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[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 months ago (5 children)

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...

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Therefore they need ventilators

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Or run the piping in the ceiling?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Indirectly they are, since they're multistory buildings.

RIP to the top floor.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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)

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 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.