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TIL that 80% of Australian homes are colder than is recommended by the WHO safety standards for indoor air temperature. (www.theguardian.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1232260

Rentals in NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and ACT dropped below 18C more than 80% of the time, report finds

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[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Isn't it winter in Australia right now? In the winter I do keep the thermostat at 65 and it drops to 55 at night...

[-] TrontheTechie@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago

I’m not Australian, but yes, winter in June July August, summer for Christmas.

[-] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Then you would be warmer than most homes here. On average the homes they studied were over 18 degrees (64.4 F) for less than 5 hours a day (or closer to 2 hours in Tasmania) and dropped down to minimums of 7.4 (45 F).

[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Internal at 45F? That's too cold even for me to be comfortable inside... And I rarely ever utter the words, "it's too cold".

[-] AnonymousLlama@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Several places get pretty cold. I wouldn't say it's a European cold, but most people here assume it'll be a decent temperature so when it drops you really notice it

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