{"id":6112,"date":"2019-06-10T09:12:53","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T14:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/?p=6112"},"modified":"2019-06-07T09:24:36","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T14:24:36","slug":"the-link-between-air-conditioning-and-productivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/education\/the-link-between-air-conditioning-and-productivity\/","title":{"rendered":"The Link Between Air Conditioning and Productivity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Recently, a city-sized wildfire blazed through northern Alberta, blanketing most of the Canadian province with smoke. Air quality in the region was worse than in Dehli and Beijing<\/a>, widely known to be among the most smog-choked cities in the world. I\u2019d say that very little got done amidst the smoke and heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Is that a surprise? After all, everyone knows that heat has an adverse effect on productivity. When people are sweaty and uncomfortable, they find it hard to focus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naturally, the best response to this problem is to crank up the AC, right? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not exactly. As it turns out, people have just as much trouble focusing when they\u2019re too cold as they do when they\u2019re too hot.<\/a> The key lies in finding a happy medium, something which unfortunately is easier said than done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor many women, productivity goes up along with temperature: that\u2019s the finding of a new study that is the first to look at worker performance along gendered lines,\u201d reads a piece in Popular Science.<\/a> \u201cWomen are also more likely to be uncomfortable in lower temperatures, because on average, they have less fat-free mass, and linked to that they have less heat production.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The differences described above are only exacerbated by differences in office attire<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUntil men are allowed to wear shorts to work, there is no way a building should be 76 degrees,\u201d explained graduate student Marc Starvaggi<\/a>. \u201cI had to wear a button-down shirt and I\u2019m sweating and they have a blanket on because they\u2019re wearing a dress or a skirt.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, there\u2019s an easy solution to this problem, though it will <\/strong>likely require a minor shift in corporate culture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first step is to do away with your office dress code. The idea that men and women should each dress in a particular way is both dated and irrelevant in the modern workplace<\/a>. As long as they still dress professionally, people should be allowed to wear what they want to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are exceptions to that rule, of course. Certain client-facing positions still demand the traditional suit-and-tie approach. In situations like that, I\u2019d recommend providing your staff with a stipend to purchase dress manufactured out of lighter, more breathable material such as linen, fresco wool, or chambray. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, talk to your staff. Ask everyone in the office at what temperature they\u2019re most comfortable, and try to find a happy medium that helps everyone stay focused and productive. And if there\u2019s a day here or there where the temperature or air quality is too poor for work, don\u2019t sweat it too much. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes, the best thing you can do for everyone\u2019s long-term productivity is to acknowledge that nothing is getting done.
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