Daily Home Renovation Tips每日家裝修秘訣

Last week the neighborhood where we live had a first annual energy conservation fair.上週，居委會我們的生活產生了第一屆年度能源節約公平的。 It was advertised in the local community paper.這是刊登廣告，在當地社區的文件。

It was a small gathering of approximately 12 exhibit booth or so.這是一個小型聚會，約12或展覽攤位。 There were come energy conservation vendors, environmental organizations, the local utility and so on.有來節約能源的供應商，環保組織，當地水電費等。

We went because, as a professional educator (when I am not working on renovating our home or telling you about our renovation adventures….or mis-adventures我們去，因為，作為一個專業人士，教育家（當我不工作就翻新，我們在家中或告訴您對我們的裝修冒險… … 。或不當的冒險 ), I have seen so many cases where if only the person had the right information and knowledge they would have made the best decision. ） ，我看到有這麼多的情況下，只要人的權利的信息和知識，他們會作出最好的決定。

We knew nothing about home renovations when we started our adventure in the summer of 2007.我們一無所知首頁翻修當我們開始我們的冒險在2007年夏天。 We have learned a lot through making our own mistakes, through the advice and guidance of our contractors, and by doing our own research.我們學到了很多東西，通過我們自己的失誤，通過諮詢和指導我們的承辦商，以及做我們自己的研究。

Technology changes so fast, even in the home renovation ‘game’.技術變化如此之快，甚至在首頁翻新'遊戲' 。 Yes, a drywall board is a drywall board.不錯， drywall委員會是一個drywall董事會。 However, more technically involved products like energy conservation devices seems to change and improve sometimes over night.然而，更在技術上涉及的產品，如節約能源的設備，似乎要改變和改進，有時一夜之間。

We went to our local energy conservation fair to learn what we could.我們去了本地的能源節約，公平要了解什麼，我們可以。 We learned about a non-profit organization focused on environmental awareness that also is involved in promoting energy conservation for low-income households.我們了解了一個非營利組織，側重於環保意識，這也涉及在促進能源節約的低收入家庭。 What a great idea and initiative.什麼是偉大構想和倡議。 We hope to include this organization in our blog roll soon and write an article about them and their effort regarding energy conservation related home renovation tasks for low-income families in the near future.我們希望包括本組織在我們的博客輥盡快和寫一篇文章他們和他們的努力，關於節約能源的有關家庭維修任務，為低收入家庭，在不久的將來。

We also were able to speak to a company who we had seen on the web about their solar air heating device and now feel more comfortable with it.我們也可以發言，一間公司誰，我們看到在互聯網上關於他們的太陽能空氣加熱裝置和現在感覺更舒適，與它。 They also informed us that this device does indeed qualify for Federal grant money (something which our energy audit report did not mention so we now have to go back to the energy auditor and ask him why?).他們還告訴我們，這個裝置確實有資格的聯邦補助金（一些，我們的能源審計報告並沒有提及，所以我們現在要回去，以能源的核數師，並請他，為什麼呢？ ） 。

They also have an interesting solar blind product which can keep the sun’s heat and UV rays out in the summer while, by simply reversing the blind, can become a passive solar collector to produce some warmth in the winter.他們也有一個有趣的太陽能盲產品可以使太陽的熱量和紫外線，在夏季雖然，只要扭轉了盲，能夠成為一個被動的太陽能集熱器，以產生一些溫暖在冬季。 We have invited this firm to our home in the next few weeks to conduct a ‘free’ solar energy assessment.我們已邀請該公司到我們的家在未來幾個星期內進行一次'免費'的太陽能評估。

So, get out of the house every once in a while to learn more on aspects of home renovations and energy conservation.因此，擺脫內務每一次是在一，而以了解更多方面的首頁翻修和節約能源。 You never know what you will learn that you can use.你永遠不知道什麼，您將了解，您可以使用。

Post Script : About an hour or so after I wrote this article I received a phone call from the fair organizer. 郵政腳本 ：約一小時或後，我寫此文章我收到一個電話，從公平的組織者。 It so happened that I won one of the door prizes that just happened to be the solar blind product mentioned above!那麼湊巧，我贏了其中一個大門，獎品剛剛發生的事情成為太陽能盲產品上述！ Sweet!  :-)太棒了！ :-)

So, that will let us have this new (to us) product installed on a south facing window in our home and then we can tell you about our experiences.所以，這將讓我們有這個新的（我們）產品安裝在南面臨的窗口，在我們的家，然後我們可以告訴您關於我們的經驗。 Stay tuned!敬請期待！