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by fy20 1664 days ago
> Cost may play a part, as these heavily-engineered windows do come with a higher price tag than some of their less-sophisticated counterparts.

This should be read as "a higher price tag in the US". In mainland Europe these are the standard windows, and are made by many manufacturers all over the continent, they are not a luxury item.

I'm building a house and a 1.2m (62") X 0.6m (24") window with this mechanism, the best frame available (from this manufacturer) and triple glazing was €180. I doubt you could even find a casement window at a US home improvement store for that.

https://www.koemmerling.com/en/products/window-residential-d...