We've broke 80 the last two days here in Chicago. The average high would be 47, and the old records were in the 70's.
The bad news is that most buildings here aren't ready to turn on AC. The high school auditorium I was in this evening was sweltering.
What must one do to get a building "ready" to turn on AC?
in the public sector? God only knows.
It's not just a problem in the public sector. My wife works in a private office building that would have been costly to switch from heating to cooling and back again when the normal temps return, so they baked in their cubicles this week.
Not trying to be difficult, but what's the problem with climate control? We don't seem to have this problem where I live. When it's cold, there's heat. When it's hot, there's A/C. Consistently. It's expected just as much as electric lights and running water. Any private office building that didn't make sure it maintained such basic utilities would soon find itself without tenants.