This is so cool! (Oops, I did a pun!) I’m gonna save this for my students. I’m delighted that you wrote a whole essay on this subject and didn’t once mention the psychrometric chart. Yay! Mini-split systems may be a good way to enable room by room differences in heating and cooling, since each has its own thermostat. But they are costly.
Julie thank you for reading. I still haven’t forgotten about the post you suggested on data sheets. It’s in my backlog.
The pun is hilarious - so good. I was not sure how this post would be received but I felt it was important. Thank you for sharing it.
I either forgot the chart or decided against it because it wasn’t needed. You are so right on mini splits - we’ve all been sold on them, but no one understands their drawbacks. Costly to maintain too and plastic junk.
Mr Fanger! say no more. Great photo. That alone kept me reading. And great cartoons. All of this was interesting - and - without knowing about Mr. Fanger, I still always knew temperature settings had to be *must be* set to a man's standard while wearing a suit. Now that suits are largely outdated, I wonder if the temperature setting has changed a bit (in favor of what a woman thinks is warm). How I remember the days of a small heater under my desk or wearing fingerless gloves. ugh.
Congrats on making the Top 100 Rising list!!! You deserve it. Your posts are always so well researched and written. Cheers!
Thank you Jan. I wrote it because that 72 degree directive was a thorn in my side. In every office I was freezing and miserable in all seasons and I couldn't understand why, I think there was in New York Times article about men and suits, but left me with more questions. And people lean into design or functionality and both are important. I was in the former category till I realized knowing about how things worked would have helped me a lot more.
I am stumbling my way through here. I almost stoped writing after the hiatus last year and then felt immensely guilty. It is thanks to all of you especially all the writers here that keeps me going. So I say thanks and send you a hug.
My husband is a Council Facility Manager and he says getting a civic building’s thermostat even for all occupants is near impossible. Factors - such as how far the cold/hot air may need to travel in the ductwork - is just one of many. Another is if someone sits directly under a vent, compared to someone in the corner.
Thanks for sharing, Helen! Excellent point. As I always ended up sitting right under the vents, I can definitely relate. Thermal comfort is tricky especially in offices with all the variables. Somehow, no one ever ends up happy. Don’t envy your husband; that’s a tough job.
This is so cool! (Oops, I did a pun!) I’m gonna save this for my students. I’m delighted that you wrote a whole essay on this subject and didn’t once mention the psychrometric chart. Yay! Mini-split systems may be a good way to enable room by room differences in heating and cooling, since each has its own thermostat. But they are costly.
Julie thank you for reading. I still haven’t forgotten about the post you suggested on data sheets. It’s in my backlog.
The pun is hilarious - so good. I was not sure how this post would be received but I felt it was important. Thank you for sharing it.
I either forgot the chart or decided against it because it wasn’t needed. You are so right on mini splits - we’ve all been sold on them, but no one understands their drawbacks. Costly to maintain too and plastic junk.
Oooo! Good point about all that plastic. I really hate plastic.
They aren’t built to last like an old boiler. Sad that we’re just junking the very place we live in.
Problem with boilers is combustion, which requires fossil fuels. I do agree with all-electric, so I guess there’s always trade-offs.
Yes very true.
Mr Fanger! say no more. Great photo. That alone kept me reading. And great cartoons. All of this was interesting - and - without knowing about Mr. Fanger, I still always knew temperature settings had to be *must be* set to a man's standard while wearing a suit. Now that suits are largely outdated, I wonder if the temperature setting has changed a bit (in favor of what a woman thinks is warm). How I remember the days of a small heater under my desk or wearing fingerless gloves. ugh.
Congrats on making the Top 100 Rising list!!! You deserve it. Your posts are always so well researched and written. Cheers!
Thank you Jan. I wrote it because that 72 degree directive was a thorn in my side. In every office I was freezing and miserable in all seasons and I couldn't understand why, I think there was in New York Times article about men and suits, but left me with more questions. And people lean into design or functionality and both are important. I was in the former category till I realized knowing about how things worked would have helped me a lot more.
I am stumbling my way through here. I almost stoped writing after the hiatus last year and then felt immensely guilty. It is thanks to all of you especially all the writers here that keeps me going. So I say thanks and send you a hug.
My husband is a Council Facility Manager and he says getting a civic building’s thermostat even for all occupants is near impossible. Factors - such as how far the cold/hot air may need to travel in the ductwork - is just one of many. Another is if someone sits directly under a vent, compared to someone in the corner.
Thanks for sharing, Helen! Excellent point. As I always ended up sitting right under the vents, I can definitely relate. Thermal comfort is tricky especially in offices with all the variables. Somehow, no one ever ends up happy. Don’t envy your husband; that’s a tough job.