From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-01-12 18:49, Nuno Silva wrote:   
   > On 2026-01-12, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2026-01-08 20:38, Radey Shouman wrote:   
   >>> rbowman  writes:   
      
   ...   
      
   >>> If you lived through the 70s in the US you should remember the federal   
   >>> government strongly suggesting that in winter the thermostat should be   
   >>> no higher than 68F, and in summer no lower than 77F.  In federal   
   >>> buildings it was a requirement.   
   >>>   
   >>> 68F and 77F were of course selected in a very scientific manner: the   
   >>> canonical limits of "room temperature", 20C and 25C.  You can shift up   
   >>> and down by adding 5C and 9F, so 86F = 30C, 95F = 35C, 104F = 40C ...   
   >>   
   >> Energy here is expensive, so government put limits: not below 27°C in   
   >> summer, or above 19°C in winter. That was in 2022, and they are not   
   >> currently active. Hospitals, schools, transport, were excepted. There   
   >> is another technical recommendation (RITE) for 21 °C / 26 °C   
   >>   
   >> I actually find 27°C confortable in summer. If adjusted to cooler,   
   >> then going out to the street is too unbearable.   
   >   
   > Is humidity specified too?   
      
   Good question. Maybe, but it was not in the news. I guess that the   
   institutions and companies affected were free to adjust that.   
      
   > Any criteria that must be met for the temperature measurement to hold?   
   > (I mean, not all 27° will feel the same, but chances are that a proper   
   > HVAC system will do more than just cooling to make it more bearable.)   
      
   27° is my own preference at home, and I have no means to control humidity.   
      
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   Cheers, Carlos.   
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