Daily Home Renovation Tips每日家装修秘诀

Is the Canadian Federal Conservative Government truly concerned about energy conservation and issues of global warming?是加拿大联邦保守党政府真正关心节约能源和问题，全球变暖？

Launched on April 1, 2007 by Natural Resources Canada, the发起的对2007年4月1日，由加拿大自然资源部， ecoENERGY Retrofit Program ecoenergy改造计划 provides financial incentives and support to Canadian home owners, small businesses, public institutions, etc. to take action on reducing water, electrical and heating resources.  The intent, according to an official of Natural Resources Canada, is that the ecoENERGY Retrofit grant is expected to cover 10 to 15% of the cost where a home owner undertakes three to four energy conservation retrofit projects on their home.提供财政鼓励和支持加拿大自置居所，小型企业，公共机构等采取行动，减少水，电和暖气的资源。意图，根据一项官方的加拿大自然资源部，是该ecoenergy改造补助金，预计涵盖10至15 ％的成本如家业主承诺三至四年节约能源改造项目对他们的家园。

Owners of single family homes are to pay out of their own pocket the cost of two energy audits (one prior to the home owner undertaking energy saving projects which reduce their home’s energy consumption) as well as the cost of these energy conservation projects.业主单一的家庭是要付出出于自己的口袋的成本，二的能源审计（ 1之前，居业主承诺节能项目，减轻他们的家庭的能源消耗量） ，以及成本，这些节约能源的项目。 After the second audit, the home owner can be eligible for up to $5,000 of Federal grant money to help offset the costs energy saving projects.后的第二个审计，民政拥有者可以有资格获得高达5000元的联邦补助金，以帮助抵消成本的节能项目。

Certain Provinces rebate a portion of the initial energy assessment (energy audit).一些省份的退税部分初始能量评估（能源审计） 。 There are various matching Provincial grant programs which differ from one Province to the next.有各种配套省级补助金的程序不同，从一省到明年。

After almost 11 months since April 1, 2007, here are some statistics as of February 19, 2008 provided to经过近11个月，自2007年4月1日，这里有一些统计数字，截至2008年2月19日提供 Daily Home Renovation Tips每日家装修秘诀 by the Office of Energy Conservation within Natural Resources Canada (with our thanks) since the program commencement on April 1, 2007 :由办公室节约能源与加拿大自然资源部（与我们的感谢）自该计划生效日期2007年4月1 ：

• 9,991,450 - Estimated Low-Rise House Build Prior to 2000 in Canada 9991450 -估计低层内务建设在2 000年之前在加拿大
• 0.87% - Percentage of Homes Completing Initial Energy Audit 0.87 ％ -百分比家园完成初步能源审计
• 9,478 - Total Number of Incentives Paid 9478 -总数的奖励支付
• $9,547,000 - Toal Value of Incentives (ie Grants Paid) 九五四七零零零美元 -t oal价值的奖励（即支付的赠款）
• 31,120 - CO2 Savings (Tons Per Year) 31120 -二氧化碳储蓄（吨每年）

Are the numbers impressive?是数字令人印象深刻的？ Do they represent significant results?这样做他们所代表的重大成果？ While owners of 86,752 homes built prior to 2000 have participated which could to some sound like a lot of homes, this represents less than 1% (0.87%) of the total number of estimated homes that are eligible to participate after almost 11 months of the program.而业主的86752家建立了2000年以前，曾参与其中的一些可能听起来像一个很大的家园， 这是不到1 ％ （ 0.87 ％ ）的总人数估计家园有资格参加经过近11个月的程序。

If 0.87% is low and disappointing, what could be done to increase participation?如果0.87 ％低，令人失望的，什么可以做，以增加参与？ We have a few thoughts on how participation could be increased.我们有几点思考如何参与可以增加。 Not all of it has to do with increasing monetary incentives to the home owner.并非所有这与增加货币奖励措施，以家庭拥有者。 Return next Monday when we share our ideas with you.返回下周一，当我们分享我们的想法与您联系。