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[-] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 days ago

Over here - at least in Southern Germany - rolling shutters are the norm. The main reason I imagine is improving energy efficiency because heating is expensive. This is basically what your average multi-story apartment building looks like:

Basically all windows have rolling shutters. The same applies to your average single family home. You might have to zoom in to see the rolling shutters in their opened position:

[-] LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

I think it is more sun protection in the summer, plus they are quite useful for, well, blocking out lights and noise at night. Modern windows are pretty damn energy efficient, and old shutters were drafty as hell.

[-] Cort@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

The main reason I imagine is improving energy efficiency because heating is expensive.

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