Ask HN: Why isn't remote work advertised as a pro environment initiative?

Re:Ask HN: Why isn't remote work advertised as a pro environ... by brandmeyer on Monday November 21, 2022 @12:48PM (#33695519)

For my case, it was worse. When normalized to dollars, I spent nearly 2x more in HVAC expenses compared to driving's fuel costs, and that's with a modest commute (20 miles). Its much less energy intensive to air condition one large medium-density building than many smaller low-density buildings.

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Re:Ask HN: Why isn't remote work advertised as a pro environ... by driverdan on Monday November 21, 2022 @01:22PM (#33695966)

That sounds like you're either running your HVAC at extreme temps or have very poor insulation.

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Re:Ask HN: Why isn't remote work advertised as a pro environ... by throwthroyaboat on Monday November 21, 2022 @01:41PM (#33696208)

Could be, but it's also likely that 1x big HVAC is more efficient than 10x smaller units.

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Re:Ask HN: Why isn't remote work advertised as a pro environ... by warkdarrior on Monday November 21, 2022 @02:29PM (#33696781)

Or that he is running HVAC for his 2000 sqft house, vs running HVAC for his 180 sqft office space (where 180 sqft are dedicated to him out of some large space shared with others).

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Re:Ask HN: Why isn't remote work advertised as a pro environ... by AnimalMuppet on Monday November 21, 2022 @05:31PM (#33699037)

Part of it is that he's comparing his work-from-home AC expenses to his work-from-office gas expenses. He's not factoring in the company's office AC bill, because he doesn't pay it.

Also note that, at least in my case, I've got a cubicle farm at work. I can't just up the temperature for my 64 sqft cube; I have to up it for an entire quadrant of the floor.

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Re:Ask HN: Why isn't remote work advertised as a pro environ... by brandmeyer on Monday November 21, 2022 @02:32PM (#33696820)

Big family house in the suburbs with aggressive demand scheduling (ie, we let the temp float a fair amount when nobody is home) versus high-efficiency car.

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