Air conditioning doesn’t just cool you down, it will also improve the quality of air around you. This leads to many benefits, some of which include respiratory conditions, the health of electrical equipment, work efficiency and general physical health. As well as these benefits, air conditioners will eliminate pollutants and contaminants including pollen and dust mites from the air. You must ensure to look after and service your air conditioner regularly to maximise its effectiveness!
Respiratory Benefits
In the hotter months of the year, when you walk into a room with air conditioning, you should notice it is easier to breathe, especially if you suffer from hay fever, asthma or any other respiratory problems. There are a couple of reasons for this, firstly a room without air conditioning is likely to have the windows open causing harmful particles such as pollutants, dust and smoke to flow into the room. A large number of pollen particles in the air are very common in summer. With an air conditioner, these pollen particles will likely get trapped in the filters (as they are quite large in size), therefore stopping them from flowing into the room, this includes any other larger particles that could be an irritant to your system. The quality of air is cleaner and less harmful within an air conditioned room.
Fungi Growth
When the humidity of air is lowered (which is what occurs when we use air conditioning to cool a room) it decreases the chances of mould and other fungi growing, as they prefer drier, more humid environments. Not only does this save time having to clean up, but it also means bugs such as cockroaches, mould mites and termites aren’t attracted to the fungus free room! Like we mentioned above it is important that you get your air con serviced and cleaned regularly to prevent this type of growth.
Work Efficiency
It is proven that we all concentrate more productively when working in comfortable temperatures rather than in boiling heats. The recommended temperature in a working environment should be anywhere from between 16 degrees to a maximum of 25 degrees. When the temperature rises to 27 degrees and above, work productivity significantly drops, likewise when the temperature drops below 14 degrees. BBC wrote that the best temperature to maximise performance would be around 22 degrees, but of course, this varies from person to person. If you are currently opening the window to encourage fresh air flow into the office, it could be quite noisy outside, therefore distracting you from working properly, whereas air cons are practically silent. Not sure mention that you feel the fresh air from an air con pretty much as soon as you turn it on, whereas it may take a while to feel any airflow if you have just opened the window.
Electrical Equipment
It is not uncommon that computers and machinery can overheat in the summer months, causing them to shut down and make you lose all your work. Air conditioning can help with this problem. It is, of course, more likely this would happen in places such as a server room or anywhere with lots of machinery and computers, but there is definitely a good chance of a computer shutting down in a room with no air conditioning versus a room with air conditioning.
Other Benefits
Other benefits of installing an air conditioner, are that you are less likely to have a heat stroke, you will sweat less meaning you won’t lose as much water from your body, which could potentially lead to dehydration. Air conditioners are also likely to filter out any flus or viruses that could have otherwise been spread around the building. And finally, having an air conditioner (whether it be a portable or fitted) in your room on a hot summers night will almost certainly help you get to sleep faster!
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