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Which company offers the Which company offers the
greenest VENTILATION FANS? greenest WORK VEHICLES?

Delta Breez 250 25.0% Toyota 282 28.2%
Panasonic 244 24.4% Ford 256 25.6%
Fantech (SystemAir) 198 19.8% Chevy 126 12.6%
Broan-NuTone 144 14.4% Mercedes-Benz 86 8.6%
Air King 132 13.2% Nissan 78 7.8%
S&P 32 3.2% Dodge Ram 75 7.5%
GMC 66 6.6%
FRESH AIR. Delta Breez leapt to the top spot this year. The Sprinter 32 3.2%
company markets its fans, most of which qualify for the Energy
Star Most Efficient label, specifically for green construction.

Rate how easy it is to access Do you AGREE OR DISAGREE
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS in with the following statements?
each product category.
AGREE DISAGREE
1=Most Green Options; 58.0% 42.0%
2=Some Green Options; It’s getting easier to tell
3=Fewest Green Options sustainable brands from
ones that are simply “greenwashing.”

1 2 3 The quality of eco-friendly products
is generally improving from year to year. 91.7% 8.3%
Roofing 25.7% 58.9% 15.4%

Structure 20.4% 59.9% 19.8% Brand is more important than
price when it comes to choosing
Siding 25.4% 57.7% 16.9% between two similar green products.

Insulation 42.3% 44.5% 13.2% 50.3% 49.7%

HVAC 33.9% 51.4% 14.7% I tend to assume a green
product will be of higher
Windows 47.7% 41.4% 11.0% quality if I know and trust the brand. 74.2% 25.8%

Appliances 46.1% 37.9% 16.0%

Faucets 29.2% 53.0% 17.9% When specifying green products
and materials, I typically start with
Fixtures 25.7% 54.9% 19.4% a known brand and go from there. 82.5% 17.5%

Countertops 25.7% 56.7% 17.6%

Cabinets 24.8% 56.4% 18.8% CLEARLY SUSTAINABLE. This year, a majority of our pros
believe they can separate truly sustainable brands from
Paints and Adhesives 29.8% 46.7% 23.5% greenwashed ones. We agree with them: increasing
transparency is making it harder to disguise inferior products
Lighting 49.5% 37.9% 12.5% with false claims.

Home Automation 26.0% 53.6% 20.4%

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