If Disney is really serious about being "energy efficient" and a "green" company (as opposed to saving money) I would look for minimum and maximum thermostat settings to come to all their resorts in the future, with the possibility of no bypass unless it is specifically requested for medical reasons. A "green" resort that lets its guests regularly bypass the thermostat limits is not a "green" resort.
Actually, a truly green resort would have GeoThermal, SMART thermostats, Energy Star Appliances, solar heating for the pools and recycling of food or biomass waste to create energy and vehicles powered by natural gas...I digress, I work for a University, it's a big deal here!
You can tell the Southerners from the Northerners in this thread.
Yes, this is a large component to the varying degrees of comfort. We are in NE Ohio. My thermostat is rarely set in the winter time above 60! I know, shocking, right?
We don't have central air...could have it, but don't have it yet. We do use some window ones in the high humidity, but I favor the "Texas cool" method of using fans at night and closing the windows in the morning and keeping air circulated. I will then turn on the A/C. It's amazing how cool the house stays.
I read this whole thread and I guess I'm still stuck on the idea of a motion-sensored thermostat. If your thermostat is "smart" or "green" enough to have a motion sensor, shouldn't it also be "smart" enough to be programmed to run during specific hours, even if there is no motion?
Yes, this puzzling. However, and I relate this to working my experience working in a large Univ and my DH being in construction...the construction of AOA didn't go out to the highest bidder! Likely, the lowest. It sounds like a quality issue with the A/C, combined with a lack of airflow in the rooms. Sometimes you can stand it a bit warmer if there is air flow. Once you get stuffy, forget about it. I wonder if the units are too small for the rooms...again, lowest bidder issue.
I have thyroid issues. Coupled with being a woman of a certain age...I get toasty and cranky. I may as well jump in the pool. I wear shorts in Ohio in October and since it will be 60 here on Saturday in Nov...I'll have them on again! I'm used to cool. That said, it can get hotter here in July than even FLA! Yes, it's a conundrum about Ohio. I have a hard time breathing when it gets that hot and humid. I head to the basement where it's cool.
It seems like the information isn't necessarily getting to those who have the authority to do anything about it. It's pricey to go to WDW. There are many, many other energy saving things they can do than to turn off the A/C at night. It's cheaper to run it at night anyway. When we were at POR last October, we were comfortable. I could never go in a month before October or after March, maybe April, to FL, unless I was plopped on the beach. I don't sweat and can't do heat.
Hopefully, somebody "OFFICIAL" is reading or made aware of these posts. The more squawk, maybe the more likely it will be addressed. A few 100 emails couldn't hurt.