The potential of increasing cooling set-points in air-conditioned offices in the UK

Following the Japanese Cool Biz campaign which advocated relaxed dress codes and cooling set-points of 28C in air-conditioned public buildings, other countries have introduced similar policies, with temperature limits varying in different countries. In the UK the British Council for Of?ces suggested that the summer cooling set-points of UK air-conditioned of?ces should be increased by 2 C from the previously recommended 22 ± 2 C. However, these recommendations are largely supported by desk-based analysis rather than using ?eld studies.