Michael Thaman, CEO of Owens Corning, Talks About Making the World More Energy Efficient on the CEO Show with Robert Reiss
Summary
Thaman further identifies other important benefits that accompany improvements in energy efficiency and discusses how Owens Corning products contribute to that progress.Ridgefield, CT, February 11, 2011 --( Reiss and Thaman discuss the extent to which energy efficiency can be increased and Thaman explains that with today’s products and technologies it is possible to construct new commercial buildings that are 40 percent more energy efficient than current building codes require.Reducing energy consumption “starts with a well insulated, well sealed shell of your home, next the efficiency of its HVAC ( heating and cooling ) systems, and then the consumer electronic devices and lighting.” “And the challenge”, Thaman states, “is how do you put a policy in place that encourages efficiency …?” Part of the answer lies in changing the regulatory environment that now drives utilities to produce more power at lower cost to one that encourages reduced energy consumption by end users.) ### Ridgefield, CT, February 11, 2011 --( PR.com )-- Michael Thaman, CEO of Owens Corning, a Fortune 500™ listed company for more than 56 years with 16,000 employees, talks with host Robert Reiss on the CEO Show about ways to increase energy efficiency in homes and industry, and suggests some appropriate policy priorities for progress.Reducing energy consumption “starts with a well insulated, well sealed shell of your home, next the efficiency of its HVAC ( heating and cooling ) systems, and then the consumer electronic devices and lighting.” “And the challenge”, Thaman states, “is how do you put a policy in place that encourages efficiency …?” Part of the answer lies in changing the regulatory environment that now drives utilities to produce more power at lower cost to one that encourages reduced energy consumption by end users.Later in the interview, Thaman goes on to say that “All roads point to a single direction” --- to find a way to consume less energy.