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                   Which company offers the                                First class. The right company again took home the gold in

                   greenest VENTILATION                                    this category this year. We visited Panasonic at the Design &

                   SYSTEMS?                                                Construction show, and it demonstrated its new Cosmos
                                                                           ventilation product line. It’s a game changer. Air King this year
                   Panasonic                                   27.9%       edged out Broan, perhaps because Air King’s centrifugal fan

                   Delta Breez                                 18.1%       range hood technology is extremely quiet. Research shows
                                                                           that noise reduction is essential in range hoods. Otherwise,
                   Air King                                    16.7%       consumers simply won’t use them.
                   Broan NuTone                                15.7%

                   Fantech /                                               Panasonic 27.9%
                   Systemair                                   11.3%

                   Aprilaire                                   4.4%

                   S&P                                         2.9%





                   Which company offers the

                   greenest WORK VEHICLES?


                   Toyota                                      31.9%

                   Ford                                         25.0%

                   Chevy                                        11.8%
                   Nissan                                       10.8%

                   Mercedes-Benz                                8.3%
                   Dodge RAM       34                           3.4%       Evolving tech. Toyota’s lead in this mindspace grew by
                                                                           about 5% this year˜but Ford and Chevy held on to their
                   Sprinter        34                           3.4%       strong brand sentiment. Alll of these top brands have

                                                                           strong reputations for efficiency. The shift to high-torque
                                                                           electric drives, fuel cells and powerful hybrid engines will
                                                                           continue to shake up the industry, which has seldom seen
                                                                           such rapid change.
                                                                           Toyota 31.9%





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