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Which company offers the Which company offers the

greenest WINDOW and/or greenest PHOTOVOLTAIC

DOOR products? SYSTEM products?

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Pella 22.1% Tesla/SolarCity 31.4%

Andersen 21.1% SunPower 21.1%

Marvin 7.8% LG 12.8%
Jeld-Wen 6.9% Panasonic 8.3%

Therma-Tru 6.4% CertainTeed 59 5.9%

Milgard 49 4.9% Vivint 49 4.9%
Euroline Windows 4.4% Sharp 4.4%

Weather Shield 4.4% Q CELLS 4.4%
Masonite 34 3.4% Jinko 34 3.4%

Sierra Pacific 34 3.4%

Flash or future? Despite a regular cadence of controversy
Optimal views. It must be tough to be a window maker about working conditions, company performance and so
these days. The products are so well refined that on—not to mention rogue comments by Elon Musk—

differentiating brands comes down to fine details and Tesla’s status as a green brand prevails. Or is it perhaps the
service, not building science. Marvin and Jeld-Wen appear controversy itself that puts the brand first in mental
to be doing something right: both moved up the list, space? We expect other serious contenders such as LG,
pushing down Therma-Tru. Andersen, last year’s brand Panasonic and CertainTeed to chip away at the Tesla brand,
leader, drops a spot behind Pella this year. as will brands with solid manufacturing in the U.S., such as
Jinko, as PV becomes a standard in every new home.
Pella 22.1% Tesla/SolarCity

31.4%

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