Home Style Green

After insulation, heating is the next thing most people look at when improving the comfort and warmth of their home.  In this episode of Home Style Green, I discuss room heaters: Standared electric heating: electric fan heaters, bar radiators, oil column, wall panel etc Gas unflued heating: And why you should never use it! Flued gas heating Heat pumps or reverse cycle air conditioning In the episode I refer to the 'carnot cycle'. This is the awesome thermodynamic principle behind air conditioning and refrigeration. Refer again to our trusty Wikipedia for a good article about the detailed physics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnot_cycle Of course the best form of heating is free from the sun. But making the most of passive solar heating is a design challenge and there's usually not a lot that can be done to improve this once a house is built. So if you're trying to heat an existing, cold home, what's the best option?