| Show current building trend Is toward small home there is every indication today that the swing toward the smaller less expensive home is a permanent one says the plumbing and heating industries bureau the preference today is for the compact type of house even among the income group which in former years built larger houses paralleling the trend toward the small house incorporating the maximum compactness and convenience in its design and furnishings is the steady progress made by the plumb and heating industries in the development of space saving features radiators have been redesigned in modern slenderized lines and have lost 40 per cent of their bulk and size in the reducing process due to its handsome streamlined design the new radiator looks smaller the factors have made it possible tor for heating contractors to design steam or hot water heating plants with all essential parts such as radiators boilers and piping considerably smaller than the sizes it was formerly necessary to use the advent of insulation for instance has decreased the heating load so that a smaller heating plant will do the work better construction too has had the effect of reducing the infiltration of cold air in the case of hot water heating plants automatic heating with forced circulation and dependable safety controls has made it Pos possible sibbe to carry higher temperatures ot of water in the system |
