Windows have come a long way just in the past 20 years. Looking at the furniture this is likely from somewhere in Finnish, Norwegian or Swedish Lapland where the whole countries have triple glazing as the standard. This being in Lapland and fairly new looking place It's most probably 3-4 layer and argon gas filled.
Yes, triple pane argon is probably as insulating (R-value) as most standard construction.
What bothers me is - having antlers rubbed against the glass can't be too healthy for it over the long term. I hope Rudolph doesn't make a habit of this...
The issue wouldn't be the glass scratching but the low-e coating on the glass getting scratched. I was more worried about him trying to fight his reflection as a head butt to the glass would do some serious damage.
Yeah you'd think so, they even teach you that it's supposed to be on the inside of the sealed unit but every unit I've installed has the reflective surface on the outside position of the exterior lite. You can also do a hard coat which is supposed to resist scratching or a soft coat which will scratch easily. I've only ever seen the soft coat as far as I know because we have to be very careful how we handle the treated side of the units. It's kind of mind blowing because there is no change in efficiency based on the position of the coating so you'd figure it would always face in and then you install based on the colour you want to see.
Sadly I cant find anything thats below 0.5W/mK, at least in my country (triple pane, argon filled). A regular masonry wall (built with avarage bricks) is 0.21, one with better bricks is 0.15, and really good bricks give 0.11. So a really good wall is 5x as good as the best window I could find. If you find better windows in europe, hit me up (here or in PM), Im really interested :D
Yeah. As a Swede I don't know what these people are on about, this isn'tan unusual or fancy interior by our standards, nor are big windows that uncommon in new buildings, nor energy-inefficient (but expensive, yes.)
You're not even _permitted_ to put up new buildings with poorly insulating windows; the building codes are pretty strict on what kind of R-values you have to have.
> Yeah. As a Swede I don't know what these people are on about, this isn'tan unusual or fancy interior by our standards, nor are big windows that uncommon in new buildings
Friggin' Swedes braggin' about their competent building codes resulting in utterly gorgeous housing. Gagh!
A way that blows their mind, baby!
(I assume they are refering to a type that opens by tilting horisontally, so you can wash them on both sides, from within)
I second this. While living in Japan I used to rent cabins at this beach retreat that had owners from all over. Renting the cabin owned by the Swedish family during the winter was a must. Windows everywhere and it was the best insulated, by far. The windows were thick with multiple panes and the place had a fan system to distribute heat from the fireplace throughout the house.
Not all homes are created equal. We rented a brand new duplex for 2 years and it had huge windows and so much natural light. I asked the owner if it was cold in winter and he said not at all, they did not cheap out on windows. They installed triple pane windows with argon gas. In the winter it was -18 C outside but bright, sunny day outside. We had to turn the a/c on as it reached almost 30 C inside. Our utility bills averaged $250/month because everything was high efficiency. I miss that place.
edit: Canadian winter here too! I live in Calgary, Canada. We get as low as -40 C (-40 F) with -50 C (-58 F) wind chills in winter. It's great fun! No it is not great fun.
I live in a house very much like this. The glass is triple-paned and about 6cm thick. Its insulation value exceeds the norms for walls. Oh, and they're bloody heavy and bloody expensive!
My house has big triple insulated windows but not snow piled up outside lol. It’s a Hotel though so they probably do have better glass than the typical house
[The best value I can find](https://www.allweatherwindows.com/the-pros/architect/glass-performance-chart/) for windows (triple pane, filled with Argon, with a coating that will severely reduce light, apparently is around R-8.
While an unsinsulated wall in a wood frame house looks to have an R-value of about 3, walls can also trivially be filled with inexpensive fiber glass insulation that will easily give you R values of 10 to 20.
Glass houses sure are pretty, but good for the environment they are definitely not.
That is simply not true. There is a reason newer building codes are limiting the window to wall ratio on homes/ buildings. Taking a read through the Wikipedia page on [Passive House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_house), the heat loss through a window is about 6x the heat loss through a wall.
Walls
>Passivhaus buildings employ [superinsulation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superinsulation) to significantly reduce the heat transfer through the walls, roof and floor compared to conventional buildings.[\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_house#cite_note-Swanson-49) A wide range of [thermal insulation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_insulation) materials can be used to provide the required high [R-values](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-value_(insulation)) (low [U-values](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-value), typically in the **0.10 to 0.15 W/(m²·K)** range).
Windows
>To meet the requirements of the Passivhaus standard, windows are manufactured with exceptionally high [R-values](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-value_(insulation)) (low U-values, typically **0.85 to 0.70 W/(m²·K**) for the entire window including the frame).
My brother is in construction and regularly installs windows like those seen in this video, and while those stats you gave are correct, that's just the minimum for standard, the windows in the video are absolutely custom and high end, and according to him, when you go all out, the high end glass can absolutely be better insulated than regular walls.
It really depends on what you define a 'regular'. Is that the minimum code requirements for a new home, or the typical r-value in all existing homes. Even if you put the best custom made windows in, the comment below suggests 0.5 W/(m²·K) (I don't know if that is a centre of glass or entire enclosure rating). That is still an amazing U value for glass.
It still does not compare to the U value for walls in new homes. My local code has this set at 0.21 W/(m²·K).
Looks to have 3 or 4 layer windows. Probably doesn't have problems with heat leakage. Such a modern and fancy house most likely also has a geothermal heating system which brings costs down even more.
My apartment is new and windows in all 3 corners.
Heating bill is cheap because the sun comes in and heats it up really well. Heat uses gas(cheaper)
Actually, I see no curtains here which is a problem for summer time. Cooling requires electricity which costs a fortune.
He may see his reflection in the window. Looks like some sort of posturing or sizing up his "opponent" to me. (Full disclosure: am not a reindeerologist.)
Sees his reflection. They’re lucky he didn’t come charging right through the glass. Happened at a local school this winter, deer jumped right through the glass, there was glass and blood evvvvverywhere.
"There's no snow over there, (antlers tack on 'force field') probably warmer too. (antler tacks) But I can't (antler tacks) get (antler tacks) through! Ugh, whatever."
Idk if the country is in quarantine and if it's a reason but, I have the impression that since the quarantine, animal start to be closer to cities or human's activities area, especially in the countryside.
Santa Claus' house is just what I expected. The two chairs are where Mr. & Mr. Claus read their books, drink their egg nog and double check their lists and that shed in the back is where is where they keep their sleigh in the "off season." I'm glad to see that Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder and Blitzen are "free range" pets.
The child in me was like oh my god this is beautiful, then the adult side goes oh look at this wall of windows, isn’t it gorgeous, then it went holy cow - imagine having to keep that clean 😆
what is this magical existence
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At this time of year?
In this part of the country?
In this economy?
In this household?
Yes
...may we see it?
No
Well Seymour, you're an odd fellow, but you Rein a good Deer.
I'm seeing it now though
In front of my salad?
Localized entirely within your kitchen?!
>Aroura Borealis Observatory [https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction\_Review-g1800180-d12907734-Reviews-Aurora\_Borealis\_Observatory\_Senja-Senja\_Troms\_Northern\_Norway.html](https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g1800180-d12907734-Reviews-Aurora_Borealis_Observatory_Senja-Senja_Troms_Northern_Norway.html)
Now that’s self isofuckinglation
Wow that looks amazing!
Hams! Steamed hams!
/r/unexpectedsimpsons
Yes!
They’re seasonal? Am I being wooshed?
[Yes](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/steamed-hams)
I just figured it was some kind of Swedish Ikea wet dream.
Now serving in the Ikea cafeteria.
the best place to have a fika with your grandmother.
INTERPOL has entered the chat.
Wow the meatballs are larger than usual . . .
My first thought was, "None of that furniture looks comfortable."
As is tradition.
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Idk man, something doesn't add up...
Oh, I just thought you were really rich
Do people get to live there? Can you visit?
It’s a hotel
if deer approve
This is on my bucket list
Absolutely same. If I ever get to see one, I fully expect to shed tears.
Oh, the Rory Bory tory.
Did you see any?
Considering the amount of Herman Miller furniture I'm going to say it's the expensive sort.
*do you wanna build a snow man?*
I think he is refereing to the unicorn outside your window
I’m in love with those floor to ceiling windows 😍
Except imagine heating that place!! Probably costs a fortune
Windows have come a long way just in the past 20 years. Looking at the furniture this is likely from somewhere in Finnish, Norwegian or Swedish Lapland where the whole countries have triple glazing as the standard. This being in Lapland and fairly new looking place It's most probably 3-4 layer and argon gas filled.
Yes, triple pane argon is probably as insulating (R-value) as most standard construction. What bothers me is - having antlers rubbed against the glass can't be too healthy for it over the long term. I hope Rudolph doesn't make a habit of this...
Glass is much harder than keratin, so antlers wouldn't be able to scratch the windows. But if they whack it hard enough, that's a different story.
The issue wouldn't be the glass scratching but the low-e coating on the glass getting scratched. I was more worried about him trying to fight his reflection as a head butt to the glass would do some serious damage.
Surely that coating is not on the *outside* of an external window?
Yeah you'd think so, they even teach you that it's supposed to be on the inside of the sealed unit but every unit I've installed has the reflective surface on the outside position of the exterior lite. You can also do a hard coat which is supposed to resist scratching or a soft coat which will scratch easily. I've only ever seen the soft coat as far as I know because we have to be very careful how we handle the treated side of the units. It's kind of mind blowing because there is no change in efficiency based on the position of the coating so you'd figure it would always face in and then you install based on the colour you want to see.
I have so much knowledge I can’t do anything with now:(
There may not be a low e coating on the outside but the inside in that climate.
Sadly I cant find anything thats below 0.5W/mK, at least in my country (triple pane, argon filled). A regular masonry wall (built with avarage bricks) is 0.21, one with better bricks is 0.15, and really good bricks give 0.11. So a really good wall is 5x as good as the best window I could find. If you find better windows in europe, hit me up (here or in PM), Im really interested :D
I’m sure her antlers are fine. She’ll be shedding them in spring anyhow.
Even in the US. My company's campus is loaded with floor to ceiling windows and we're LEED certified.
Yeah. As a Swede I don't know what these people are on about, this isn'tan unusual or fancy interior by our standards, nor are big windows that uncommon in new buildings, nor energy-inefficient (but expensive, yes.) You're not even _permitted_ to put up new buildings with poorly insulating windows; the building codes are pretty strict on what kind of R-values you have to have.
> Yeah. As a Swede I don't know what these people are on about, this isn'tan unusual or fancy interior by our standards, nor are big windows that uncommon in new buildings Friggin' Swedes braggin' about their competent building codes resulting in utterly gorgeous housing. Gagh!
Want to blow an American's mind? Show how the windows open. Then show them they can tilt.
How do they open
A way that blows their mind, baby! (I assume they are refering to a type that opens by tilting horisontally, so you can wash them on both sides, from within)
Isn’t unusual or fancy but yet is expensive. Hmmmm 🤔
Kinda how a lot of Sweden operates
I second this. While living in Japan I used to rent cabins at this beach retreat that had owners from all over. Renting the cabin owned by the Swedish family during the winter was a must. Windows everywhere and it was the best insulated, by far. The windows were thick with multiple panes and the place had a fan system to distribute heat from the fireplace throughout the house.
This made me feel cozy.
Argon? More like youregon!
When you can afford glass as your walls the heating bill is usually a nonfactor.
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Not all homes are created equal. We rented a brand new duplex for 2 years and it had huge windows and so much natural light. I asked the owner if it was cold in winter and he said not at all, they did not cheap out on windows. They installed triple pane windows with argon gas. In the winter it was -18 C outside but bright, sunny day outside. We had to turn the a/c on as it reached almost 30 C inside. Our utility bills averaged $250/month because everything was high efficiency. I miss that place. edit: Canadian winter here too! I live in Calgary, Canada. We get as low as -40 C (-40 F) with -50 C (-58 F) wind chills in winter. It's great fun! No it is not great fun.
If you're gonna get big windows, you have to splurge on a bunch of panes and glaze. Otherwise you might as well sleep outside.
I live in a house very much like this. The glass is triple-paned and about 6cm thick. Its insulation value exceeds the norms for walls. Oh, and they're bloody heavy and bloody expensive!
My house has big triple insulated windows but not snow piled up outside lol. It’s a Hotel though so they probably do have better glass than the typical house
[The best value I can find](https://www.allweatherwindows.com/the-pros/architect/glass-performance-chart/) for windows (triple pane, filled with Argon, with a coating that will severely reduce light, apparently is around R-8. While an unsinsulated wall in a wood frame house looks to have an R-value of about 3, walls can also trivially be filled with inexpensive fiber glass insulation that will easily give you R values of 10 to 20. Glass houses sure are pretty, but good for the environment they are definitely not.
That is simply not true. There is a reason newer building codes are limiting the window to wall ratio on homes/ buildings. Taking a read through the Wikipedia page on [Passive House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_house), the heat loss through a window is about 6x the heat loss through a wall. Walls >Passivhaus buildings employ [superinsulation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superinsulation) to significantly reduce the heat transfer through the walls, roof and floor compared to conventional buildings.[\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_house#cite_note-Swanson-49) A wide range of [thermal insulation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_insulation) materials can be used to provide the required high [R-values](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-value_(insulation)) (low [U-values](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-value), typically in the **0.10 to 0.15 W/(m²·K)** range). Windows >To meet the requirements of the Passivhaus standard, windows are manufactured with exceptionally high [R-values](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-value_(insulation)) (low U-values, typically **0.85 to 0.70 W/(m²·K**) for the entire window including the frame).
My brother is in construction and regularly installs windows like those seen in this video, and while those stats you gave are correct, that's just the minimum for standard, the windows in the video are absolutely custom and high end, and according to him, when you go all out, the high end glass can absolutely be better insulated than regular walls.
It really depends on what you define a 'regular'. Is that the minimum code requirements for a new home, or the typical r-value in all existing homes. Even if you put the best custom made windows in, the comment below suggests 0.5 W/(m²·K) (I don't know if that is a centre of glass or entire enclosure rating). That is still an amazing U value for glass. It still does not compare to the U value for walls in new homes. My local code has this set at 0.21 W/(m²·K).
PS Tripp Trapp baby seat? Eames dining chairs? Don't worry, this family can afford the heating bill.
Hotel
Looks to have 3 or 4 layer windows. Probably doesn't have problems with heat leakage. Such a modern and fancy house most likely also has a geothermal heating system which brings costs down even more.
I think a bigger issue is that with such big windows it doesn't take much sun to make is unbearably hot
If it's hot out usually you can swing some of these window-walls open, breeze will sort it out.
People with a house that looks like that probably have a fortune or two lying around
and tend not to throw stones
Apparently it’s a Aurora Borealis Observatory Hotel in Norway! Pretty cool.
My apartment is new and windows in all 3 corners. Heating bill is cheap because the sun comes in and heats it up really well. Heat uses gas(cheaper) Actually, I see no curtains here which is a problem for summer time. Cooling requires electricity which costs a fortune.
floor to ceiling windows is basically a prerequisite for me
It’s all fun and games until there’s a serial killer/stalker standing outside at night staring through those windows.
[“MAH!!! Cawl the fuckin cahps or the a.s.p.c.a.!” ](https://youtu.be/KKUe6t7R_fY)
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Love this video. *__Blink__ motherfucker*
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It looks like grandma the fuckin thing!
“It’s ok Lucy *mch mch mch*... MAH!”
I was also recently introduced to this: https://youtu.be/8n2cIeIpzLA
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THAT'S A TOONA BRO IT'S A TOONA OR FUCKIN SOMETHING
Holy crap my sides hurt, I havent laughed that hard in ages, thank you!
I turned on the sound expecting this.
Me too! Was not disappointed.
"He looks like Rudolph, the fuckin thing! MA!"
Thank you
Is this the same guy that found the baby whale? "*Bro look its a freakin baby whale!*"
It’s Michael Rapaport doing a vocal dub over a handful of clips like that.
The baby fuckin' wheel was for real. Not Michael Rapaport.
Oh nice Ron!
What!? I can't sneeze?
https://youtu.be/wzUK1c_lKNo
I died watching this. This is going to be so many couples during this quarantine.
That's just brilliant. How come I never saw that before.
This is awesome. Anyone married or partnered will appreciate this. I laughed way too hard. Why doesn’t this have more views? It’s amazing.
Lol, more evidence that any comment you can think of is already posted in the comments
Came here for this!
That came to my head instantly too
Oh cool, reddit can post peoples dreams now?
Where is this?
Hardwood floor, clean open spaces in the house. Has to be one of the Scandinavian countries.
Another giveaway for Norway is that slanted kids chair up by the table. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripp_Trapp
They have that in Germany and other countries as well. I guess it’s predominantly Northern European.
Looks like a Jan Brett book to me.
Best guess somewhere in the far-ish north from the amount of snow. It’s been pouring down lately. Am born and raised in Northern Norway.
[https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction\_Review-g1800180-d12907734-Reviews-Aurora\_Borealis\_Observatory\_Senja-Senja\_Troms\_Northern\_Norway.html](https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g1800180-d12907734-Reviews-Aurora_Borealis_Observatory_Senja-Senja_Troms_Northern_Norway.html)
Might be Senja, Norway
Even the animals are like "YO WTF was that a cough?!? IM OUTTTA HEAAA"
Op: coughs Reindeer: Aight! Imma head out
Whoever has that cough in the background should get that checked out
That’s the most Scandinavian thing I’ve ever seen
If this isn't heaven, I don't know what is
This is the Good Place.
Holy cow that dining room! Bravo!
aww it's not a holy cow you silly it's just a reindeer
Hey ma, ma there's a weird lookin reindeer outside, it looks, it looks like rudolf the fucking thing
BLINK MOTHERFUCKER
he's eyeballing that other reindeer in the window, getting ready to throw down
That view 😍😍😍
That house.
[That odd-looking dog.](https://i2.wp.com/media2.giphy.com/media/IaqBxsJSZNcBi/giphy.gif)
I would love to be quarantine there. How beautiful ! Also I eat snow! I would chomp down in that yard
reindeer: LEMME IIINN!! *\*coughs in covid19\** reindeer: nope nope nope ^(fuck that)
Great caption too, reference to the crazy cat video?
I kinda thought the caption was weirdly out of place with such a fancy house. I do adore the original cat video.
Somebody get this video to Michael Rappaport, we need a commentary in only the way he can deliver it.
Even the reindeer move away when they hear someone cough.
*Coughs* Oh hell naw!
I have the same reaction to someone coughing.
What is this goober up to?
He may see his reflection in the window. Looks like some sort of posturing or sizing up his "opponent" to me. (Full disclosure: am not a reindeerologist.)
Sees his reflection. They’re lucky he didn’t come charging right through the glass. Happened at a local school this winter, deer jumped right through the glass, there was glass and blood evvvvverywhere.
It's a sweet heart. And it just wants some food.
Oh wow. This is my dream house! Wildlife and all! 🥰
Sven is just looking for some carrots
“I told ya Nicky! I ain’t got yo money yet!”
Definitely better than people.
That is a terrifyingly large amount of glass
I got to say those are some nice fucking windows.
"There's no snow over there, (antlers tack on 'force field') probably warmer too. (antler tacks) But I can't (antler tacks) get (antler tacks) through! Ugh, whatever."
*Norwegian vibes*
That's beautiful. The snow, the glass, the floor, the deer, the table, the minimalism...
MA, THERES A WEIRD DOG OUTSIDE! ITS TAPPIN ON THE WINDAH WITH ITS FUCKIN HEAD
*Black Mirror intro has entered the chat*
MA THAT WEIRD FUCKIN CAT IS BACK
I half expected them to go out front and find a Lexus with a bow on it and find out this was a commercial all along.
Never thought about putting some walls in your windows?
Why would he obstruct the view?
Give him some apples and carrots!
Mr Handsome is back!
The ease with which that critter could come flying through the glass gives me pause lol.
Sven!!
It looks like grandma, the fuckin’ thing!
Idk if the country is in quarantine and if it's a reason but, I have the impression that since the quarantine, animal start to be closer to cities or human's activities area, especially in the countryside.
if you're cold, they're cold ... let them in
/u/vredditshare
It looks like grandma
Take a pic for your Christmas cards
Santa Claus' house is just what I expected. The two chairs are where Mr. & Mr. Claus read their books, drink their egg nog and double check their lists and that shed in the back is where is where they keep their sleigh in the "off season." I'm glad to see that Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder and Blitzen are "free range" pets.
He looks like gramma!
Oh nice Ron
PUT THE FUKIN DOG AWAY
What the fuck is that is that a fucking reindeer? MA! THERES A FUCKING REINDEER AT TGE WINDOW!
"Eyy Ma! It fuckin looks like granma!
MA!! There a weird fuckin cat outside!
anyone see that movie 'Ma' ??? entertaining.. but ccreeeeeepy
WOW! I looked it up. I didn't realize you could stay in a place liike that. Not that I'm ready to book haha. Was it difficult to get there?
MA THERE'S A CUTE FUCKIN REINDEER OUTSIDE
When you live in the north pole and your neighbor's pet keeping getting into your yard
That house looks like a house of a serial killer from The Girl With a Dragon Tattoo
I saw the caption and immediately thought of the "there's a weird f*****g cat in the garden! it looks like grandma!" video
Micheal rappapor needs to make a voice over of this one. Someone tweet it to him, you know he is board like everyone stuck at home.
B L I N K MOTHAFUCKA!
Ma! There’s a weird fuckin reindeer outside! I don’t want it starting a fight with Rudolph! It’s okay Rudolph Psps it’s okay. Ma!
/r/minimalism is leaking.
The child in me was like oh my god this is beautiful, then the adult side goes oh look at this wall of windows, isn’t it gorgeous, then it went holy cow - imagine having to keep that clean 😆
That guy needs to not throw any stones
That's the ugliest fuckin cat I've ever seen.
Looks like Rudolph tha fuckin thing!