This paperexamineshouseholdresponsestosustainabilityissuesandadoptionofenergysavingtech-
nologies. Ourexampleofsolarhotwatersystemshighlightsthecomplexityandvariabilityofresponses
to low-carbontechnologies.WhileSHWsystemshavethepotentialtoprovidethemajorityofhousehold
hot waterandtolowercarbonemissions,littleresearchhasbeendonetoinvestigatehowSHWsystems
are integratedintoeverydaylife.Wedrawonculturalunderstandingsofthehouseholdtoidentify
passiveandactiveusersofSHWsystemsandutilizeamodelthatillustrateshowtechnologyuseis
dependent oninter-relationsbetweenculturalnorms,systemsofprovision,thematerialelementsof
homes, andpractice.Akey finding isthathouseholdscanbeill-preparedtomakethemostoftheirSHW
systemsandlackpost-installationsupporttodoso.Thus,informedandefficient useofSHWsystemsis
hit andmiss.Currentpolicyislargelyaimedatsubsidizingpurchaseandinstallationontheassumption
that thisissufficient foremissionreductiongoals.Ouranalysisprovidesevidencetothecontrary.Areas
we highlightforpolicyandpracticeimprovementareindependentpre-purchaseadvice,installation
quality,andpracticalguidanceonsystemoperationandinteractionwithpatternsofhotwateruse
 
นี้ paperexamineshouseholdresponsestosustainabilityissuesandadoptionofenergysavingtech - 
 nologies . ourexampleofsolarhotwatersystemshighlightsthecomplexityandvariabilityofresponses 
 ต่ำ carbontechnologies . whileshwsystemshavethepotentialtoprovidethemajorityofhousehold 
 
 เป็น littleresearchhasbeendonetoinvestigatehowshwsystems waterandtolowercarbonemissions ร้อน , integratedintoeverydaylife .wedrawonculturalunderstandingsofthehouseholdtoidentify 
 
 passiveandactiveusersofshwsystemsandutilizeamodelthatillustrateshowtechnologyuseis ขึ้นอยู่กับ oninter relationsbetweenculturalnorms systemsofprovision thematerialelementsof 
 , , บ้าน , และ . ที่หา isthathouseholdscanbeill systemsandlackpost-installationsupporttodoso.thus preparedtomakethemostoftheirshw 
 ,informedandefficient useofshwsystemsis 
 ตี andmiss . currentpolicyislargelyaimedatsubsidizingpurchaseandinstallationontheassumption 
 ที่ thisissufficient foremissionreductiongoals . ouranalysisprovidesevidencetothecontrary พื้นที่ 
 เรา highlightforpolicyandpracticeimprovementareindependentpre purchaseadvice คุณภาพการติดตั้ง 
 , andpracticalguidanceonsystemoperationandinteractionwithpatternsofhotwateruse
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