Owens Corning Announces Business-Building Sustainability Partnerships at NAHB Green Building Show
May 13 2008 - 3:45PM
PR Newswire (US)
Certified Green Dealer(TM) and Environments For Living(R) Certified
Green programs offer powerful tools for differentiation in a down
market NEW ORLEANS, May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Owens Corning
(NYSE:OC), a leader in building science for nearly 70 years,
announced it has become a sponsor of LBM Journal's Certified Green
Dealer(TM) program and renewed its sponsorship with Masco Home
Services' Environments For Living(R) Certified Green program. Owens
Corning's partnership with these robust green building programs is
intended to drive value for customers at all levels of the supply
chain by providing the training they need to become fluent in green
building practices and products. Meeting growing consumer demand
for energy efficient products will help the environment by reducing
CO2 emissions associated with greenhouse gas and also provide an
advantage in today's difficult market. The announcements were made
at this year's NAHB National Green Building Conference. "As a
sustainable company, Owens Corning not only focuses on the greening
of our operations and products, but we are committed to helping our
customers understand how together we all can accelerate energy
efficiency in the built environment," said Gale Tedhams, director
of sustainable communities and green products, Owens Corning.
"Today's fast-growing green market -- one that is seeing annual
growth of as much as 30 percent despite the slump in the overall
housing market -- has created opportunities for builders and
contractors to set themselves apart." Owens Corning's support of
the Certified Green Dealer program
(http://www.certifiedgreendealer.com/) helps provide the
opportunity for dealers to understand and take advantage of today's
hottest market driver. The Certified Green Dealer program provides:
-- An easy and informative training process for dealer sales teams;
-- Online educational and instructional videos on green building
practices and product choices; -- Study guides, resource materials
and an online certification exam; and -- For certified dealers, the
Certified Green Dealer logo for use in marketing materials to
showcase program certification. Building sustainable, energy
efficient and comfortable homes is a tall order. The Environments
For Living Certified Green program (http://www.eflbuilder.com/)
helps builders meet this challenge by providing: -- Education and
customized training in green building practices and building
science; -- Testing protocols for duct tightness, air tightness and
pressure balancing; -- Builder sales training and program
implementation assistance; and -- Marketing materials and homeowner
package, including three-year limited guarantees* on comfort and
energy used for heating and cooling. About Owens Corning Owens
Corning (NYSE:OC) is a leading global producer of residential and
commercial building materials, glass fiber reinforcements and
engineered materials for composite systems. A Fortune 500 company
for 54 consecutive years, Owens Corning is committed to driving
sustainability through delivering solutions, transforming markets
and enhancing lives. Founded in 1938, Owens Corning is a
market-leading innovator of glass fiber technology with sales of $5
billion in 2007 and 19,000 employees in 26 countries on five
continents. Additional information is available at
http://www.owenscorning.com/. *Ask to see actual guarantee for full
details and limitations. DATASOURCE: Owens Corning CONTACT: Lisa
Heathman of HMH, +1-503-295-1922, ext. 255, for Owens Corning; or
Kerry Desberg of Owens Corning, +1-419-248-5939 Web site:
http://www.owenscorning.com/ http://www.eflbuilder.com/
http://www.certifiedgreendealer.com/
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