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Study Finds 98% of Workers Have Issue With Office Thermostat

Looking to save a little money this fall and winter by turning down the thermostats in your offices? Think again before you fiddle with those temperatures settings. A recent survey finds 69% of employees report reduced productivity due to temperature... ...full story at digg

from digg on Thu, Nov 05 2009

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