One of the stranger rules I've read regarding office-to-residential conversions is that windows are required in bedrooms but not living rooms, even if the windows are not meant to be an emergency exit (e.g. a fixed window on the 20th floor). That seems backwards--bedrooms are a place where having no external lighting is okay (to promote …
One of the stranger rules I've read regarding office-to-residential conversions is that windows are required in bedrooms but not living rooms, even if the windows are not meant to be an emergency exit (e.g. a fixed window on the 20th floor). That seems backwards--bedrooms are a place where having no external lighting is okay (to promote sleep regardless of sunlight) but you definitely want some external lighting in the living room!
One of the stranger rules I've read regarding office-to-residential conversions is that windows are required in bedrooms but not living rooms, even if the windows are not meant to be an emergency exit (e.g. a fixed window on the 20th floor). That seems backwards--bedrooms are a place where having no external lighting is okay (to promote sleep regardless of sunlight) but you definitely want some external lighting in the living room!