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 inspired by the great architects from Vitruvius to Palladio; at first mainly those of Inigo Jones, but the later tomes contained drawings and plans by Campbell and other 18th-century architects. These four books greatly contributed to Palladian architecture becoming established in 18th-century Britain. Their three authors became the most fashionable and sought after architects of the era. Due to his book "Vitruvius Britannicus", Colen Campbell was chosen as the architect for banker Henry Hoare I's Stourhead house ("illustration above"), a masterpiece that became the inspiration for dozens of similar houses across England. At the forefront of the new school of