Silly question about JW

[JMJ_Theresa]

Around here, the kingdom halls are windowless. I asked a JW about it. Her answer was that it was a practical matter to save money on construction.

Is that true?

Just curious.

 

[Catholic_Dude]

JMJ Theresa:

Around here, the kingdom halls are windowless. I asked a JW about it. Her answer was that it was a practical matter to save money on construction.

Is that true?

Just curious.

Im not sure what to say, but I would have asked something like

“if you added windows wouldnt that save money on the electric bill over the years due to lights and air conditioning/circulation?”

 

[Semper_Fi_1]

I could be mistaken but it’s because JWs are known for designing up their own plans for their Kingdom Halls and for the speed in which they construct them. Also, keeping windows off of buildings definitely would save more money in the winter time for heating costs than it would benefit electric bills for lights.

 

[Catholic_Dude]

Semper Fi:

I could be mistaken but it’s because JWs are known for designing up their own plans for their Kingdom Halls and for the speed in which they construct them. Also, keeping windows off of buildings definitely would save more money in the winter time for heating costs than it would benefit electric bills for lights.

Are you sure about that? What if the Hall was built in the South West (USA)?

 

[flameburns623]

JMJ Theresa:

Around here, the kingdom halls are windowless. I asked a JW about it. Her answer was that it was a practical matter to save money on construction.

Is that true?

Just curious.

The issue was raised before just a few months ago. One JW provided numerous photographic examples of Kingdom Halls with windows, including the 'quick-build; variety. Windows don’t necessarily make the building easier to construct nor easier for the HVAC system to heat or cool. They may make the building easier to secure, a consideration since many Kingdom Halls are built in inner-city areas.

How the Kingdom Hall happens to look depends upon the sorts of plans which are available from the Watchtower Society at a given time, what the local leadership wants in terms of appearance of the building, and local codes. Very often, Kingdom Halls serve multiple congregations at the same time or using staggered schedules: for this reason, a lot more thought is put into designing the parking areas and entrances so that people in one congregation can gain access to their meetings without disturbing the other congreation(s) which might have separate activities going on. What this generally means is that there is likely classroom.meeting-room/office space on the outside perimeters of the building, with one or more auditoriums located further inside the building and accessed by a main foyer. Windows in the classrooms will be small and serve decorative rather than functional purposes, so as not to distract from the purpose of the room

The Kingodm Halls which I have seen usually are tastefully but austerely appointed, with perhaps a mural in either the foyer or the auditorium, a handful of other paintings or pictures, and I think some flowers and greenery in apprpriate places.

 

[Daniel_Marsh]

Their buildings are put up with volunteer labor, limited budget, and with standardized plans with this in mind. So, the barn raising of a given group is limited to talent avilable in the area. Building maintence is also volunteer, less complicated, less maintence.

 

[Catholic_Dude]

A Christian would surely see the symbolism in such a structure though, Jesus is the light of the world, yet sadly they cant comprehend the light and walk in darkness.