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I can't express how much I wish my apartment had just 1 window on the shared interior wall. It would turn a lightless cave into perfection. I wonder what the e
by cc439 13y ago
I can't express how much I wish my apartment had just 1 window on the shared interior wall. It would turn a lightless cave into perfection.
I wonder what the energy trade off would be. I would think proper insulation (and heat from natural sunlight in winter) could work out to be more efficient than having the lights on in the middle of the day.
- pavel_lishin 13y agoDoes your apartment not have any windows at all? At least in New York, I believe that a bedroom is required to have a window.
- cpwright 13y agoA bedroom may be required to have a window (and a closet), but an office, dining room, or "bonus" room doesn't. Thus you have apartments or houses, where people sleep in offices, dining rooms, etc. Legislating this just causes people to work around it.
- mindslight 13y agoThe window requirement for a bedroom mainly stems from fire code - it's a second exit.
- cc439 13y agoIt has a window, it just on a side of the building that's in permanent shade. The view is worth it though, I can see ~15 miles from my porch since I'm on the side of a mountain (which causes the permanent shade since it wraps around ~270 degrees behind the building.