Public buildings in Spain will be cooled to no less than 27 degrees Celsius (81 Fahrenheit) in the summer, and heated to no more than 19 degrees Celsius (66 Fahrenheit) in the winter as part of a plan to save energy, the government said this week.
The prospect of office workers, shoppers and commuters sweating through sweltering summer days — as in July when a record-setting heat wave baked the continent — may not be a comfortable thought. But Spain is the latest European country to…
