A house for the 21st century HARU-330 A Practical example ofenery efficient, self-sufficient, ecologically, friendly housing

摘要

In the 21st century, people will use personal computers to cross borders and make direct contact with the people and information they require. Workingfrom one's house will be commonplace. people doing so will probably choose to go and live in rural areas where the environment is pleasant, imagine living in your favorit part of the country, sorrounded bytrees, with sunlight, wter, land and plenty of fresh air, no living ocst, but still enjoying a civilized lifestyle. I expect that more people will want to live this way in future. I suppose that"energy self-sufficient housign"--where people will not depend on utility ocmpanies for electricity, water, gas or sewers-would be appropriate for this kind of dewlling built in such places. We who have bee nbrought up in the world of consumption are not doubt unfamiliar with suchterms as "energy self-sufficient," and are left feeling a little bewildeered. But then, if the ability to kindle fire is the start of living, then self-sufficiency is the starting poin for the house. We should aply to this the technology we already have at hand. These plans for the dwelling for the lifestyle of the 21st century bring together hightech and low-tech elements have been put in to practise to costruct a house within a limited budget. If a house built to these specifications proves to be successful, there will be less need for us to have to live in cities. If we no longer have ocmpete for the same living space, the price of land no longer spiral upwards. The level of investment in social infrastructue to supply electricity and treat arbage and sewerage will be cut in half, and the levels of environmental pollution will be greatly reduced.