When and where modern housing was born
What defines modern housing? Tour enough castles, abbeys, and stately homes and it isn’t hard to identify the five critical features:
State of the art, thirteenth century
1. Central heating rather than fireplaces
2. Running water instead of basins and pitchers
3. Flush toilet and sewer instead of chamber pots and outhouses
4. Bright lighting instead of candles
5. Electricity for [...]
