<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>ProjectBook Articles</title><link>http://www.projectbook.co.uk/articles.html</link><description>Read a selection of in-depth articles, written by the UK's leading specialists in the field of Period and Listed buildings.</description><item><title><![CDATA[Old buildings, new technology - How to build a discreet, effective data network within a heritage or listed building]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.projectbook.co.uk/article_161.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Power Ethernet have developed a range of innovative all-in-one Ethernet enabled power sockets known as the PE Sockets. The PE Socket replaces the traditional wall power sockets and provides a high-speed, secure Ethernet network without the cost and disruption of installing additional cabling or unsightly plug-in adapters.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adaptation of Historic Buildings: the past]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.projectbook.co.uk/article_160.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Historic buildings have commonly been adapted, changed, updated and remodelled according to previous owners, which tells us we can also play our part]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[W.A.S Benson and Arts & Crafts]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.projectbook.co.uk/article_159.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lighting designer William Arthur Smith Benson was an integral part of the Arts & Crafts movement]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Designing new furniture for historic interiors]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.projectbook.co.uk/article_158.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[You don't necessarily have to replicate historic furniture for historic interiors; after all past generations filled their houses with inherited furniture from different periods]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Converting Attic Spaces in Older Buildings ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.projectbook.co.uk/article_157.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Converting your roof space can add enormously to the appeal of your property, but if done badly can cost you dear in repair works]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Condensation: Cause, Effect and Solutions]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.projectbook.co.uk/article_156.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Recently, while sharing a few beers with an architect friend, I experienced a sense of déjà vu. I knew what was coming next, because it has happened so many times before. ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Invented the Light Bulb? Early Electric Lighting]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.projectbook.co.uk/article_155.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[At our annual village quiz night, I caused a bit of a scene. The question was simple enough, ‘Who invented the light bulb?’ The answer, according to the compere, was Edison. ‘Well actually’, I’m afraid I couldn’t resist piping up, ‘electric lighting is much older’. During the 19th century 2 types of electric lamps were developed; the incandescent lamp (light created by passing the current through a filament) and the arc lamp (where the light is created by electricity leaping the gap between electrodes).  Humphry Davy first demonstrated an arc lamp in 1806 but the blinding light was impractical and could not be powered for more than a few minutes. He was a dazzling speaker and he hosted lectures which became major social events in London. However, it took quite some time for electricity to become a practical form of lighting.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old houses: The importance of using breathable materials]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.projectbook.co.uk/article_154.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you have been involved in caring for or repairing an old house you will have heard about the importance of “breathability”. I hope you will have heard it early on and often because it really is vitally important. But what does it mean?]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Care and Maintenance of Cotswold stone]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.projectbook.co.uk/article_153.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[What attracts us to the rural idyll of the Cotswolds?Even in these difficult market conditions the attraction of a stone cottage in this beautiful countryside is hard to resist. The stone buildings in the Cotswolds embody the best English traditions of craftsmanship and ordered beauty. Nothing gives our landscape such richness, individuality and charm as the local building materials. From the brown ironstones of north Oxfordshire and the greyer stones of north Gloucestershire, through to the honey coloured stones of south Gloucestershire, the essential quality of the Cotswolds is its limestone. ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gas Lighting – toxic fumes, explosions and soot]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.projectbook.co.uk/article_152.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Now don’t get me wrong, there’s a lot to be said for gas lighting (not least the stunning fittings which survive from the wealthy middle classes) but I question whether it would pass today’s health and safety requirements.]]></description></item></channel></rss>
