Comment 17
The grass is always greener...
The majority of us have spent the Autumn, Winter and Spring expressing our desire for the sun and warm weather.
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We expound upon the features and benefits of the summer, and look forward with wistful longing followed by excited bouncing as Summer draws closer, to sunning ourselves in the back garden, having barbecues, and finally getting to experience the rarely-used hot tub squeezed between the shed and the tomato plants.
Every year without fail we forget about the oppressive heat that comes with high humidity. We forget about the long days stuck in the office, looking at the sunny outdoors through the double glazing with the utter surety that come the weekend it’ll be raining. Here at ACR Towers we have what you might call ‘manual’ air conditioning, but we are fortunate enough to have an arm of the building that has big windows that we can open on three sides.
t’s that time of year again when we all start complaining about the heat.
We have no buildings around us, just the other arm of the building, so we can have the benefit of breezes from any direction through around 180 degrees of the compass.
And yet, the air is so still that it doesn’t work as it theoretically should. Much jealousy abounds of those with proper air conditioning, and we are by no means alone in this.
On the other hand, I spend time at various motor racing circuits, and when one is ensconced within the mostly sound-proofed and insulated environs of race control, the poor little split unit is usually on full blast in order to be able to reach the far extremities of the room.
Which means that we find ourselves complaining about the weather – while shivering in coats suitable for the North Pole – as we watch drivers, marshals and mechanics sweltering outside in their Proban overalls.
That’s an exception where the units haven’t been installed/aren’t being used correctly I hear you cry, and perhaps one or two of you suggesting that it has been done on the cheap.
Which may be the case, but there are plenty of buildings which can be just as arctic with their air conditioning. One executive at a globally recognised agency in London tells me that she keeps an old afghan at the office specifically for when the air conditioning is switched on. So, like many things, the grass is always greener on the other side, and with today’s technology, both solvable. With portable units for those buildings where air con is impractical, and more importantly proper specification/ installation, and correct use of building controls and an ideal indoor climate can be achieved.
But then again, it’s well-known that we like to complain, and what would we complain about, if not the weather? The football, perhaps?
Lynn Sencicle Editor
Fujitsu Air Conditioning | Comfort is our passion
www.fgeurofred.co.uk
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