住屋问题
在美国，一如许多发达国家，对那些可能想买房的人，住房的成本比他们的工资上涨得要快。近年来，这一差距已经变得更大——已到了沉痛的地步，只有那些已有房的才可以买一间新的，现已成了老生常谈。其原因是多方面的。劳动力成本占很大比重，但传统材料的成本也增加了不少，再加上法例、银行的做法、工会的压力和公众的看法等很多因素错综复杂，以致若要以最有效益的设计及生产工艺来兴建高质量的住房，成本低不了。
尽管结构本身的成本有点失控，但最有趣的是，现代房的成本亦指那其技术系统。在上世纪初，房屋的结构就是最主要的。暖气系统都是柴火壁炉或火炉。对于普通家庭来说，排水系统根本不存在，也没有照明、电话或任何我们现在认为是“设施”的其他技术服务。在本世纪，这些服务以及许多便携式和嵌入式家庭电器，已经成为家中的标准设施，由建筑商提供或其他方式提供。也可以公平地说，在美国，房子一半的成本，是用于添置那些电动、机动及其他服务之上，那是有质量的中产阶级住房所预期有的。
然而，本可通过有效地整合技术系统与结构来将施工条件加以控制，从而得到重大的节约，这显然尚未能实现。
原文如下：
In the United States, as in many other developed countries, the cost of housing has risen faster than the salaries of those who might buy it. In recent years, this disparity has become even greater - to the point where it is now frequently said, bitterly, that only those who already have a house may buy a new one. The causes are many. Labor costs a great deal, but the costs of traditional materials have also increased a lot, and many interwoven factors of regulations, banking practices, union pressures and public perception have kept the most effective design and production processes from achieving higher quality housing at lower costs.
In spite of the run-away cost of structure itself, the most interesting cost in a house now are those of its technological systems. At the beginning of the last century, housing required little more than structure. Heating systems were wood fireplaces or stoves. Plumbing for the average home did not exist, nor did lighting, telephone or any of the other technological services we now considered "utilities". During this century, these services along with many portable and built-in appliances have become standard facilities of the home, supplied by the builder or provided for in some other way. It is probably fair to say that over half the cost of an American house now is committed to the electrical, mechanical and other services that are expected in any quality middle-class home.
Yet, the obviously major savings that could be achieved by integrating technological systems efficiently with structure where conditions of construction can be controlled have not been realized.
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在美国，一如许多发达国家，对那些可能想买房的人，住房的成本比他们的工资上涨得要快。近年来，这一差距已经变得更大——已到了沉痛的地步，只有那些已有房的才可以买一间新的，现已成了老生常谈。其原因是多方面的。劳动力成本占很大比重，但传统材料的成本也增加了不少，再加上法例、银行的做法、工会的压力和公众的看法等很多因素错综复杂，以致若要以最有效益的设计及生产工艺来兴建高质量的住房，成本低不了。
尽管结构本身的成本有点失控，但最有趣的是，现代房的成本亦指那其技术系统。在上世纪初，房屋的结构就是最主要的。暖气系统都是柴火壁炉或火炉。对于普通家庭来说，排水系统根本不存在，也没有照明、电话或任何我们现在认为是“设施”的其他技术服务。在本世纪，这些服务以及许多便携式和嵌入式家庭电器，已经成为家中的标准设施，由建筑商提供或其他方式提供。也可以公平地说，在美国，房子一半的成本，是用于添置那些电动、机动及其他服务之上，那是有质量的中产阶级住房所预期有的。
然而，本可通过有效地整合技术系统与结构来将施工条件加以控制，从而得到重大的节约，这显然尚未能实现。
原文如下：
In the United States, as in many other developed countries, the cost of housing has risen faster than the salaries of those who might buy it. In recent years, this disparity has become even greater - to the point where it is now frequently said, bitterly, that only those who already have a house may buy a new one. The causes are many. Labor costs a great deal, but the costs of traditional materials have also increased a lot, and many interwoven factors of regulations, banking practices, union pressures and public perception have kept the most effective design and production processes from achieving higher quality housing at lower costs.
In spite of the run-away cost of structure itself, the most interesting cost in a house now are those of its technological systems. At the beginning of the last century, housing required little more than structure. Heating systems were wood fireplaces or stoves. Plumbing for the average home did not exist, nor did lighting, telephone or any of the other technological services we now considered "utilities". During this century, these services along with many portable and built-in appliances have become standard facilities of the home, supplied by the builder or provided for in some other way. It is probably fair to say that over half the cost of an American house now is committed to the electrical, mechanical and other services that are expected in any quality middle-class home.
Yet, the obviously major savings that could be achieved by integrating technological systems efficiently with structure where conditions of construction can be controlled have not been realized.
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第1个回答 2014-08-20
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第2个回答 2014-08-20
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第3个回答 2014-08-20
房子问题追答
在美国，和在其它发达国家一样，房价的涨幅远远超过要买房人的工资涨幅。
近年来，这个差距也越来越大，
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