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k me its hot today
We're in our new office of only about 2 months and I'm beginning to wonder what fkwit designed it.
Huge south facing windows with plain old double glazing. No AC and not even any of those external sun shades you see on a lot of new office-type buildings. In lieu of AC there is a vent in the ceiling that you're meant to open along with the windows to get some circulation. Problem is that doesn't really work when A) there is no breeze outside because of the building location and B) there is no temperature differential between inside and out.
Literally stewing in our own sweat and clothes its disgusting. Proper building fail.
k me its hot todayWe're in our new office of only about 2 months and I'm beginning to wonder what f
kwit designed it.Huge south facing windows with plain old double glazing. No AC and not even any of those external sun shades you see on a lot of new office-type buildings. In lieu of AC there is a vent in the ceiling that you're meant to open along with the windows to get some circulation. Problem is that doesn't really work when A) there is no breeze outside because of the building location and B) there is no temperature differential between inside and out.
Literally stewing in our own sweat and clothes its disgusting. Proper building fail.
Sounds like it hasn't been commissioned properly - is the air circulating at all?
Anyway, we're in a 90s era two-story office block with 'air-con' by way of windows that open - we're all in shorts and t-shirt, but if we here a client is incoming we've all got office wear to change into. Been really working on my fitness for the last 12 months, I'm finding it a lot easier to handle pretty much any temp now.
Anyway, we're in a 90s era two-story office block with 'air-con' by way of windows that open - we're all in shorts and t-shirt, but if we here a client is incoming we've all got office wear to change into. Been really working on my fitness for the last 12 months, I'm finding it a lot easier to handle pretty much any temp now.
In my previous employer the union wouldn't allow installation of A/C when it was built (early 90's) as they thought it caused illness and baby rabbits to die or some such unsubstantiated nonsense!
Now they want it retrospectively put in at way more cost - company simply points to the insistence it was not in the 2 massive buildings housing up to 2k people (not located in the UK) and they go away and have to explain why it's not in place and their members dwindle a bit each year when it gets hot.....
Now they want it retrospectively put in at way more cost - company simply points to the insistence it was not in the 2 massive buildings housing up to 2k people (not located in the UK) and they go away and have to explain why it's not in place and their members dwindle a bit each year when it gets hot.....
P-Jay said:
Sounds like it hasn't been commissioned properly - is the air circulating at all?
Anyway, we're in a 90s era two-story office block with 'air-con' by way of windows that open - we're all in shorts and t-shirt, but if we here a client is incoming we've all got office wear to change into. Been really working on my fitness for the last 12 months, I'm finding it a lot easier to handle pretty much any temp now.
No circulation. Its dead. When coming back into the room its like hitting a wall of moisture. Anyway, we're in a 90s era two-story office block with 'air-con' by way of windows that open - we're all in shorts and t-shirt, but if we here a client is incoming we've all got office wear to change into. Been really working on my fitness for the last 12 months, I'm finding it a lot easier to handle pretty much any temp now.
I am very fit generally, I have been a swimmer since I was about 10 and still do heavy training. I genuinely think my body is used to being able to get rid of body heat very quickly because its always in water when getting "hot and sweaty". Except when I am not in water I can't cope at all!
RizzoTheRat said:
Strangely it's cooler in my office today that is has been when the weathers cooler, I think because other people have finally decided it's warm enough to open their windows and we're getting some breeze through the building.
We move buildings next week...in to a portakabin
Oh dear. You will be baked alive! I've done that in south africa for 3 months. Its not nice when the AC conks out.We move buildings next week...in to a portakabin
Otispunkmeyer said:
RizzoTheRat said:
Strangely it's cooler in my office today than is has been when the weathers cooler, I think because other people have finally decided it's warm enough to open their windows and we're getting some breeze through the building.
We move buildings next week...in to a portakabin
Oh dear. You will be baked alive! I've done that in south africa for 3 months. Its not nice when the AC conks out.We move buildings next week...in to a portakabin
Did some work a while back with a bloke who's regular office is an un-air-conditioned portakabin in Mogadishu, that sounded unpleasant.
Guvernator said:
Not sure what part of the country you are in but it's cold and pissing down with rain here, wanna swap?
Done!This is 3 days of straight heat so I am expecting we'll be inundated with water in the not too distant future. Its very muggy outside so hopefully all the moisture is going to come back down to earth again soon.
I find women are never satisfied.
At my old office there was a constant battle between 3 people in finance (a majority of whom were females) and the rest of us about having the A/C on.
Proper hot down in our engineering corner but with the AC on it was a pretty nice 22 ish all around.
Of course this is not warm enough for the finance people who want it fking nuclear.
At my old office there was a constant battle between 3 people in finance (a majority of whom were females) and the rest of us about having the A/C on.
Proper hot down in our engineering corner but with the AC on it was a pretty nice 22 ish all around.
Of course this is not warm enough for the finance people who want it f
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