WellHome President Larry Laseter to Testify at House Energy and Commerce Hearing in Support of HOME STAR

WASHINGTON, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing the momentum for the home energy program HOME STAR, Larry Laseter, President of WellHome, a subsidiary of leading home improvement company Masco Corporation (NYSE: MAS), will testify today before the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce.  Laseter will appear before the Committee to voice support for the proposed HOME STAR program on behalf of the HOME STAR Coalition, which is comprised of a broad group of industry, labor, energy and environmental supporters, along with more than 600 small businesses representing all 50 states.

"We applaud the bi-partisan efforts to introduce a jobs creation bill and stand together in support of the HOME STAR program, which will deliver a rare triple win for the American people in the form of jobs, savings for consumers, and a positive impact on the environment," said Laseter. "The HOME STAR program will get our nation's skilled construction force working again, benefit homeowners coast to coast and from all socio-economic backgrounds through comfort and energy efficiency improvements to their homes, and result in long-term energy and environmental gains.  We urge Congress to expedite approval of this program so that Americans can get back to work."

The HOME STAR program, which has been dubbed "cash for caulkers", is designed to provide rebates and other financial incentives to encourage homeowners to weatherize their homes and make other energy efficiency improvements.  To supply this increased demand for home energy improvements, businesses will create skilled jobs and spur increased manufacturing of insulation, windows, HVAC equipment and other products predominantly produced in the United States.

"The HOME STAR program delivers immediate savings to millions of American families and provides financing and quality assurance processes to ensure the program gets results," said Laseter.  "Our experience with home performance retrofits shows that homeowners can see energy efficiency gains of 20 – 50 percent."

About WellHome and Masco Home Services

WellHome is a leading home performance company and is a business of Masco Home Services, Inc., headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida, and is a subsidiary of leading home products company Masco Corporation (NYSE: MAS).  The Company provides home performance assessments conducted by Building Performance Institute-certified advisors, improvement recommendations and implementation, as well as assistance on identifying rebates and incentives.  We are recognized as an innovative leader in the creation of energy efficient and comfortable homes through the Environments For Living® and Environments For Living Certified Green programs.  The Environments For Living program is a national, turnkey home performance program for residential builders designed to help them build comfortable more energy efficient homes using principles of building science.  Since 2001, more than 130,000 homes have been built under the Environments For Living banner. We are a member of the HOME STAR Coalition and a founding member of Efficiency First, two organizations leading the education efforts and advocacy for home performance.  

SOURCE WellHome