subject: Getting the right office temperature in summer [print this page] Due to the fact that is impossible to please all of the people, all of the time, the HSE has devised some sensible guidelines that suggest that the thermal comfort levels should satisfy 80% of occupants' at anyone time to be deemed reasonable'.
These temperature and thermal comfort factors are of course all played out against a backdrop of global warming and increasing carbon emissions. A survey found that in the summer, increasing the recommended temperature in an office by 2C in a building of 100,000 sq ft, could save six tonnes of carbon emissions in a year.
There is no real right or wrong in these situations - it is a very touchy-feely area for employers and employees to get right. Very few office places of work can successfully manage without air conditioning but make sure the office manager has a good handle on how to operate the system and use it in conjunction with the other hints and tips to maximise efficiency, keep costs to a minimum and keep a smile on everyone's faces no matter what the temperature is outside.
Getting the right office temperature in summer
By: Steve Reeve
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