| Adinnieken said: Impact resistant windows would help significantly, especially if they include re-inforced frames. They aren't a guarantee, however. Laminated glass can give way with enough force, but they will hold up better than regular windows. In Florida they're standard. In Europe, I doubt they would be because of their expense. Although on lower levels they would help prevent breakins. Unless there is a regulation in Europe I'm unaware of, impact resistant glass would be extremely expensive for the average use. It's good to know your parents house is built with reinforced walls, I assumed being in Europe, your country lacked modern building stanards. |
In Europe/modern Europe, double-glazing is standard which tends to be rather resiliant to knocks and bangs. Whether it is as good as a single sheet of impact resistant glass I don't know, but I've seen football(soccer balls) hit them at full force and just bounce right off.
As for modern building standards in Europe, I think most modern houses are only one brick thick on the inside, and 2 with a cavity inbetween on the outside. Victorian used to be 3+; those houses are fantastic.
