Daily Home Renovation Tips每日家裝修秘訣

Is the Canadian Federal Conservative Government truly concerned about energy conservation and issues of global warming?是加拿大聯邦保守黨政府真正關心節約能源和問題，全球變暖？

Launched on April 1, 2007 by Natural Resources Canada, the發起的對2007年4月1日，由加拿大自然資源部， ecoENERGY Retrofit Program ecoenergy改造計劃 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.提供財政鼓勵和支持加拿大自置居所，小型企業，公共機構等採取行動，減少水，電和暖氣的資源。意圖，根據一項官方的加拿大自然資源部，是該ecoenergy改造補助金，預計涵蓋10至15 ％的成本如家業主承諾三至四年節約能源改造項目對他們的家園。

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.業主單一的家庭是要付出出於自己的口袋的成本，二的能源審計（ 1之前，居業主承諾節能項目，減輕他們的家庭的能源消耗量） ，以及成本，這些節約能源的項目。 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.後的第二個審計，民政擁有者可以有資格獲得高達5000元的聯邦補助金，以幫助抵消成本的節能項目。

Certain Provinces rebate a portion of the initial energy assessment (energy audit).一些省份的退稅部分初始能量評估（能源審計） 。 There are various matching Provincial grant programs which differ from one Province to the next.有各種配套省級補助金的程序不同，從一省到明年。

After almost 11 months since April 1, 2007, here are some statistics as of February 19, 2008 provided to經過近11個月，自2007年4月1日，這裡有一些統計數字，截至2008年2月19日提供 Daily Home Renovation Tips每日家裝修秘訣 by the Office of Energy Conservation within Natural Resources Canada (with our thanks) since the program commencement on April 1, 2007 :由辦公室節約能源與加拿大自然資源部（與我們的感謝）自該計劃生效日期2007年4月1 ：

• 9,991,450 - Estimated Low-Rise House Build Prior to 2000 in Canada 9991450 -估計低層內務建設在2 000年之前在加拿大
• 0.87% - Percentage of Homes Completing Initial Energy Audit 0.87 ％ -百分比家園完成初步能源審計
• 9,478 - Total Number of Incentives Paid 9478 -總數的獎勵支付
• $9,547,000 - Toal Value of Incentives (ie Grants Paid) 九五四七零零零美元 -t oal價值的獎勵（即支付的贈款）
• 31,120 - CO2 Savings (Tons Per Year) 31120 -二氧化碳儲蓄（噸每年）

Are the numbers impressive?是數字令人印象深刻的？ Do they represent significant results?這樣做他們所代表的重大成果？ 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.而業主的86752家建立了2000年以前，曾參與其中的一些可能聽起來像一個很大的家園， 這是不到1 ％ （ 0.87 ％ ）的總人數估計家園有資格參加經過近11個月的程序。

If 0.87% is low and disappointing, what could be done to increase participation?如果0.87 ％低，令人失望的，什麼可以做，以增加參與？ We have a few thoughts on how participation could be increased.我們有幾點思考如何參與可以增加。 Not all of it has to do with increasing monetary incentives to the home owner.並非所有這與增加貨幣獎勵措施，以家庭擁有者。 Return next Monday when we share our ideas with you.返回下週一，當我們分享我們的想法與您聯繫。