It All Adds Up: Owens Corning Designs Tool To Aid Builders With Energy Policy Act

Proprietary Energy Solutions Calculator Software Offers Builders a Competitive Edge

ORLANDO, FLA (Wednesday, January 11, 2006) - Leading building materials
manufacturer Owens Corning introduced the Owens Corning Builder Energy
Solutions Calculator at the International Builders Show today. The new
software not only provides the ability to better understand how to most
economically improve the energy efficiency of their projects, but also
provides a sophisticated analytic tool to help builders meet tax credit
compliance standards for the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
"The Energy Policy Act represents a significant opportunity for our
industry to both grow and to build more thermally efficient structures," says
John Pagano, vice president of builder strategy, Owens Corning. "Without
question, however, this kind of legislation requires understanding and
following a process that's often technically and administratively difficult --
and this calculator is designed with one simple goal -- to make the process
easier for our builder business partners."

How it works
In order to provide builders with information, the Owens Corning Builder
Energy Solutions Calculator uses sophisticated DOE-2 modeling software (one of
the industry's most sophisticated building energy analysis program that can
predict the energy use and cost for all types of buildings), and uses default
product cost estimates from a variety of builders as baseline information.
The program is designed to:

-- Provide integrated information on the relevant features and benefits
of the Energy Policy Act
-- Project what builders must do to meet the criteria to get to the tax
credit level
-- Demonstrate a builder's current building practices
-- Project the potential energy savings available to the home buyer
-- Help the builder differentiate their product offerings by delivering
more energy efficient homes to consumers.


"As a 67-year-old corporation with a heritage built on energy efficiency,
our purpose is very simple -- delivering solutions, transforming markets, and
enhancing lives," said Pagano. "This tool further illustrates how Owens
Corning is not only providing world-class products, but also world-class
solutions to help our builder business partners grow and prosper in the
marketplace and continue to push the creation of greener, more energy
efficient sustainable homes."
Builders interested in the calculator should contact their area sales
managers, or by calling 1-800-GETPINK.

About Owens Corning
Owens Corning is a world leader in building materials systems and
composites systems. Founded in 1938, the company had sales of $5.6 billion in
2004. Additional information is available on Owens Corning's Web site at
http://www.owenscorning.com or by calling the company's toll-free General
Information line: 1-800-GETPINK.

Contact: Kerry Desberg Adam Warrington
Owens Corning GolinHarris
419.248.5939 312.729.4384
kerry.desberg@owenscorning.com awarrington@golinharris.com

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