Insulate Today. Save Tomorrow.

It’s Time For Action!

3.3 Million Insulate For Energy Efficiency

3.3 Million barrels

Insulate For Our Environment

Buildings are the single most significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and account for 39% of the CO2 emissions in the U.S.2

Insulate For Health & Comfort

Insulation is one of the few products that has no other purpose than to provide comfort and save energy.

Insulate For A Better Economy

The Rocky Mountain Institute has calculated a net increase of 1 million U.S. jobs by 2025 due to efficiency improvements over all end users — transportation, buildings, and industry.

of oil is the amount of energy that could be saved each day in Europe if buildings were made more energy efficient.1

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Ecofys II, 2004/Ecofys IV, 2005. PEW Center on Global Climate Change Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

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Insulate For Energy Efficiency

In the U.S., it is estimated that up to of the energy in buildings is lost due to inadequate insulation.1

Insulate For Our Environment

Globally, buildings could be turned into climate savers rather than remaining energy wasters.

Insulate For Health & Comfort

Noise adversely affects quality of life. Insulation helps diminish unwanted noise from inside and outside the home.

Insulate For A Better Economy

270 billion Euro is the amount of money that a lack of energy efficiency in buildings costs the European Union every year.2

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International Energy Agency. Ecofys VI, 2006.

$5.9 Billion Insulate For Energy Efficiency

40% of Europe’s total energy consumption is from buildings. Half of this energy could be saved through simple measures such as roof and wall insulation.1

Insulate For Our Environment

Insulation currently in place in U.S. buildings reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 780 million tons each year.2

Insulate For Health & Comfort

In the U.S. alone, could be saved annually in health care and economic costs linked to air pollution simply by improved insulation.3

Insulate For A Better Economy

Up to 530,000 jobs would be created in Europe through an ambitious strategy to improve energy efficiency in buildings.4

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EEAP 2006, European Commission. Green and Competitive Report: Energy Conservation Management, June 1996. The Public Health Benefits of Insulation Retrofits in Existing Housing in the U.S., Levy et. al., Environmental Health, 2003, 2;4. EURIMA Estimates.

460 Million Tons Insulate For Energy Efficiency

All insulation products installed in U.S. buildings save consumers about 12 quadrillion BTUs annually or about 42% of the energy that would have been consumed with no insulation in place.1

Insulate For Our Environment

460 Million Tons of CO2 could be reduced each year in

Insulate For Health & Comfort

If the 65% of the under insulated homes in the U.S. were retrofitted to meet the 2000 International Energy Conservation Code’s Building Energy Code, there would be 62 million fewer metric tons of greenhouse gasses, 110,000 fewer restricted work days, and 240 fewer premature deaths.3

Insulate For A Better Economy

Aggressive increases in U.S. building energy codes could result in an increase of $28.5 billion in income and 1.1 million jobs.4

Europe through cost-effective energy-efficiency measures in buildings. This is the equivalent of 100 million cars being taken off the road each year.2

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Green and Competitive Report: Energy Conservation Management, June 1996. Ecofys II, 2004/Ecofys IV, 2005. The Harvard School of Public Health. American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy.

Taking Action Today

Taking Action Today

Regulation - Current European energy efficiency standards for homes and buildings are below standard. EURIMA is working with the appropriate agencies to help improve the standards to reduce energy costs and to protect the environment.

Tax Incentives - NAIMA and other energy efficiency organizations are working with U.S. lawmakers to implement incentives such as tax credits to encourage home and business owners to use energy efficiency measures in their homes and buildings.

Finance - Energy efficiency measures pay back, in the case of insulation up to 11 times*, but upfront financing is needed. EURIMA is working with others to demonstrate that when governments act to support financing tools, the uptake of energy efficiency increases significantly.

Code Improvement - NAIMA and its members are working with state governments, utilities and other energy efficiency organizations to reduce consumption through the adoption, implementation and utilization of building energy codes and standards such as the 2006 IECC.

Support - Improving energy efficiency in a building often demands a number of complex steps. EURIMA is working with other agencies to create support systems that can dramatically increase the uptake of energy efficiency measures in buildings.

Education - NAIMA has joined with many leading U.S. energy efficiency organizations to educate consumers on cost-effective ways to improve the energy efficiency of their homes and businesses.

* The return on investment is based on a 30 year period and the measure examined is the insulation of a pitched roof of a residential building in a moderate climate. Ecofys VI, June 2006. Savings vary. Find out why in the seller’s fact sheet on R-values. Higher R-values mean greater insulating power.

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About EURIMA

About NAIMA

EURIMA is the European Insulation Manufacturers Association and represents the interests of all major mineral wool insulation producers in Europe. The products (glass and stone wool) are used in residential, commercial buildings and industrial facilities, providing a high comfort level, energy efficiency and therefore low energy costs and reduced CO2 emissions.

NAIMA is the association for North American manufacturers of fiber glass, rock wool, and slag wool insulation products. Its role is to promote energy efficiency and environmental preservation through the use of fiber glass, rock wool and slag wool insulation, and to encourage the safe production and use of these materials.

EURIMA Members

NAIMA Members

ARMSTRONG FLUMROC GLAVA ISOLASJON IZOCAM TICARET VE SANAYI KNAUF INSULATION OWA PAROC Group ROCKWOOL INTERNATIONAL SAGER SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVER SCHWENK URSA INSULATION

AISLANTES MINERALES, S.A. de C.V. AMERROCK PRODUCTS LP CERTAINTEED CORPORATION EVANITE FIBER CORPORATION FIBREX INSULATIONS, INC. GUARDIAN BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC. INDUSTRIAL INSULATON GROUP, LLC ISOLATEK INTERNATIONAL JOHNS MANVILLE KNAUF INSULATION OWENS CORNING ROCK WOOL MANUFACTURING, CO. ROXUL, INC. SLOSS INDUSTRIES CORPORATION THERMAFIBER, INC. USG INTERIORS INC.

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