Apparently, the problems with windows that open are threefold.
1. If you want to make your building energy-efficient, you actively need to thwart the people who are using it, who are bound to open windows and suddenly drop your efficiency down to nil.
2. If your building is too high, openable windows do not mix with open-plan offices, the phrase "wind tunnel" came into play, and while nobody likes open-plan offices nobody is willing to just close them up because what the heck do the workers know?
3. God forbid somebody jumps out, whoever owns the building is on the hook for that.
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1. If you want to make your building energy-efficient, you actively need to thwart the people who are using it, who are bound to open windows and suddenly drop your efficiency down to nil.
2. If your building is too high, openable windows do not mix with open-plan offices, the phrase "wind tunnel" came into play, and while nobody likes open-plan offices nobody is willing to just close them up because what the heck do the workers know?
3. God forbid somebody jumps out, whoever owns the building is on the hook for that.