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                   Which company offers the                                R&D rewarded. Both Trane and Carrier have done a

                   greenest HEATING,                                       tremendous amount of R&D to improve product
                                                                           performance recently, and now they happily share the top
                   VENTILATION and                                         spot. Carrier, notably, moved from the number 5 spot to

                   AIR CONDITIONING products?                              number 1 this year—no minor feat. Bosch remains solidly in                   Photo

                                                                           third place, while other leading brands sustained their
                   Trane                                      16.2%        relative brand sentiment from last year.
                   Carrier                                    16.2%        Trane 16.2%

                   Bosch                                      14.7%
                   Lennox                                     11.8%        Carrier 16.2%

                   ClimateMaster                              6.9%

                   Mitsubishi Electric                        6.4%
                   LG                 59                      5.9%

                   Rheem              54                      5.4%
                   WaterFurnace                               4.4%

                   Panasonic                                  4.4%

                   York               39                      3.9%




                   Which company offers the
                                                                               Fine balance. Bosch nudged out Rheem this year for
                   greenest HOT WATER SYSTEM?                                  the top spot. The two typically contend closely for the

                                                                               number one position. Brand recognition for this market
                   Bosch                                             34.3%     sector remains relatively unchanged from last year, with

                   Rheem                                             30.9%     no new players among the leading companies.

                   Rinnai                                            5.9% Bosch 34.3%
                                                                     10.3%
                   A.O. Smith      59

                   Bradford White   49                               4.9%
                   Stiebel Eltron   49                               4.9%

                   Takagi          34                                3.4%

                   Noritz          34                                3.4%


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