欧洲委员会的第二热能计划为麦克尔·霍普金斯及其合伙人提供了一个良好机会,他们趁此机会通过两个研究项目制定了创造持续性建筑所需要的技术.大部份的精力投入在提高效率,减少建筑能源需求和在可能的情况下使用再生能源的方面上.同时,该项实践要求有开阔的视野并意识到有可能设计出低能源需求的建筑,只是因众多的因素使建筑并不真能持续下去.首先,在最初的建筑中能源设计量过大,结果是建筑在未倒塌之前仅只能设法节省足够的能源来偿还最初的债务.其次,建筑与其周围基础设施的关系可能不会持续下去,这是根据它对交通、垃圾处理的需要而定,以及它对周围景观的影响而定.最后,建筑内的生活质量如果幽闭封锁、沉闷、不愉快,采光差与外界视野接触有限, The Council of Europe’s second thermal programme provided a good opportunity for Michael Hopkins and his partners to take the opportunity to develop the technology needed to create sustainable buildings through two research projects. Most of the energy Investing in improving efficiency, reducing building energy demand and, where possible, using renewable energy. At the same time, this practice requires an open field of vision and realizes that it is possible to design a building with low energy demand just because of numerous factors. To make the building really not last. First, the energy design in the original building was too large. The result was that the building could only manage to save enough energy to repay the initial debt before it collapsed. Second, the relationship between the building and its surrounding infrastructure. It may not continue. This is based on its need for traffic and garbage disposal, and its impact on the surrounding landscape. Finally, the quality of life in the building is claustrophobic, boring, unpleasant, poor lighting and external vision. Limited contact,