There is a great deal of construction, of brand new homes, in my city. It doesn't matter what contractor is building them, or what part of town they are in, they all have one thing in common:

They all have a ridiculously small number of windows.

If you look at older homes, I'd say almost every room has at least one window. Two per room seems average for an older home.

These new homes, are often lacking a single window, in one, or more, entire exterior wall! It doesn't seem to matter if the house is big or small, they still lack windows. Not only does it look unappealing to the eye outdoors, but how are these homes supposed to get natural light or fresh air inside?

I suspect this trend is happening for two possible reasons: energy efficiency and construction cost.

In cases where energy efficiency is the *only* factor for having a lack of windows, why not simply build using energy efficient windows?

I hate new houses. They are so windowless, they might as well be tombs. Yuck.