Ideal Office Temperature?

[RolliePollie]

It's HOT in here!!! I am so uncomfortably hot right now that I'm losing it so I have to vent. I can't work like this!

I know everyone is different, and I'll admit I am generally hot compared to other people, but I am sitting here roasting because it's 77 degrees at my desk. And the heaters are on. Does anyone else think this is kinda hot? How is a person supposed to wear their cute winter clothes when it feels like summer in the office? I am wearing lightweight clothes and I have a fan blowing on me, but I'm uncomfortable and sweaty and sleepy. And my face kinda looks like this (color is pretty accurate):

What do you all think is the optimum temperature for an office environment? I would say between 70-72.

[Veronica]

72 degress with 32 fifth graders. One of them really needs a shower. It's darn unpleasant working near him.

Veronica

[lph]

How about the temp that allows the "hottest" person to work comfortably in short sleeves? Lower if anyone needs to move around a lot. You can always put on more clothing, but it's hard to wear less than short sleeves and thin pants in an office. I wear a sleeveless top and linen summer pants at work a lot now, even when it's seriously cold out... And then have a jacket or cardigan handy.

[GLC1968]

I often spend most of my days in a 12ft x 12ft Faraday cage with two large pieces of measurement equipment both of which have constant fans venting the hot air out of the equipment onto me. Additionally, the entire test floor outside of the cage must maintain a constant temperature and humidity (which feels downright steamy on cold dry days!) and I'm required to wear a non-breathing metal laced static coat and rubber shoes that have no ventilation. Can you say ICK? That's bad winter or summer!

But, I must say that our office space is great. Our company tries for that 'green' image thing, so for the most part, it's warmer in here in the summer and cooler in the winter...as it should be.

[Pax]

My office is a small metal cave buried in the bookstacks...the buliding is ancient and heated with steam...my office is 85 degrees most days.

[Possegal]

This is why I use a heater in my office and don't complain to anyone about the temps on the floor. I am always cold. If they made it comfortable for me, then too many people would be too hot. And I feel it is easier for me to get warmer with the heater, and sometimes a blanket that I have in here than for others to get comfortable with the thermostat raised.

It is also why I find working from home the most comfortable!

[sfa]

I'm cold. Ostensibly the office is heated to 72 degrees, which would be nice, but it varies wildly from room to room and my office has an enormous window (nice view; I'm not complaining) that radiates cold from outside. Sometimes I get so cold that I have to sit on my hands because they are too stiff to type.

Sarah