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> Ironically, you could open the windows by your desk to get a cooling fresh breeze of air, but then the building manager would come around and complain that yo
by lb1lf 6y ago
> Ironically, you could open the windows by your desk to get a cooling fresh breeze of air, but then the building manager would come around and complain that you had to shut the windows, they were disrupting the ‘smart ventilation’ airflow!
-At a building I used to work in, management solved that problem by having a contractor bolt all the windows shut so that the ventilation could do its thing.
Only problem was, the ventilation still didn't work, but now we couldn't open the windows.
Sigh.
- notRobot 6y ago> bolt all the windows shut Pretty sure this is a fire code violation in many places
- lb1lf 6y agoOh, the building was up to code as we had (at least) two routes from any office space to the outside in an emergency.
- lelanthran 6y agoIt sounds like that scene from the HHGTTG, only in real life :-/
- Scoundreller 6y agoThe new Toronto streetcars have AC, replacing the 60s era streetcars. Now the windows don’t open. Maybe that’s fine for temperature control, but there can be many good reasons to have open windows on public transit.
- ckdarby 6y agoThe reason is the city is loud enough and after a hard day of work you don't want to jump on the streetcar to hear the deafening of the city because someone wants the window open. The other reason is someone will open the window but not close it and when the AC turns on all the cold air just goes out the window.
- Scoundreller 6y agoMy comment is more about smells getting stuck inside. Aircraft, trains and other vehicles have all tried to emphasize how well they filter recirculated air, but it’s not going to win against an open window in a moving vehicle for airflow.