August 6, 2009
Owens Corning Cuts Energy Use by 11%
Owens Corning, a leading manufacturer of fiberglass and foam insulation products, has reduced its energy consumption by 11 percent, water use by 3 percent and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 9 percent in 2008, compared to the previous year, according to the company’s third annual 2008 sustainability report.
The company’s GHG reduction, as it relates to operational intensity, however, was more modest. See the following chart. 
Despite the reduction of GHG emissions from 7.6 million metric tons in 2007 to 6.9….
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