The behaviour of a building’s users

The behaviour of a building’s users may be at least as important as its design when it comes to energy use, according to new research from the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC). The UK promises to reduce its carbon emissions (排放）by 80 percent by 2050, part of which will be achieved by all new homes being zero-carbon by 2016. But this report shows that sustainable building design on its own — though extremely important- is not enough to achieve such reductions: the behaviour of the people using the building has to change too.
The study suggests that the ways that people use and live in their homes have been largely ignored by existing efforts to improve energy efficiency (效率)，which instead focus on architectural and technological developments.
‘Technology is going to assist but it is not going to do everything,’explains Katy Janda, a UKERC senior researcher，‘consumption patterns of building users can defeat the most careful design. ’In other words，old habits die hard, even in the best-designed eco-home.
Another part of the problem is information. Households and bill-payers don’t have the knowledge they need to change their energy-use habits. Without specific information，it’s hard to estimate the costs and benefits of making different choices. Feedback (反馈） facilities, like smart meters and energy monitors，could help bridge this information gap by helping people see how changing their behaviour directly affects their energy use; some studies have shown that households can achieve up to 15 percent energy savings using smart meters.
Social science research has added a further dimension (方面），suggesting that individuals’behaviour in the home can be personal and cannot be predicted 一 whether people throw open their windows rather than turn down the thermostat (恒温器) , for example.
Janda argues that education is the key. She calls for a focused programme to teach people about buildings and their own behaviour in them.

結果 (中文) 1:

建筑使用者的行为可能是至少和它的设计同样重要能源使用的时候根据新的研究从英国能源研究中心 （UKERC）。英国承诺减少其碳排放量 （排放）by 80%，到 2050 年，其中一部分将通过所有新的住宅被零碳到 2016 年。但这份报告显示，可持续建筑设计本身 — — 虽然极为重要 — — 不是不足以实现这种裁减： 使用该建筑物的人的行为已经改变过了。这项研究表明，人们使用和住在自己的家园的方法已通过现有的努力来提高能源效率 (效率) 温存而是专注于建筑和技术的发展忽视。' 技术去协助，但它不会做任何事，'解释 UKERC 高级 researcher，凯蒂 Janda' 消费模式构建用户能打败最精心的设计。' 在其他 words，old 旧习难改，即使在最佳设计的生态家园。Another part of the problem is information. Households and bill-payers don’t have the knowledge they need to change their energy-use habits. Without specific information，it’s hard to estimate the costs and benefits of making different choices. Feedback (反馈） facilities, like smart meters and energy monitors，could help bridge this information gap by helping people see how changing their behaviour directly affects their energy use; some studies have shown that households can achieve up to 15 percent energy savings using smart meters.Social science research has added a further dimension (方面），suggesting that individuals’behaviour in the home can be personal and cannot be predicted 一 whether people throw open their windows rather than turn down the thermostat (恒温器) , for example.Janda argues that education is the key. She calls for a focused programme to teach people about buildings and their own behaviour in them.

結果 (中文) 3:

一个建筑的用户行为可以至少为设计时，能源的使用是重要的，根据新的研究由英国能源研究中心（UKERC）。英国承诺减少碳排放量（排放）由百分之80到2050，其中一部分将由所有新的家是由2016个零碳实现。但这份报告显示，可持续建筑设计本身虽然极为重要的不足以实现这样的减排：人们的行为以建设有了很大变化。
研究表明，人们使用和生活在自己的家园一直是由现有的努力提高能源利用效率的途径（忽略效率），而不是集中在建筑和技术的发展。“技术正在帮助
但它不会做任何事情，凯蒂'explains扬达，一及高级研究员，建立用户模式可以打败'consumption最细心的设计。换句话说，积习难改，即使在最佳设计的生态家园。
问题的另一方面是信息。家庭和账单支付没有他们需要改变他们的能源使用习惯的知识。没有具体信息，估计做出不同选择的成本和收益是很难的。反馈（反馈）设备，如智能电表和能源监测，可以帮助弥合这一差距的信息帮助人们了解如何改变他们的行为直接影响到他们的能源使用；一些研究表明，家庭可以达到节省百分之15的能源使用智能电表。
社会科学研究进一步增加了尺寸（方面），建议在家可以个人individuals'behaviour并不能预测人们是否把一打开窗户而不是把恒温器（恒温器
），例如。Janda认为，教育是关键。她需要一个集中的计划，教人们在他们的建筑和自己的行为。