Ayuh,... Just My opinion,...
'round here, AC ain't needed, especially central air....
That said,...
Water is a Much Better conveyor of heat, over air...
Water pipin' takes Way less space,...
In floor radiant is by far, the finest heatin' you can use...
I've got hot water baseboard heatin' in this house, with an outdoor wood boiler backup to my in cellar oil boiler...
September to May, I use the wood heat for both heatin', 'n domestic hot water....
Through the Summer, the oil boiler provides the DHW...
If yer in a northern climate, 'n startin' fresh, I'd consider Hydronics....
It's Much quieter, 'n I believe Much more efficient...
'round here, AC ain't needed, especially central air....
That said,...
Water is a Much Better conveyor of heat, over air...
Water pipin' takes Way less space,...
In floor radiant is by far, the finest heatin' you can use...
I've got hot water baseboard heatin' in this house, with an outdoor wood boiler backup to my in cellar oil boiler...
September to May, I use the wood heat for both heatin', 'n domestic hot water....
Through the Summer, the oil boiler provides the DHW...
If yer in a northern climate, 'n startin' fresh, I'd consider Hydronics....
It's Much quieter, 'n I believe Much more efficient...