The building I manage has over 100 employees, plus most have their own offices, and it is located in a hotter climate, so I appreciate having a fully functional HVAC system on hand! Unluckily, having a large number of employees means that there are differences in what they would prefer the thermostat to be set at.
Some employees love to have their office at a cooler temperature, while other employees love to work in a warmer office.
After unsuccessful attempts at trying to find a temperature to make everyone ecstatic, I decided to have smart thermostats with zone control installed. Smart thermostats are connected to WIFI, and they can be controlled through an app on the phone, or laptop. Zone control is achieved by installing valves within the HVAC ducts, in order to control the flow of air throughout the building, allowing for different offices to be set at their own preferred temperatures. The smart thermostats are easy to program, and my employees need little training to use them. A smart thermostat with zone control allows every employee to set their office to a temperature that suits their needs. At first I thought that giving employees control over the thermostat would add more costs to the energy bills, but smart thermostats are incredibly energy efficient, plus have particularly reduced the currency spent on energy bills each month. If you want to learn more about smart thermostats with zone control, talk to your commercial Heating and Air Conditioning worker this week!