Jalousie window sustainable living. A commonly accepted advantage of jalousie windows is their ability to be left part way open in heavy rains as a way to maintain desirable ventilation, whether a sunshower or prolonged tropical storm. An experiment in 1960 tested the efficacy of jalousie windows in tropical climates to exclude rain while still allowing for air flow. A major issue with excluding rain while allowing air flow is that both tend to come from the same direction. The angled slatted jalousie windows give the impression of solving this issue, however, the actual efficacy of the windows to let in air
Palladian architecture 1720s, Berkeley dubbed it "Whitehall" and improved it with a Palladian doorcase derived from William Kent's "Designs of Inigo Jones" (1727), which he may have brought with him from London; Palladio's work was included in the library of a thousand volumes he amassed for the purpose and sent to Yale College. In 1749 Peter Harrison adopted the design of his Redwood Library in Newport, Rhode Island, more directly from Palladio's "Quattro Libri", while his Brick Market, also in Newport, of a decade later is also Palladian in conception. The Hammond-Harwood House in Annapolis, Maryland ("illustration") is an example of Palladian