From: nunojsilva@invalid.invalid
On 2026-01-13, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> 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.
How does it tend to go during the winter there? At least around the
Lisbon area it's, I think, common to have significantly humid winters,
and bad construction quality on top of that (which is too common in
Portugal) usually is fertile ground for humid conditions indoors.
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Nuno Silva
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