The sad beige aesthetic: why has the world suddenly turned taupe?

Re:The sad beige aesthetic: why has the world suddenly turne... by rsynnott on Thursday January 09, 2025 @06:10AM (#42644096)

There's _some_ tension with insulation there, though really at this point it's largely surmountable with triple-glazing etc. Small windows in older buildings are to some extent a legacy of that; when you were working with single glazing it was really a very big problem.

But big windows are technology-driven rather than fashion-driven to an extent; most people like them, so they'll probably stick around.

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Re:The sad beige aesthetic: why has the world suddenly turne... by throw0101c on Thursday January 09, 2025 @10:47AM (#42646768)

> There's _some_ tension with insulation there, though really at this point it's largely surmountable with triple-glazing etc.

A typical triple-glazed window can maybe hit R-8 (U 0.125). A typical wall can be R-20 (or greater).

There is no surmounting, relative to other assemblies, the suckiness of glass as an insulator.

But few people want to live/work in an bunker with no windows if they had a choice, so we accept the compromise. But make no mistake it is a compromise when it comes to energy efficiency.

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