September 18, 2017

Tacoma, Wash. (Sept 12th, 2017) - The ABC Green Home 3.0 won the Gold Nugget Award for Best Zero-Net Energy Design in an Orange County, California home that was designed using Milgard® energy efficient vinyl windows.

The Gold Nugget Award is a prestigious, national competition in its 54th year, honoring design and planning achievements in community and home design, green-built housing, site planning, commercial, retail, mixed-use development and specialty housing categories.

For a home to be categorized as Net-Zero-Energy, it should generate more energy than in consumes and contribute less to overall greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The goal of the ABC Green Home was to achieve a Net-Zero home that could also serve as an educational tool to instruct and inspire engineers, builders and architects on the fundamentals of high performance home building.

'Gold Nugget Award winners reflect our industry's best, brightest and most innovative architects, planners and builder/developers,' said Judging Chairman and Gold Nugget ceremonies administrator Lisa Parrish. 'We applaud them all.'

The builder installed Milgard® Style Line® Series vinyl windows for their ability to meet strict energy efficiency requirements in California. The windows significantly contributed to the R-values needed to resist heat transfer and comply with the Net-Zero standards set for the project.

'We're proud to manufacture energy efficient windows and patio doors,' said Kevin Vilhauer, Engineering Manager for Windows at Milgard. 'Our products are independently tested and certified by the National Fenestration Rating Council to conform to their standards.'

To learn more about Milgard energy efficient windows and patio doors, visit: milgard.com/learn/energy-efficient-windows

About Milgard Windows & Doors
Milgard Windows & Doors, a Masco company based in Tacoma, Washington, offers a full line of vinyl, wood, fiberglass and aluminum windows and patio doors for builders, dealers and homeowners, backed by a Full Lifetime Warranty, including parts and labor. The company has been recognized as Builders Choice for vinyl and fiberglass windows in the Western United States, in a yearly survey sponsored by Hanley-Wood Inc., publishers of BUILDER Magazine. Milgard is the highest online rated window and patio door brand, as measured by the 2016 NRS consumer sentiment study conducted by MetrixLab and commissioned by Masco. Milgard has approximately 3,800 dealer locations nationwide. For more information, visit milgard.com or call 1.800.MILGARD.

About Masco Corporation
Masco Corporation (NYSE: MAS), parent company of Milgard Windows & Doors, is a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of branded home improvement and building products. Our portfolio of industry-leading brands includes Behr® paint; Delta® and Hansgrohe® faucets, bath and shower fixtures; KraftMaid® and Merillat® cabinets; Milgard® windows and doors; and HotSpring® spas. We leverage our powerful brands across product categories, sales channels and geographies to create value for our customers and shareholders. For more information about Masco Corporation, visit Masco.com.

Masco Corporation published this content on 18 September 2017 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein.
Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 18 September 2017 18:13:04 UTC.

Original documenthttp://masco.com/news/news-stream/milgard-windows-aid-in-abc-green-home-gold-nugget-award-win/

Public permalinkhttp://www.publicnow.com/view/215DD89BB5C5F513C5E1117CFCBCF8A403900EE0