Pleb Lab is a new boiler room and @k00b is nesting which means @k00b is extra kar3n.
The new lab resides in a windowless, basement-like commercial area immediately adjacent to the office we were in in 2024. I always felt tired in that environmentally identical office and attributed it to the lighting. In the old office, I swapped my 4200K fluorescent tubes for 5000K LEDs but didn't notice much difference in my lethargy other than things being slightly and literally bluish.
The real problem seems to be poor ventilation. Outdoor C02 levels average ~400ppm and the CDC considers 800ppm and lower to represent "good ventilation."
In the office, after we've been huffing and puffing and coding and ranting about shitcoins and how nostr cures hemorrhoids all day, the C02 reaches nearly 1400ppm.
At 1000ppm, research shows that decision-making performance declines in a concentration-dependent and statistically significant way compared to a baseline of 600ppm. This review found that even regular exposure to 700ppm results in "building-related symptoms," which if not directly related to C02 levels could be caused by high C02 being correlated with the presence of other air pollutants.
Our short-term solution is to keep our office door open to the lobby, which has ~700ppm. A few hours after that small change, we're almost at normal indoor levels. With only @Car and I as subjects, we both noticed a difference in how we felt. The air also feels a lot less stuffy.
Car is already working on a long-term solution. And it feels good to know those extra naps I used to take weren't only caused by my poor lifestyle.
For everyone suggesting plants, you would need several industrial vats of algae just to support one person's oxygen needs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAbyUaLN2QA
I thought more plants might help, but apparently not:
That what I was hoping too. No dice
maybe it's just too early
I wonder what plant girl (@plebpoet) would say to messing with her plants to make them more efficient
messing with like a science experiment? Idk but I am getting plants for the space
bioengineering, to make them absorb more CO2, as mentioned in the link
How about a whole bunch of indoor plants?
Devils Ivy looks nice.
Amazing, I was stuck in a windows-don't-open office around 10 years ago. Felt my concentration levels drop compared to home office. Just like you. I came to the exact same conclusions! :) Also purchased a sensor and confirmed the higher levels and noticed how keeping the door opened or closing it made a significant difference.
Even bought some plants, but they did not make any difference - they were too few for the space. To make a difference one would have to turn the office into a green jungle. And then, keep in mind plants produce CO2 during the night (when it is dark).
Btw it is
Carbondi-Oxide. Not sure why you wrote it with0(zero).After that I started paying attention what are the levels in the place where I live as well. Good luck! :)
The anatomy of that brain fart: C-Oh-2 -> skips thinking about what
Ostands for -> theOis a zero -> no further thought.Pues un extractor de aire te vendría de maravilla, si vivieras en Cuba usarías un motor de lavadora 2 huecos en la pared, y al girar contrario, no debe darte aire sino expulsar el interno a la vez que entra por otro hueco el fresco, demostrado.
Interesting
Windowless basements are meant for datacenters not human beings.
Kind of related, but I'm going to try out high CRI LEDs this time around to see if that improves any light-related dreariness from being in a basement all day.
the flicker/refresh rate of LEDs can also affect your mood.
These guys make high CRI flicker free LEDs https://www.waveformlighting.com/