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Insulate now to save money and prevent one-half ton of greenhouse gas emissions per attic, per year(1) TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Want to save money, save energy and save the planet? Head to the attic. Sixty million American homes are estimated to have under-insulated attics. Those homes not only face increased energy costs of up to nearly 47.3(2) percent higher this winter, they're also emitting one-half ton more CO2 EVERY year(1) than their properly-insulated neighbors. In the atmosphere, that's about an average blimp-full(3) of CO2 emissions being released per block of homes each year. To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/owenscorning/30926/ With the Department of Energy recommending an average of R-value 49 for attics, Owens Corning (NYSE:OC), the makers of PINK insulation, advises that an attic have a minimum of 15.5 inches of fiberglass batt insulation or 18 inches of blown insulation. "It's simple to determine if you have enough, and it's easy to add more if you don't," said Gale Tedhams, director of sustainability for Owens Corning. "Go up to your attic. If you can see the wood beams of your attic floor, you don't have enough. "If we all insulated to the Department of Energy standard of R-49, imagine the difference we could make across the nation -- attic by attic, year after year -- in saving money and reducing greenhouse gas emissions." Homeowners can visit http://www.insulateyouratticnow.com/ to learn how to save on home heating and cooling bills, measure the attic and find out where to buy insulation. About Owens Corning Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) is a world leader in building materials systems and composite solutions. A Fortune 500 company for 53 consecutive years, Owens Corning people redefine what is possible each day to deliver high-quality products and services ranging from insulation, roofing and masonry products, to glass composite materials used in transportation, electronics, telecommunications and other high-performance applications. Founded in 1938, Owens Corning is a market-leading innovator of glass fiber technology with sales of $6.5 billion in 2006 and operations in 30 countries. Additional information is available at http://www.owenscorning.com/. (1) Savings will vary depending on your location and weather conditions. Calculations of energy savings based on a 1700 square foot, single story home, with base case insulation and air leakage levels equivalent to the average home built in 1965. Reference data sources include the U.S. Dept. of Commerce and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL) "Energy Savers Program". A summary of the calculation details is available upon request. (2) According to the National Energy Assistance Directors' Association. (http://www.neada.org/) (3) The US could save up to three million blimps full of CO2 emissions (the average blimp holds approximately 200,000 cubic feet of gas) if all under insulated attics in the US were insulated to the DOE standard. Estimated 60 million under-insulated homes in 2006 based upon a 2003 Harvard School of Public Health study, The Public Health Benefits of Insulation Retrofits in Existing Housing in the United States. The color PINK is a registered trademark of Owens Corning. http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/owenscorning/30926DATASOURCE: Owens Corning CONTACT: Kerry Desberg of Owens Corning, +1-419-248-5939, or Lisa Heathman, +1-503-295-1922, for Owens Corning Web site: http://www.insulateyouratticnow.com/

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