Radiant in Lazonby

We went to Lazonby church with the bell ringers. They have a modern radiant heating system as shown above. This works by sending down infra-red rays. This offers fast directed heat because it travels at the speed of light and is absorbed by the skin. You actually feel the rays. Central heating doesn't make you feel as warm. It is a very good way of reducing damp in a house but isn't as good at making me feel happy! My guess is that the radiant systems don't need to be turned on as early before an event and would be a good choice for a building that isn't used often. Central heating works by convection which is also not so good in a tall building like a church. But I'd like to see the figures to find out if my hunch is right about which might be the most cost-effective.