[Greenbuilding] availability of tilt-turn European wood windows inUS (round II)

[Bob Korves]

I don't understand how inwardly opening windows would help with security. 
(???)
-Bob Korves

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leslie Moyer" <Unschooler at atlasok.com>
To: "Bob Korves" <bkorves at winfirst.com>; "Greenbuilding" 
<GREENBUILDING at LISTSERV.REPP.ORG>
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 8:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] availability of tilt-turn European wood windows 
inUS (round II)


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> Bob Korves wrote:
>> What are the advantages of inward opening casements or tilt-and-turn 
>> windows other than not opening into an outside walkway close to the wall?
>
> I don't know what Reuben's interest in them is, but in a slide 
> presentation I recently saw about "green" construction in Germany, the 
> windows were cited as a safety feature....allowing the family to open the 
> windows during the day without allowing easy access to thieves.  (Breaking 
> the window is the obvious flaw in that argument, though.)
>
> --Leslie
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