We’ve worked for very different employers then.
I’m not sure that’s true. I’m terrible at thermodynamics though.
yeah. I can’t think of an employer that didn’t turn down the HVAC after regular work hours. I mean, I’m sure they didn’t let the building get below 50F or above 110F, where it would cause problems with condensation and equipment, but pretty much every place I’ve worked has gotten progressively less comfortable if I stay too late.
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Or got there too early
I wonder if this really depends on where you live and what is considered extreme heat. If the high is 100 degrees for 3 months straight, do you get the same result? I’m not able to test it in my house bc there is nearly always someone at home. And those someones would never let me set the thermostat to 78.
I do know our electric company has this plan that limits power usage during the heat of the summer and it’s supposed to be a huge price break for those who use it. But many said it wasn’t bc their systems had to work too hard to get the house cool after letting it heat up. Maybe it also depends on if you live in a house with a 40yo system vs the newer most energy efficient models.
Hotels with 24 front desk.
Restaurants open 24-hours a day.
Our building had horrible HVAC (cold in the winter, hot in the summer and one or the other in the spring and fall, not what was wanted), but the building was pretty much empty from 10pm (basically after 6pm but the cleaning crew came in later) to 6am and weekends and they did turn the system off during those hours. There were a few times when I would come in during those times and some times it was nearly unbearable. Mostly, very cold at 5 am in the winter time. Since they were cooling pretty much until the sun went down in the summer it didn’t get too hot but there were a few days with exceptionally hot nights when it would be pretty hot until the AC got things cooled in the morning.
Good for you. My office’s AC was off all weekend long in the summer. And after 6PM. because it is VERY expensive here in SoCal to keep it on when (nearly) no one is there. Felt bad for Security folks, who generally kept the front doors open. I’ve worked at offices where I’d have to request the AC on for my area of the building. And get manager approval.
The noteworthy aspect is that the Senate actually acted on it.
Still has to pass the House…and I wouldn’t hold my breath given the general dysfunction in Congress.
Sounds like a great opportunity to get a bipartisan bill through Congress.
I am going to email my house representative and ask that they support this bill, I suggest you all do the same
Edit: Email sent.
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I guess so. Much of my career has been in the Northwest where the temperatures don’t get as crazy. But there’s legit 4 seasons where I live now and the one on-site client I have the office is a nice 72 degrees 24/7. (Well, their HVAC does break from time to time, but certainly the intention is 72 degrees 24/7 even if the execution falls short.) Whether the outside temperature is 0 or 100 or anywhere in between.
You guys can google just as well as I can, but I’ll save you one click: Find Your Representative | house.gov
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I’m trying to come up with some text. My rep is a republican, so I figure that I’ll start by saying that repealing DST will create jobs.
I just said it was extremely popular with every single person I knew. Figure they care about that more than “jobs”
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This is what I’m going to say:
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Just sent a note to my rep. Hope they make it happen.
I could certainly say something like that, but it would definitely be a lie. There is no way in the universe that I would vote for my idiot.
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I love the names your legislators come up with for legislation. “The Sunshine Protection Act” made my day.
The local morning news featured online reactions for news of the Senate action.
I suspect backlash from the “don’t send our kids to school in the dark in the winter” crowd will pose a challenge to getting the thing passed in the House.