For why these are superior:

Fully open mode = big hole for air go thru.

Slanty mode = very windy ez, rainy ez, rainy and very windy... just close window.

But, the innovation I miss more than the windows were the roller shutters.

First of all, light blocking. Forget blackout curtains or something, just roll down the shutters and no light is getting in. If you work nights or something, you can block the sun completely and sleep in the dark. Along with that, the light is being blocked while it's still outside. Why does that matter? Light means heat. In summer you don't want the heat inside. Block it at the shutter and it doesn't come inside to heat the inside of the house. Compare that with blinds, curtains, etc. In that case, the light has already entered the house before it hits something and heats it up. With white curtains you'll reflect a lot of the light back out, but you're still heating the interior of the house. They also reduce noise, add security, protect in bad storms, etc. But, to me, blocking the light and keeping the heat out was so much more important.

Having 30 days of paid holiday per year is nice too.

I lived in Germany for several years and moved to the U.S. and purchased a "fixer-upper" home. On the docket for replacement were the windows. To make a long story short, the cost of replacing every window on the house with a normal American window was within ~$1k of the price of a single "German" window. The cost to replace all of the windows with the German style was nearly the total price of the home itself.

So yeah, I would love to have those windows, but they're not made or at least readily available in US markets.

this is not a German thing. they exist outside of Europe, let alone Germany, as pretty much standard. I'm actually surprised if Americans don't have to this. although I think shouldn't be, considering in how many ways it's such an ass backwards country.

edit: just want to clarify that I don't know whether Germans invented it or not; by "not a German thing" i meant it's not exclusive to Germany.

Guys, this doesn't exist only in Germany.

source: I live in Eastern Europe and we have such superior window design.

Don't forget the mode where it's anchored only in one corner and you freak out because you feel it will fall out any moment despite you know it won't

My father was a sales & marketing executive for a window company in Germany. You can prepare for a long rant whenever he sees "those dreadful sliding windows" in a TV show from the US or Great Britain. Like every time. 😅

The only thing typically missing from these windows, are a hook or latch to prevent the windows from repeatedly opening and shutting when its windy

We have those windows in Ireland, they are generally made and designed by Velux who are Danish.

Tbf it's more of a european thing. I'm Italian and I've installed hundreds of these.

Also... Assuming Liftup windows actually exist in America and aren't just a myth. You.should be able to do something similar by jamming something in the window rail.

Standard swing windows though... Pray.

Am American.

...................What?

I live, laugh, and lüfte!

I always wonder why are they associated with Germany. Aren't they the standard in most of central Europe? We've had them in Poland since the 90s.

The handles of the current generation German windows even have a 45 degree position; the window is then opened on a tiny slid.

These types of window are great until you want to get AC in a rental & realize that you now need to attach 1-2 hoses to them whilst also getting a good seal. Then you'd actually prefer the American style slide-up windows (ask me how I know) :/

We have these here in the UK but the mechanism is the other way round, so that it makes to sense 👍

What's with all houses getting those nowadays?

My back door does this. No one knows how to use it besides me.

I mean. Yes?