On average people prefer a room temperature of 18-22 degrees Celcius.
Are you sure? That looks really cold. My thermodynamics book said 26 C is the best temperature for confort for humans.
2. What about install sound absorbing panels on the walls for sound insulation? Sounds more confortable then earplugs and work both ways, so you can be noisy without giving trouble to the neightbours
I happen to be looking into sound insulation right now. My understanding is that panels on the walls mostly improves the quality of sound within the room rather than actually prevent sound from getting in or out (which is something that requires good walls, and potentially plugging individual leaks such as through a door.
I haven’t yet gotten a clear sense of whether there’s a way to increase room noise isolation without major architectural overhauls.
In my area, typical room temperature is 20-22 C, so 26 seems a bit high, but this might be cultural. Humans are a tropical species and couldn’t survive winter in the temperate zones without clothing, shelter, and fire. I’d call 26 C “warm”, but it seems well within my long-term tolerable range.
But there are significant temperature differences between day and night. I think you can go as low as 15 C before I’d call it “cold”. I’d be OK without a shirt and blanket at night at 15 C. Just a bed sheet. I sleep on memory foam though.
Seems like it would help if noise is a problem. More expensive than earplugs, and I’m not sure how durable they are. There may be some safety issues, but it seems less bad than the earplugs.
Fascinating article, two things:
On average people prefer a room temperature of 18-22 degrees Celcius.
Are you sure? That looks really cold. My thermodynamics book said 26 C is the best temperature for confort for humans.
2. What about install sound absorbing panels on the walls for sound insulation? Sounds more confortable then earplugs and work both ways, so you can be noisy without giving trouble to the neightbours
What’s warm depends a lot on the clothing. I think there’s a good chance that the thermodynamics book speaks about 26 C for naked humans.
Yes of course
I happen to be looking into sound insulation right now. My understanding is that panels on the walls mostly improves the quality of sound within the room rather than actually prevent sound from getting in or out (which is something that requires good walls, and potentially plugging individual leaks such as through a door.
I haven’t yet gotten a clear sense of whether there’s a way to increase room noise isolation without major architectural overhauls.
In my area, typical room temperature is 20-22 C, so 26 seems a bit high, but this might be cultural. Humans are a tropical species and couldn’t survive winter in the temperate zones without clothing, shelter, and fire. I’d call 26 C “warm”, but it seems well within my long-term tolerable range.
But there are significant temperature differences between day and night. I think you can go as low as 15 C before I’d call it “cold”. I’d be OK without a shirt and blanket at night at 15 C. Just a bed sheet. I sleep on memory foam though.
Perception of temperature is mostly cultural yes, what do you think about putting sound absorbing panels on the walls of the room?
Seems like it would help if noise is a problem. More expensive than earplugs, and I’m not sure how durable they are. There may be some safety issues, but it seems less bad than the earplugs.