Ar-condicionado: ruim com ele, pior sem

Uma constante guerra no escritório é a temperatura do ar-condicionado. Na reportagem "When the Office Gives You Chills", o jornal New York Times responde dúvidas sobre o tema, como no caso abaixo:

"Q.Can temperature affect productivity?

A. Employees who are cold tend to work less efficiently, according to research by Professor Hedge. He measured computer keystrokes performed by office workers, at their actual workstations, in temperatures ranging from 68 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit. “At 85, they’re typing twice as much in a minute as they are at 68,” he said. The colder workers also made a greater percentage of mistakes, he said.

Temperatures in most buildings are usually set between 70 and 74 degrees, depending on the time of year, he said. But his studies have shown that a temperature between 72 and 79 is optimal for worker productivity and comfort, assuming a reasonably flexible dress code. (Above 79, some workers may start to wilt.)"