[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR102-74.185]

[Page 185]
 
           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
               CHAPTER 102--FEDERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION
 
PART 102-74--FACILITY MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart B--Facility Management
 
Sec. 102-74.185  What heating and cooling policy must Federal agencies 
follow in Federal facilities?

    Within the limitations of the building systems, Federal agencies 
must:
    (a) Operate heating and cooling systems in the most overall energy 
efficient and economical manner;
    (b) Maintain temperatures to maximize customer satisfaction by 
conforming to local commercial equivalent temperature levels and 
operating practices;
    (c) Set heating temperatures no higher than 55 degrees Fahrenheit 
during non-working hours;
    (d) Not provide air-conditioning during non-working hours, except as 
necessary to return space temperatures to a suitable level for the 
beginning of working hours;
    (e) Not permit reheating, humidification and simultaneous heating 
and cooling; and
    (f) Operate building systems as necessary during extreme weather 
conditions to protect the physical condition of the building.