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Germany basically didn't have central air heating. There is no way to deliver that to each room in a simple retrofit. You can't even do widow AC style units.
by namibj 5y ago
Germany basically didn't have central air heating.
There is no way to deliver that to each room in a simple retrofit.
You can't even do widow AC style units.
- munk-a 5y agoThat is, in fact, one of the neat facts about Strassburg/Strasbourg - the Neustadt (lit. New Town) built during the German occupation of Alsace Lorraine between the Franco-Prussian War and WWI was designed specifically as a capital of the west and outfitted with the latest technologies - as a result it's one of the oldest european city districts constructed entirely with in-building heating via distributed radiators connected to central boilers. This isn't at all a counter to your statement, just an interest fact nugget.
- hedora 5y agoMinisplit heat pumps solve this problem. You run compressor lines from shared outdoor compressors to each room, and each room gets its own thermostat / blower. They're relatively affordable and extremely popular in places where retrofits of buildings without central air are common.
- ajmurmann 5y agoGerman homes already have pipes that go to every room for heating and already have pipes in the floor or radiators installed. Most people wouldn't want air to be blow around and wouldn't want a compressor outside. This would totally clash with German housing standards.