I share a commercial building with another business.
I run a dance studio out of one side of the building, and a jewelry store occupies the other side.
The arrangement works out fairly well in most ways. The jewelry store is open from nine to five on Monday thru Friday and a few hours on Saturday mornings. My students don’t start arriving on weekdays until 4 PM and I start early and work all day long on the weekends. Our main concern is that the thermostat is located inside the jewelry store and controls the entire building. When my neighbor locks up his store for the night, I have no way of making any adjustment to temperature. We have both agreed to save energy whenever possible to trim our overhead. Unfortunately, my neighbor sometimes forgets my schedule. He’ll turn the heat way down when he leaves on Saturday and my students shiver until I can get him to turn up the thermostat. Sometimes the temperature in the late spring is fairly mild during the early part of the day. By the time my students arrive, the building is overheated, humid and uncomfortable. Unless the jewelry store is open for business, I’m unable to start up the air conditioner. I’ve spoken to the landlord on numerous occasions about this problem. The solution is simple and affordable. The heating and cooling system needs to be updated to zone control with a separate thermostat for each business. We’d both save money on our energy bills and be happier. So far, my landlord has been uncooperative and I refuse to pay for the service on my own.
Indoor comfort business