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It’s also the mother of get on with it.Over the last few months, we’ve seen changes to the fabric of our daily lives that would have taken years to bring about under normal circumstances.. We can learn from this.
Often the only thing standing between us and positive change, is us..Remember when working from home was seen as a perk offered by progressive employers, while others worried about whether it was a good idea, or even possible?Necessity sorted that one out.
Some businesses have struggled, but many more have found that working from home isn’t such a big deal and are wondering what all the fuss was about..In the built environment, we didn’t have time to wonder how two-metre social distancing might work, we just had to get on and do it.
COVID-19 forced our hand.
We also had a tantalising glimpse of what car-free cities look like and, better yet, sound and smell like (even if things went back to how they were pretty quickly).. We know it can be done.And although this will give great energy savings, the wellbeing of occupants will suffer as rooms overheat.. How can we keep offices at a comfortable temperature?.
Keeping heat gains down in summer will help reduce the cooling load of the building, and give the cooling systems a fighting chance of keeping us at a comfortable temperature.Social distancing measures will help reduce internal heat gain, as there will be fewer people using fewer computers in each office.
Blinds on the windows can help to reduce heat gain from the sun.And making sure that the lighting controls are working properly can reduce the lighting load (which also creates heat) during bright days..
(Editor: Budget Strollers)