Daily Home Renovation Tips每日家裝修秘訣

From time to time從時間，以時間 Daily Home Renovation Tips每日家裝修秘訣 brings to your attention a new addition to our blog roll.使你注意一個新的，除了我們的博客名冊。

Today we introduce the web site for ENERGY STAR.今天，我們介紹了網站的能源之星標準。

I have to admit that I, like at least a few of you (come on, you know who you are我必須承認，我想至少有幾個你（來吧，你知道你是誰 ), never gave it a second thought about who is responsible for ENERGY STAR standards or who is behind the ENERGY STAR accreditation for products. ） ，從來沒有給它的第二個思考誰是負責能源之星標準，或誰是背後的能源之星認證的產品。

All I really knew was that if a product had the ENERGY STAR label it had to be at least among the more energy efficient products for that product group.所有我真的知道的是，如果一個產品有能源之星標籤，它必須至少其中較具能源效益的產品，該產品組。

Did you know that ENERGY STAR is a joint effort of both the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United States Department of Energy (DOE)?您是否知道，能源之星是一個共同努力，雙方的美國環境保護署（ EPA ）和美國部能源部（ DOE ） ？ I didn’t.我沒有。

Per the ENERGY STAR web site, what started out in 1992 by the EPA as an effort to identify and promote energy-efficient products to reduce greenhouse gas emissions initially focusing on computers and monitors, has grown to cover ”每能源之星的網站，一開始在1992年由美國環保局的一項努力，查明並推廣的節能產品，以減少溫室氣體排放量最初側重於計算機和顯示器，已擴展至涵蓋“ …major appliances, office equipment, lighting, home electronics, and more. …的主要電器，辦公設備，照明設備，家用電子產品和更多。 EPA has also extended the [ENERGY STAR] label to cover new homes and commercial and industrial buildings.環保局也延長[能源之星]標籤，以支付新的家園和商業及工業樓宇。 ” “

The web site has much to offer the home owner (and non-home owner).該網站提供大量負資產（和非主頁所有者） 。 Of the 5 different main sections, two which piqued my curiosity were those on “Products” and “Home Improvement”.該5種不同的主要部分，其中2 piqued我的好奇心，那些對“產品”和“居者改善” 。

As one would think, the Products area includes the vast array of product categories from appliances and heating & cooling products to home electronics, lighting and more.作為人會認為，產品的領域包括大量的產品分類，從電器和暖氣＆冷卻產品，家電，照明及更多。 What was very nice to see was that these sub-sections did not just list ENERGY STAR qualified products.什麼是很好看的是，這些小節並不只是名單能源之星標準的合格產品。 In addition, it also provided useful information (more in some product categories than others).此外，它還提供了有用的資料（更在一些產品分類比別人） 。

For example, the DVD Products sub-category page includes a section on other DVD features which consumers may wish to take into consideration when purchasing a new DVD player, in addition of course to energy efficiency represented by the ENERGY STAR label.舉例來說， DVD產品分類別的網頁，包括一節，其他的DVD的特點，消費者不妨考慮購買時，一種新的DVD播放機，此外，當然，以能源效率為代表的能源之星標籤。

In the Home Improvement area of the web site, there was a nice page on在家庭改善方面的網站，有一個很好的網頁 air sealing and insulation空氣密封和絕緣 which reminds us that a knowledgeable homeowner or a skilled contractor can reduce air leaks in a house with proper sealing and insulation, and thus can reduce a home’s heating and cooling costs by up to 20% (or up to 10% of the home’s total annual energy bill).這提醒我們，知識屋主或熟練的承包商可以減少空氣洩漏，在一所房子與適當的密封和絕緣，從而可以減少家庭的加熱和冷卻成本，最高可達20 ％ （或至多10 ％的家'總額每年的能源法案） 。

In the same Home Improvement area, there was another page on Common Home Problems dealing with在相同的家居改善方面，還有一個網頁上的共同家園的問題處理 mold, mildew or musty odors模具，霉變或musty氣味 and actions one should take for different leak situations (a situation dear to our heart with our bathroom shower stall leak issue which we are currently writing about) as well as how to reduce indoor humidity which, if excessive, can contribute to mold growth in the home.和行動之一，應採取不同的洩漏情況（這種情況親愛的，以我們的心與我們的浴室淋浴檔洩漏的問題，我們正在寫） ，以及如何降低室內濕度，如果過量，可有助於黴菌生長，在家。

All in all, a very useful web site.總括來說，一個非常有用的網站。 If you want to see if a certain product is ENERGY STAR qualified, go ahead and search for it on the web site in the related product category.如果您想要看如果某一個產品是合格的能源之星標準，繼續進行搜索，它在網站上，在相關的產品類別。

The ENERGY STAR web site has much useful information for the homeowner and home renovator alike that will be well worth your while to add to your favorite places on the Internet and visit from time to time.能源之星的網站有很多有用的資料，讓屋主和家庭renovator都將非常值得您的，而添加到您最喜愛的地方在互聯網上和訪問時間，時間。 There are a lot of places to obtain information out on the world wide web, some with accurate information and some with, let’s just say not as accurate information有很多地方獲取信息列於萬維網上，一些與準確的信息和一些與，讓我們只說沒有準確的信息 . 。 The ENERGY STAR site is one of those places that you can trust.能源之星的網站之一，那些地方，您可以信任。