Shaw Sponsoring Environments for Living Program

Dalton, GA, July 8, 2009--Shaw Industries said it has become a sponsor of Masco Home Services, Inc.’s Environments For Living program.

The program is the leading, national turn-key program designed to assist builders in constructing and marketing homes using the principles of building science –- homes that offer energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality and durability benefits.

The program is a performance-based residential building program committed to the objective of building homes that meet the demands of competitive builders, energy-conscious homebuyers and emerging communities planning for a more sustainable future.

As the exclusive floor covering sponsor for the Environments for Living program, Shaw will feature carpets produced with the company’s exclusive Anso nylon, which is the industry’s first residential nylon fiber to include post consumer-carpet recycled content. .

These products, in conjunction with all of Shaw’s Type 6 Nylon styles, can also be recycled at Shaw’s Evergreen Recycling Plant in Augusta, Ga.  Anso nylon products meet the Environments For Living Certified Green program’s flooring specifications for indoor air quality and durability standards, which insures they benefit homeowners by combining Shaw’s environmentally responsible flooring with the energy-efficient homes built to the Environments For Living program guidelines.

Based on the sound principles of building science, the Environments For Living program is the only national turn-key program of its kind.

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