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[–] yuumei@feddit.uk 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Genuinely interested: do you have external shutters or awnings on buildings like schools in Italy? I have to pay £500 to a council planning department to get them approved to be installed. (Which is utterly ridiculous)

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What about internal shutters?

[–] yuumei@feddit.uk 2 points 2 weeks ago

Sure but they don't work as-well because the energy has already penetrated the glass and now needs to traverse the glass again to escape, better than nothing but not as good as external shutters

[–] muzzle@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago

Sometimes shutters, sometimes Venetian blinds.