Patent ID: 8256690

Claim:
A radiant heating and cooling system, the system comprising: a. a ceiling joist; b. a radiant panel affixed directly to said joist, said radiant panel comprising: i. a planar plate having a first side facing towards a living space and a second side facing away from said living space; ii. a flexible bridge; iii. a flap; and iv. a hydronic tube channel on said first side and having an open side facing toward said living space; c. a hydronic tube nested in said hydronic tube channel, the hydronic tube having a diameter; d. a section of drywall having a surface facing away from said living space and wherein said plate first side is substantially in direct mechanical contact with said surface; and e. wherein said plate, said hydronic tube channel, said flexible bridge , and said flap are contiguous and each have a thickness less than 25% of said hydronic tube diameter.