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Re: The Office Thermostat
By: Dr. F. Date: November 14, 2018, 6:40 pm
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[quote author=TootsNYC link=topic=810.msg19009#msg19009
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I would get the office manager on the case, if you need to
address it.
I had an office that was so cold for my people working in it--we
took it to Facilities, and got a thermometer, and it actually
worked against us, because we discovered that we were within the
appropriate, legal summer temperature. But it was still cold!!
I think it was 72 degrees, and everyone who went in that room,
even the Facilities lady, felt they needed a sweater and gloves.
From FoxBusiness:
[quote]The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)
recommends employers maintain workplace temperatures in the
range of 68-76 degrees Fahrenheit and keep humidity in the range
of 20 to 60%. Most consider 70 to 73 as ideal for the office,
but the Cornell study found temperatures as high as 77 to be
optimal.[/quote]
I thought 72 was WAY too cold. Maybe for men who are wearing
undershirts, shirts, and a jacket...
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Sometimes it's a combination of the temperature and the
humidity. My office is about 72 degrees all summer long and I
freeze, because the humidity is about 15%, and also I'm right
under a vent, but other people complain about the cold in the
summer, too.
[/quote]
Yep, under some circumstances, 72F would be comfortable, under
others it could be too hot or too cold. It just depends upon
humidity, light, how close you are to the air vent, other
airflow, etc.
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Re: The Office Thermostat
By: STiG Date: November 15, 2018, 5:51 am
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72 in the winter is OK - everyone dresses a little warmer. 72
in the summer? I would find too cold. Our office branch
doesn't have to wear business clothes but other offices do. In
the summer, the thermostats are set to 25 (about 77, I think)
and the men are told they don't need to wear suit jackets.
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Re: The Office Thermostat
By: Bales Date: November 15, 2018, 11:11 am
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This is why most offices have a cage/lock around the thermostat
so that the adjustments aren't made randomly. In some bigger
buildings with multiple zones, updating one thermostat has
unintended consequences for the other zones, too, as they try to
compensate.
Can you suggest that they restrict access so that your coworker
can't keep adjusting it. Otherwise, I'd just tell my boss I
have to work at home because the temperature is too cold. I'd
bet that would spur them to do something since you know they
agree that it IS too cold.
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Re: The Office Thermostat
By: Thitpualso Date: November 15, 2018, 11:18 am
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It was always cold in our offices because we were a closed-stack
library and the HVAC system was geared for stack temperature.
We could accept that because no single person had control over
the thermostat. Everyone kept shawls or cardigans at their
desks. We even had a stock of wraps for people using the
reading room.
For one staff member to decide that 60F is acceptable is cruel,
if not criminal. There should be a consensus about reasonable
office temperature.
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Re: The Office Thermostat
By: honeybee42 Date: November 17, 2018, 11:24 pm
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It may also be worth checking what the temp of the air is coming
from each vent. I know we used to have a problem where I
work--the temperature measured in the middle of the room wasn't
bad (68) but over one of my co-worker's desk, the temperature of
the air being pumped into the room was something like 45 while
it was over 80 in another spot. Plant facilities did something
to fix that, but it also explained why there were some people
who were constantly complaining about being too warm while the
one co-worker was bundled up in her coat at her desk. People
should not have to wear winter coats indoors to be comfortable.
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