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> The other factor to consider is that people who are too cold can layer up but someone who’s too hot doesn’t have an option other than working from home. Whil
by jperras 7y ago
> The other factor to consider is that people who are too cold can layer up but someone who’s too hot doesn’t have an option other than working from home.
While true in the abstract, the real reason why most office buildings are "cold" is because indoor climate regulations are based on empirical thermal comfort models that were developed in the 1960s, and thus mostly based on the metabolic rates of men instead of women.
https://www.nature.com/articles/nclimate2741 https://www.nature.com/articles/nclimate2741
- acdha 7y agoThat's basically the same point from a different angle: most set-points were created to be comfortable for men in suits, in an era where business attire was a requirement for office-workers in most fields.
- belorn 7y agoI very much doubt that the people responsible for temperature control are aware of the empirical thermal comfort models from 1960. My prediction is that almost none of them have any idea that the study exist or what it says. I contrast I suspect those people to be fully aware of the cost of running the temperature control system and if the CEO/manager of the company want it to be right now warmer or colder in their room. The resulting temperature is then the balance between costs and the willingness to make the CEO/manager happy.