Radtown t1_ith1dtb wrote on October 23, 2022 at 4:22 PM

Reply to comment by CriticalStrawberry in New 8000 series Metro trains will have heated floors and charging outlets by Yaratam

But you’ll still need the HVAC anyway so now you have two things that can break

oxtailplanning t1_ithb4e8 wrote on October 23, 2022 at 5:27 PM

Or you can now simplify the HVAC system to only need to perform one task instead of try to do two counter tasks.

dcux t1_ithkf7x wrote on October 23, 2022 at 6:27 PM

Air source heat pumps can deliver 3x the energy they consume, can be reversed to do heating or cooling, and are growing in popularity in residential systems.

If they're going to have an AC system already, why not this?

oxtailplanning t1_ithks1t wrote on October 23, 2022 at 6:29 PM

I assume there were numerous planning meetings, an analysis of alternatives, cost estimates, and many more things that we were not privy to here that factored into the decision.

Xanny t1_ithodh7 wrote on October 23, 2022 at 6:52 PM

we'd like to hope that it wasn't just someone getting an email and replying in 15 seconds with "SOLD"!

WorkSucks135 t1_itimx3z wrote on October 23, 2022 at 10:32 PM

It's WMATA. Meaning somebody high up is friends/family with someone who owns a company that installs/sells these systems and gave them the contact. Or just straight up took a bribe for it.