Hydronic heating doesn't blow allergens and contaminants around your house or give them a place to hide in the ductwork. There is no trade-off between healthier air and a more comfortable living space.

In conclusion, the most environmentally friendly way to heat your home would be through the use of renewable energy sources such as solar, wind or geothermal energy. Biomass boilers and passive solar home designs are also environmentally friendly and sustainable heating options.

Central heating gets its energy source from a variety of different places including solid fuels (such as wood), water/steam, petroleum and other liquids, electricity, heat pumps, and natural gases. The most common forms of central heating are electricity and gas because they are the easiest to maintain.

A central heating system has pipework and radiators which are connected to a boiler. The boiler provides the heat and the pump moves heated water from the boiler through the pipework to the radiators, and back to the boiler for reheating.