was eastern Canada, so the weather was cold in the winter.<\/p>\n

\nThe places I recall radiators from most clearly were in classrooms. The radiators were often about three to four feet tall, and resided under the windows. They were painted white or off-white. One soon took them for granted, yet one might be intrigued to see one today.<\/p>\n

\nI didn’t realize at the time that it’s possible those radiators held steam. Moreover, one did hear of a boiler room at the school.<\/p>\n

\nSomewhat interestingly, around eighty percent of large buildings in New York City use steam heating as of 2022.<\/p>\n

\nWhat pointed me in this direction was a this intriguing video on YouTube, from SdS construction (Mar 19, 2023),<\/a> showing a homeowner’s steam heating setup using restored radiators.<\/p>\n

\nSource:<\/p>\n

Zhadanovsky, I. (Jun 21, 2022). “Steam Heating Conundrum of High-Rise Buildings.” https:\/\/www.intechopen.com\/chapters\/84666<\/a><\/p>\n

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