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I've often wondered if Google would heat its headquarters with a data center . . .
by philip1209 14y ago
I've often wondered if Google would heat its headquarters with a data center . . .
- prodigal_erik 14y agoMountain View seems very temperate, but I've never been involved with HVAC. Does office space often need heating rather than cooling?
- dredmorbius 14y agoFew office buildings require heat, even in cold-weather climates. The residual heat from lighting, office equipment, bodies, etc., generally has to be removed, not augmented. Not always the case, but I can assure you that in California, office heating demands are very, very low.
- jrockway 14y agoI heard secondhand that this is even the case in Chicago in the winter. (In my apartment in a highrise there, I never ran my heat. The building was naturally 75 degrees. On some days, I even turned on the AC to get it down to a more comfortable 72!)
- esrauch 14y agoWith apartment highrises it is possible that other people in the building had their heat on.
- dredmorbius 14y agoWhy not open a window (assuming they open)?
- jrockway 14y agoThe building was pressurized such that opening a window only resulted in air leaving through the window.