Gorell Receives ENERGY STAR® Award for Sixth Consecutive Year.

Gorell Windows & Doors has again been recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as the winner of the prestigious ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award for the sixth straight year. Gorell received the “Sustained Excellence” Award—bestowed only on organizations that have won the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year award three or more consecutive times—for the fourth consecutive year. Gorell won for its continued leadership in protecting the environment through manufacturing highly energy-efficient windows and doors and promoting the ENERGY STAR program as part of its Green efforts.

"The ENERGY STAR awards represent achievements the Department of Energy is proud to recognize, as they represent notable progress or sustained excellence in working to secure our energy future,” said Richard H. Karney, DOE ENERGY STAR Program Manager. “In 2009, our partners receiving these awards demonstrated superb commitment to advancing the adoption of energy-efficient products and addressing our environmental challenges."

The “Sustained Excellence” award reflects Gorell’s exceptional record of manufacturing “green” ENERGY STAR qualified products as well as the company’s work in promoting the ENERGY STAR program. The DOE and EPA also recognized Gorell for consistently exhibiting leadership, achieving aggressive goals, employing innovative approaches and showing others what can be achieved through energy efficiency. Award winners are selected from thousands of organizations that participate in the ENERGY STAR Program. Other Sustained Excellence winners include General Electric, Whirlpool Corp. and Sylvania Lighting. Gorell’s accomplishments will be honored at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. on March 31, 2009.

“We are thrilled—and also honored—by this truly remarkable achievement. As many in the industry know, we take ENERGY STAR very seriously, and for Gorell, it has become the cornerstone of our commitment to energy efficiency and the Green movement in America,” said Wayne Gorell, Gorell’s President and CEO. “We further reinforced this commitment by earning Green Seal™ certification for our products in 2008.”

Since its inception in 1993, Gorell Windows & Doors has made energy efficiency a top priority in every facet of its business. The company continues to work hard to be an environmentally responsible “green” manufacturer and reduce its carbon footprint. Gorell windows and doors are made of vinyl, a highly sustainable material. The company’s manufacturing facilities and processes are friendly to the environment, and it makes every effort to reuse and recycle materials. Gorell continuously strives to produce the most energy-efficient products available because it recognizes the value this brings to homeowners—and to the country. Gorell also educates its employees, dealers and consumers to ensure that they have a clear understanding of the benefits ENERGY STAR labeled products provide.

Gorell manufactures dozens of different energy-efficient window designs and offers six high-performance Low-E glass systems that feature double- or triple-insulating glass, low-emissivity coatings and inert gas fill between the panes. Every Gorell vinyl window or door that incorporates one of the company’s optional Low-E glass systems qualifies for the ENERGY STAR label.

Learn more about the ENERGY STAR program at www.energystar.gov

* National Fenestration Ratings Council, a federal program created to establish standardized testing procedures and ratings of window and door products.