Wall will displace at least 19,000 tons of CO2 from the atmosphere TORONTO, May 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) , a world leader in building materials and glass fiber reinforcements, today announced that it has installed North America's largest* SolarWall(R) system of 2008 at the company's Toronto area insulation manufacturing facility. The use of the SolarWall(R) technology demonstrates the company's commitment to sustainability and renewable energy, and Owens Corning's strong sense of environmental stewardship. The SolarWall(R) technology is a solar air heating system that uses the sun's energy to heat ventilation air for commercial and industrial buildings. It substantially reduces traditional heating fuel expenses and CO2 emissions, requires no maintenance and lasts more than 30 years. The SolarWall(R) technology was invented by Conserval Engineering, which commercialized solar air heating around the world for the commercial and industrial sector. The SolarWall(R) technology has been used on thousands of projects to date in 30 countries. The SolarWall(R) system at Owens Corning's Toronto facility is 11,000 ft(2) and is estimated to produce over 8,000 million BTUs (2350 MWh) of thermal energy per year. Conserval Engineering designed a turnkey energy solution for Owens Corning that targets one of the most problematic energy requirements in the facility - ventilation heating.
