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Same here. 3 layer glass in Norway, with AC and ventilation system. 250mm isolation in the walls and 350mm under the roof. Because of this I have almost no ener

Same here. 3 layer glass in Norway, with AC and ventilation system. 250mm isolation in the walls and 350mm under the roof. Because of this I have almost no energy bill. It was expensive, though.

swarnie 5y ago
In comparison when i lived in Russia we had double glazing but the gap between the panes was about 9 inches wide. We used to use the space as a make-shift freezer, worked great, 10/10.
- chmod775 5y ago
  > In comparison when i lived in Russia we had double glazing but the gap between the panes was about 9 inches wide. That's the older way of doing insulation. Here in Germany houses from around 60 years ago are likely to feature the same.
  - swarnie 5y ago
    It was quite a shock as i'd never seen it before growing up. In the UK we had a bit of a double glazing boom in the late 70s, highlighted well in the TV show "White Gold" This generic PVC stuff became so common place i'd never seen anything else and just assumed the rest of the world was the same.
- soco 5y ago
  And that's the kind of window which makes ice flowers in freezing times! Oh, childhood memories...
throw0101a 5y ago
> Because of this I have almost no energy bill. It was expensive, though. Pay now or pay later. TANSTAAFL: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_ain%27t_no_such_thing_as_a_free_lunch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_ain%27t_no_such_thing_as... Given how low energy costs (in the US?) were historically, it wasn't a priority.