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Originally Posted by drew
^ I was reading an article on the Hydro tower today in some trade magazine, and apparently each concrete floor has radiant heat. So I would imagine that the pipes and associated bits required for that particular detail add a bit of time for the completion of each floor.
A friend of mine who works at Hydro, and is involved with this project mentioned that there is grumblings among the more senior (i.e. older) staff there with the new tower downtown.
One, that they are going for open concepts on most of the floors, so many of them will lose the personal office perk...
And two, that because the building relies heavily on the outside weather conditions to moderate the heating and cooling inside (interior temps will fluctuate slightly), they are upset at losing their constant 20C working environment... whine whine...
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So they're spending hundreds of millions to end up with poorer working conditions than they have now? While it could be a case of excessive complaining, isn't it potentially significant if the building is actually going to be uncomfortable and not conducive to work? I don't consider my "personal office" a "perk" but rather a fairly necessary condition of doing my job well.