Remote Working Tips - How to Create the Ideal Home Climate

For many of us, working from home has become the new norm and will be for the foreseeable future. This has caused concern amongst employees and employers alike whose current living situations were not conceived with efficiency or productivity in mind. But there is no need to worry. There are a number of tried and tested working-from-home tricks (some simpler than others) which can help minimize distractions, train your focus and make the space around you inspiring. Not convinced? Read on.

 

Today, more people than ever are working from home. The adoption of flexible hours and remote roles has boomed since the turn of the millennium. In the UK alone, the  Office for National Statistics reported that between 2008 and 2018 the number of employees working from home increased by 74%. That’s just over 1.54 million people who have opted for job roles that involve less commuting, and that number just keeps rising.

 

Also, there is no hiding the fact that Covid-19 has changed the way we work and what was once a choice, remote working, has become mandatory for most. So, whether you’re just getting settled into your new remote routine or are seasoned in the home-office environment, we’ve pulled together some of the best home work climate tips that will help you increase your comfort and improve your productivity.

 

 

Create the Perfect Work Climate at Home

 

 

Find the best temperature for productivity

 

In the office, finding a temperature that satisfies all can lead to disagreements. You know the scenario, where half of your colleagues are enjoying the warmer air and the rest sweating in their seats. This discomfort caused by excessive heat is one of the leading factors that impact productivity. In a 2018 study, the Trades Union Congress shared that offices should be between 16°C and 24°C, and the ideal temperature being 20°C. Once this pushes past 27°C, it’s said that productivity decreases by 5%. This is similar to the effects of colder temperatures, too, even during the height of Summer.

 

Though, when working remotely you don’t have to worry about your colleagues, that doesn’t mean that your own comfort should be forgotten about, too. When working remotely, where you want to keep the number of distractions to a minimum, so do your best to make sure that temperature isn’t one of them. Humidity and stale air quickly build up in the spaces that we are in for prolonged amounts of time and before you know it, you find yourself sat in an uncomfortable indoor environment. Traditional fans may offer some relief but they essentially just move the air around the space but don’t offer much more relief than that.

 

The best way to achieve and maintain the ideal temperature is using  air conditioning solutions that can be easily adjusted to match the activity within the room, and that can be controlled through a remote control or smartphone app like our intuitive  airCloud Go application. A remote controller alone will assist in keeping you focused and make adjusting the air’s temperature a simple operation that takes no time at all. This type of solution also means that in Winter or Summer, you can guarantee yourself the best work climate to excel at work.

 

 

Adjust the airflow for comfort

 

Just like finding the ideal temperature for your home office, it’s beneficial for it to have optimal airflow so that the air around you doesn’t become still or feel stale. When working in a space in which the environment doesn’t have natural movement of air, this can decrease comfort and, as a result, a person’s focus. If you’re lucky enough to be working with a window in the vicinity then leave it open to allow constant circulation or open it at regular intervals to allow fresh air in.

 

If maintaining the room’s temperature remains a priority, then air conditioning can provide the best of both worlds.  Wall-mounted split systems are one of the top options for homeowners, due to their versatility and the ease of being able to customize the direction of the airflow and its strength. You can use them to distribute air evenly throughout the room or adjust the direction of the airflow so that it pushes air to a desired spot to maximize the comfort within the room.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Combine Nature and Technology for Cleaner air

 

Incorporate plants into your workspace to reduce stress, boost your concentration and also improve the health of the air in the room.  The NASA Clean Air Study found that the air purifying qualities that plants have can be used to make indoor air better and healthier for us by reducing the pollutants that build up around us. Even just by adding a plant or two on the desk can enhance your mood and create a calming effect.

 

To make a notable difference to your home office’s environment, specialised air conditioning systems can be used to safely capture and remove impurities in the air. Our  Premium S Series Wall Mounted Unit is built with our award-winning FrostWash Technology which eliminates mold, dust and bacteria from building up on your heat exchanger. To do so, it traps and freezes these particles in ice, and, after a set period of operation time, it melts and is flushed out of the system taking the impurities with it. This patented freeze and melt system has show a 93%* reduction of bacteria and 87% of mold in indoor environments.

 

By using cutting-edge tech like this combined with plants, you can guarantee yourself one of the most comfortable and clean home office spaces.

 

If you’re interested to know more about our residential cooling and heating climate control solutions, you can discover our full range of systems, here, including heat pumps.

 

*· Tested by Kitasato Research Center of Environmental Science with JCH South East Asia premium VX series

 

 

by Hitachi