[Greenbuilding] windows - flush vs recessed

[Clarke Olsen]

In Russia, the preferred system (like in the Winter Palace), is two complete and independent windows set at the inside & outside of a 20"+/- wall.
In the renovated 19th cent building we stayed in, both were new, double glazed, silencing the bus stop below.
Clarke Olsen
373 route 203
Spencertown, NY 12165 
USA
518-392-4640
colsen at fairpoint.net




On Jan 15, 2012, at 8:06 PM, Kat wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I came across an article from 2009 that recommends installing recessed windows in super-cold climates (http://www.insulfoam.com/images/stories/docs/JLC-finalfeature.pdf).  I think it's an interesting idea and could see how it might be beneficial in some ways but wonder if the potential problems outweigh the benefits.  I'm not having much luck finding details on the web.  Everything I've found on BSC shows flush windows.
> 
> Any thoughts on or experience with recessed windows in a mild *rainy* climate (Portland, OR)?  Has this, by chance, been discussed before?
> 
> -Kat
> 
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