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Which company offers the

                   greenest INSULATION

                   products?


                   Owens Corning                                27.0%

                   GreenFiber                                   17.7%

                   Dow                                          9.8%
                   NuWool                                       7.4%       Fiber centric. It’s no accident that Owens Corning continues

                   Rockwool                                     6.9%       to lead in this category. Its container-built exhibit at Design

                   BASF                                         6.4%       & Construction week was a masterpiece of multi-faceted
                                                                           marketing. Brand leaders and insulation “types” mostly fell in
                   Applegate
                   Insulation       49                          4.9%       the same order as last year, although mysteriously, spray
                   Insulfoam        49                          4.9%       foam companies did not make the top 10 list, nor did Knauf

                   Johns Manville   39                          3.9%       insulation brand.
                   CertainTeed      34                          3.4%       Owens Corning 27.0%







                   Which company offers the                                Rising star. EcoStar dramatically jumped to the top brand

                   greenest ROOFING products?                              spot this year, as EnviroShake slipped to third. Owens

                                                                           Corning’s “Roof to Roads” recycling initiative is apparently
                   EcoStar                                     20.1%       winning kudos as well. The company rose from third to

                   Owens Corning                               20.1%       second position this year. Boral Roofing’s shift away from

                   EnviroShake                                 12.8%       “smog eating” products apparently didn’t hurt its green
                   GAF                                         7.8%        reputation. The company rose from 4.7% to 7.4% this year.

                   Boral Roofing                               7.4%        EcoStar 20.1%
                   CertainTeed                                 6.9%

                   DaVinci              49                     4.9%        Owens Corning 20.1%

                   Atlas Roofing                               4.4%




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