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"Researchers found the women’s average metabolic rate was 20 to 32 percent lower than rates in the standard chart used to set building temperature. ... Dr. King
by MacsHeadroom 9y ago
"Researchers found the women’s average metabolic rate was 20 to 32 percent lower than rates in the standard chart used to set building temperature. ... Dr. Kingma said a woman might prefer a 75-degree room, while a man might prefer about 70 degrees, which Dr. Kingma said is a common current office temperature."
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/04/science/chilly-at-work-a-decades-old-formula-may-be-to-blame.html https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/04/science/chilly-at-work-a-...
- microcolonel 9y agoIn addition to the metabolic rate differences, there is also a difference in the ratio of surface area to volume, and many women would prefer not to wear pantsuits. This is one of those bizarre times when the stars all align to make the difference in comfortable temperature as wide as possible in practice.