The Advantages Of Air Conditioning In The Workplace
There's no better feeling than walking into an air conditioned building on a hot summer's day
. For this reason you will always find that air conditioned buildings are always more popular during warm weather as it enables people to feel more comfortable and provides people with a more comfortable environment to be in. There is more to it than this for businesses however, and these days it is no longer considered a luxury but a necessity for businesses to have air conditioning installed. So why is this and how does air conditioning work?
The term air conditioning can actually refer to any form of air cooling, heating, ventilation or disinfection that changes the condition of the air. However, the term air conditioning as it commonly used is the process of taking the warm air from a room which is then dehumidified and cooled via an air conditioning unit and pumped out as cool air until the room has reached the desired temperature. Air conditioning units can also be used to heat a room as well as cool it, and output cleaner air as a result of filters which take dust and impurities from the air.
Having air conditioning installed in the workplace allows businesses to have the ideal climate for workers and customers alike. There is also compelling scientific evidence that air conditioning in the workplace leads to increased worker productivity. This is as you would expect of course as we all know how difficult it is to be productive when it's too hot.
The scientific experiments that have been performed in this field have focused on how productive workers are at specific temperatures. It has been proven that productivity starts to drop above 22 degrees and then drops very sharply above 26 degrees. The lesson to be learned from this by businesses is that it is important to keep a constant temperature. From the experiments it seems that the optimum temperature for worker productivity is around 20 degrees.
Scientists have also been able to prove that more accidents occur in the workplace in extreme temperatures and that mental performance will drop sharply in warmer temperatures. It is also a fact that air conditioned shops, bars and restaurants get more business in warm weather than non air conditioned counterparts. So air conditioning can not only have a positive effect on your workforce but your bank balance too!