[Avodah] Why does cold trump hot

[JOSEPH MOSSERI]

So many people say that if one person is cold the HALACHA is that you have to close the window, turn off the airconditioner , etc..
Years ago I asked a rabbi and he said to me that in reality thee is no such specific halachah.
I just went searching the web and I found a piece on this subject which is based upon Baba Batra 22b and S.A. Hoshen Mishpat 155:39.


Sorry, But I just don't get it.
Why the over concern for a person that is "cold"?
What about someone like me who is usually hot and I have a difficult time breathing when the room is not cool?

What about if we have a minyan on a day like today that is very humid and warm outside so we have the air-conditioner set on 68-70 degrees F as we do all summer.
Everyone is wearing light comfortable clothing and even short sleeves and one person is cold, he is wearing a sweater and a jacket. He wants the air conditioner off and for us all to choke on the stagnant hot air just for his warmth.
Why is that right or fair?
What about ahare rabim lehatot?
Or al tifrosh min hatzibbur?
Can't these sayings be employed here?

Please explain,
Thank you,
Joseph Mosseri
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