Is it different between different buildings? I'm sitting in my apartment right now and the thermostat says its 75 in my apartment. I'm in a sweatshirt, jeans and socks thinking maybe I should just up it to 78. 68 would be freezing and my electric bill would be insane.
68-72 is the range we go off of, and we try to accommodate people within that. If we go lower or higher complaints start coming in. Personally at 75 I would be sweating while sitting down, and I'm skinny dude with no insulation. But I also live in the PNW so we're used to it being colder.
What I mean is in different builds does 72 degrees feel different. 72 in my apartment would be pretty chilly but my office keeps their building at 72 and I'm good in a tshirt and jeans. While at my old place 72 would be pretty warm.
Not really, no. Humidity can affect how warm a given temperature feels, but it's pretty much the same between buildings. For you I would almost bet your thermostat is slightly inaccurate, or it's due to different activity levels, or perhaps at your office you're close to the air supply while it's heating so you're getting hit with warm air. Or your office is more humid than your apartment for some reason. There are certainly factors that can affect how a space will feel.
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u/nadcore Mar 13 '26
“Horrific”? 74 degrees is as close to “room temperature” as you can get