NU12- Proper Thermal Insulation by Rachelle Roque

Here's my 5th NU12 Topic: What pisses you off in your office / what do you think must be done?

We usually get irritated upon entering our office in 5^th floor in the morning because the floor is always wet. Aside from being messy, it's also dangerous because it's slippery.  I think the water comes from the moist built overnight. They turn-off the aircon in the 5^th floor after working hours, and this is when the problem starts. Below our office, 4^th floor is our equipment room. These equipments dissipate so much hit when operating, and to prevent it from overheating, they keep the aircon there open 24 hours. Temperature in 4^th floor is usually below 20° Celsius, while the room temperature in 5^th floor becomes normal, around 26° Celsius after turning-off the aircon. And since temperature in 5^th is hotter than 4^th floor, condensation happens resulting to water droplets in the floor.

One way to address is to make an earlier shift for the janitorial services. It would be better if they start to clean 

the area as area as possible and finish prior to employees arrival at around 7AM onwards. After mopping the 

floor, they can request to turn-on the aircon so that moist will not be built again. But this is just an interim; 

proper building design should be done to address the problem permanently. One way to do this is to put 

thermal insulator in the ceiling of the 4^th floor. This is to control the cold air pass through 5^th floor thus, 

removing the moisture 

 3.5<that is being observant.  Are you an ME,:you should make a good building adminsitrator>

Regards,

Rachelle