They're horrible, horrible, horrible. A North American window gives you an infinite range of openings, from a 1/2 inch crack to 15 inches or more. The European style gives you ONE option when you tilt it inward, if that's too much, too bad. Also, to open these inward means having at least 3 feet clear in front of a window, no furniture, nothing, because it swings inside and needs a lot of clearance. Also, how do you install blinds on a window that then leans at an angle with the blinds swinging open at the bottom? Lastly, I have beautiful enameled window art (Frank Lloyd Wright) which is meant to be hung on a window frame. Can't do it in Europe because when you open the window, just like the blinds, the whole thing swings forward and is liable to break. You can't put anything on the windowsill (like your plants, duh) because the window has to swing inwards. Truly the worst possible design anybody could every have come up with. Perfect for Communist Eastern Europe. Terrible for the modern world.
Best thing? The patent has expired, so now everyone in Europe is peoducing them.
You get them in olastic, wood or aluminium, for your office.
Such windows are also becoming more and more popular in China
In america too, not really the point of the video though.
A good European brand for a buck would be Dako.
In China also, some new building have 3
They're horrible, horrible, horrible. A North American window gives you an infinite range of openings, from a 1/2 inch crack to 15 inches or more. The European style gives you ONE option when you tilt it inward, if that's too much, too bad. Also, to open these inward means having at least 3 feet clear in front of a window, no furniture, nothing, because it swings inside and needs a lot of clearance. Also, how do you install blinds on a window that then leans at an angle with the blinds swinging open at the bottom? Lastly, I have beautiful enameled window art (Frank Lloyd Wright) which is meant to be hung on a window frame. Can't do it in Europe because when you open the window, just like the blinds, the whole thing swings forward and is liable to break. You can't put anything on the windowsill (like your plants, duh) because the window has to swing inwards. Truly the worst possible design anybody could every have come up with. Perfect for Communist Eastern Europe. Terrible for the modern world.