Originally Posted by
Horatio
Whilst fully agreeing with everything else, what makes 21c 'correct'? I and plenty of other people I know would happily have the office AC set to 16-18c/low 60s F.
Perhaps 'correct' was a bit too precise. I don't think there is an actual defined standard, because different offices have different people who do different jobs. Studies have shown that people doing repetitive work (like data entry) or creatives and designers work more efficiently with a warmer temperature, whereas the likes of software engineers and architects do better at lower temperatures. The happy medium most places convene on is around 21-22C. For me, personally, anything above about 22-23 and I can't concentrate on my work, and I work in IT.