Are there any (livable 🥺) countries that basically allow anyone to become a citizen? Specifically where an English speaker could get by.

Edit: by allowing anyone I mean poor people with no skills.

  • tal@lemmy.today
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    1 year ago

    searches

    https://www.youtube.com/@CeciliaBlomdahl

    skims

    I’m not really into her style, but she does have a lot of footage of the landscapes and the kinds of buildings they have and stuff.

    I’m kind of surprised that her house has so much glass in it – I kind of expected houses in the Arctic to have a lot of thick wall – but I guess if you get fancy-enough windows, you can probably get decent insulation.

    googles

    https://glawindows.com/triple-pane-window-r-value/

    With double pane windows, you get an R-value of 2 – 4.1. Meanwhile, with triple pane windows, the R-value is from 3.2 and up to 5.5 with 1 Low-E pane. With 2 Low-E panes, it can improve up to an 8.7 with argon gas filled units and up to a 9.9 with Krypton filled ones.

    It looks like new exterior walls in the colder parts of the US use R10 insulation (in addition to the siding itself and drywall, which I’d guess doesn’t contribute much):

    https://www.energystar.gov/saveathome/seal_insulate/identify_problems_you_want_fix/diy_checks_inspections/insulation_r_values

    Insulated 2x4 wood-frame wall:

    For Zones 4–8: Add R10 insulative wall sheathing beneath the new siding.

    …so in theory, if you have really high-end triple-glazed, exotic-gas-filled windows, they can insulate about as well as a wall.

    • Terrorbladegodlike
      1·
      3 days ago

      That’s a great observation! High-quality European windows are actually well-known for their energy efficiency — especially those made in Scandinavian countries or Germany. Triple-glazed units with argon or krypton gas are pretty standard there, and the window frames themselves are often multi-chambered with thermal breaks. With that kind of build, they can truly compete with insulated walls in terms of R-value. It looks like Cecilia probably has those kinds of windows installed — which explains how her house stays warm even in such extreme Arctic conditions. In Europe, insulation is taken very seriously, so European windows aren’t just stylish — they’re extremely practical too.