Industrial Building Temperature

70-80°F and 50% RH.

Can you convert °F to °C? Or, do you need help?

is alright, thank you very much.

In Central Arkansas in August - 118 F at 95% RH! -- JHF

Ideally between 68ºF to 76ºF with humidity 35-55% with good air movement and fresh air intake min 5% but higher depending on what chemicals are being used.....Max temp should not exceed 90ºF and air movement becomes more critical at higher temperatures, but production drops and accidents increase as workers become stressed at these higher temperatures...really it's just common sense

https://ohsonline.com/articles/2009/07/01/feeling-the-heat.aspx

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If people go into the storage portion for just brief periods, it can be allowed to be warmer. It also depends on local regulations, standards, and customs.

what if they store ice cream there?

Yes. The owner of the building would probably know.

• The temperature might vary considerably between various parts of the building depending on what is going on inside it, how many people are inside it, local weather conditions and over the course of a year. How about wandering around the building at intervals with pencil, a floor plan drawing, a set of elevation drawings, and a calibrated thermometer? Then, the individual wandering round it would know as well.

Then the question posed in the original post is unanswerable.

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So something like this?

20C

Somewhere between 2.5 and 2.7 °C should be a good temperature. This will prevent any vermin from growing on any of the aluminum surfaces.

Why should I care about your comfort or cooling expenses?

thats colder than a fridge!

I like my drinks cold and my women hot.

But what does this have to do with keeping inanimate pieces of aluminum sheet metal to the exact same dimensions. Or am I readily too much into the sparse information provided.

I designed a a very large climate control system once that was a trophy room for a game hunter, he was quite particular and demanded tight control especially on the room humidity. I kept rejecting my approach. at one point I was pretty frustrated with how impossible the guy was and I asked, "whats the big deal, they're all dead?"

Better than all bald.

Just curious ... is this the sort of thing for which there's a standard, someplace out there in standards-land?

in the States, sure

We operate an industrial warehouse (40 000 square meters) in a temperate climate. Winter not too cold or long, summer long and hot, but not exessively so, with low humidity.

In my experience the temperature is always wrong. Too cold in winter, too hot in summer - for some people. For others it is perfect in summer, but freezing in winter. The rest agree it is fine in winter, but way too hot in summer. Having visited our sister operations in Thailand and Japan where the climate is more extreme, this opion was just reinforced.

Our approach is to use the local Occupational Health and Safety Act perscriptions as a guideline. In winter we issue thermal underwear to all and freezer jackets to the people working outside. We also use high speed doors to reduce airflow. In summer we ensure sufficent ventilation and air movement.

I am not sure if any temperature range will be ideal. In our open plan offices, some people complain it is too cold, some it is too hot, and my personal favourites - people dress according how they experience the temperature. One poor soul wears a jacket in the office all year round. Only takes it off when he goes outside in summer.

Good luck with finding a golden medium.

Andries

CIBSE recommend 15°C for most storage areas and 16-19°C for light work areas in factories. This of course assumes heating is required. If the load is cooling then add 4K to the temperature range.

Local standards take precedence of course.

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