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Paris wants an AC-free Olympic Village. Team USA and others aren't so chill with it (www.npr.org)

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[-] ms_lane@lemmy.world 31 points 4 months ago

the Athletes' Village will be cooled by a system of water pipes running beneath the floorboards.

Cool, like underfloor heating but in reverse. If it works well, of course.

Officials aim to keep the rooms at between 73 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit

Nice 26c is fine.

Officials ... will also provide fans.

oh, so it doesn't work...

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 29 points 4 months ago

26C is way too hot for me to sleep properly.

Imagine training your whole life for one Olympics where you're at peak performance, then having it fucked up because organisers decided to do this performative nonsense.

No wonder half the teams are bringing air con.

[-] r_deckard@lemmy.world 24 points 4 months ago

Underfloor heating is great. Underfloor cooling without some form of dehydration will lead to condensation, moisture, and mould.

[-] TheFriar@lemm.ee 17 points 4 months ago

Not to mention, hot air rises up from the floor. Cold air…doesn’t.

[-] englislanguage@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 4 months ago

Therefore they need ventilators

[-] TheFriar@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago

Or run the piping in the ceiling?

[-] ms_lane@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Indirectly they are, since they're multistory buildings.

RIP to the top floor.

[-] Chocrates@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago

79f is not exactly chilly, circulating air makes it feel more comfortable.

[-] ms_lane@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

It's not exactly hot either though, after being in 35+c sun, it's pretty chill.

For reference, my aircon is set to 27c in summer (still comfortable, but cost effective) and 18c in winter (WHO minimum recommended house temp, any less is a health hazard - also for cost effectiveness - electricity is expensive)

[-] Chocrates@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

I hear you, but 79 is "hot" if you are used to be in 70 degree ac. They will get used to it of course but athletes don't want to have to get used to it.

[-] stephen01king@lemmy.zip 7 points 4 months ago

Why would having fans means it doesn't work? I use fans along with AC to make the cold air distribution faster, doesn't mean my AC is not working.

[-] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 10 points 4 months ago

If you're running an AC and the room is still at 24°C+ I would say it's not working.

[-] stephen01king@lemmy.zip 0 points 4 months ago

If the AC was set to 26 °C, you're expecting the temp to be below 24 °C? What are you even talking about?

[-] ms_lane@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

You're not wrong, but if you're setting to 26c and still need a fan, you should just set it lower.

I personally run 27c in summer and don't need an additional fan.

[-] stephen01king@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah, but we're talking about an underfloor cooling system here. They don't really have a way to distribute the cold air like air-conditioning systems do. So in the Olympic village's case, a fan should be needed.

[-] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 months ago

I disagree, a fan is way more economical and ecological than the AC.

So you should put the fan first and if the fan is not enough then you put the AC on. Especially if it's a ceiling fan that is almost completely quiet.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

No no, they'll provide FANS to serve as butlers. Fetch the odd cool drink, ice cream or condoms. That sort of thing

[-] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 4 months ago

Idk if they tested enough to work out if it will be able to keep up with all the screwing they will happen

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