Are workplaces too cold for women? Scientists think so
Posted Aug 5, 2015 07:10:07 AM.
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If your office is a constant battle ground over the air conditioning, scientists may have worked out why.
Workplaces could be too cold for women because temperature levels are based on the preferences of a middle-aged man.
It means many women could be working in conditions several degrees cooler than they would like, and it could explain why so many end up wearing their coats at their desk.
Current air conditioning standards are the result of research from the 1960s, which used a standard ‘metabolic rate’ to work out a comfortable working temperature.
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