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Having to cool every home to below 27C sounds insane to me, coming from the tropics. Just turn on a fan!
30C at ground level is not 30C on the 10th or even 5th floor. The differences in temperature as you go higher are very noticeable. Plus, a lot of condos have large glass walls most of which are not open-able windows. Units are effectively greenhouses with no ventilation.
I don't get your point. The law isn't referring to a specific floor, it's the maximum temperature anywhere in the building. I'm saying 27C seems way too low, setting the max at 30 or so would have made way more sense. This seems like a good way to mandate wastage of power.
Again, since we're using exact temp values, that's not really relevant. Though that's probably a much better starting point for legislation - better building techniques and green design.
I was referring to "Just turn on a fan!" in your original comment by explaining why fans are not effective measures.