Masco Home Services Expands WellHome: A New Home Performance Program

WellHome (www.wellhome.com), a new program offering home assessments and comfort and energy efficiency home improvement services for existing homes, today announced its expansion into five new markets including Saratoga Springs, NY.

Through its WellHome business, Masco Home Services, a subsidiary of Masco Corporation (NYSE: MAS), plans to become the first national provider of home performance services, including whole home comfort and energy efficiency assessments, recommendations and project implementation. Unlike simple energy auditing services, WellHome will provide assessments and implementation, serving as the general contractor to oversee all home improvement projects. Additionally, WellHome provides homeowners with a Whole Home Energy Savings Limited Guarantee* on their energy savings resulting from the improvements. State and federal tax credits, and utility rebates and incentives, may be available to help pay for these improvements. The recently introduced Home Star program may make additional incentives available to homeowners who make weatherization or energy efficient improvements to their home. Financing is also available.

“Millions of homeowners across the country are living in homes that are not as comfortable or energy efficient as they could be. To date, our assessments show that homeowners could see energy efficiency gains between 20% - 50% by choosing our solutions, which also supply comfort and air quality benefits,” said Larry Laseter, President of WellHome. “Our approach to home performance is to conduct a thorough assessment and diagnose the issues, but to also fix them, and then guarantee the energy savings. This full-service approach to comfort and home energy efficiency is unique to WellHome and we are excited to be able to bring this valuable program to Albany homeowners.”

Masco Home Services is already recognized as an innovative leader in the creation of energy efficient and comfortable homes through its Environments For Living® and Environments For Living Certified Green programs. The Environments For Living program is a national, turnkey home performance program for residential builders designed to help them build comfortable more energy efficient homes using principles of building science. Since 2001, more than 130,000 homes have been built under the Environments For Living banner.

Using state-of-the-art diagnostic tools, including infrared temperature cameras, blower doors and carbon dioxide and air flow monitors, a WellHome Advisor (WHA) conducts a comprehensive, whole-home assessment. The WHA assesses the home for comfort, efficiency and air quality issues, and all WHA’s are trained and certified by the Building Performance Institute, which ensures the assessment they conduct is rigorous, standardized and measurable to ensure energy efficient outcomes.

Following the assessment, the WHA develops a report via licensed industry software that analyzes the data and illustrates to the homeowner how their home performs relative to energy efficiency and comfort. The assessment report helps homeowners make an informed decision about the improvements that will best suit their needs and budget by prioritizing the effectiveness of each option, while also showing the long-term cost benefits of installations and improvements. The WHA will also help identify available state and federal tax credits, utility rebates and incentives, as well as financing.

The WellHome Advisor schedules and oversees energy-efficient and comfort-creating improvements, which include air and duct tightening, insulation, windows, efficient lighting and new heating and cooling systems. In available areas, WellHome offers solutions from other Masco companies including Masco Contractor Services, a leading national installer of insulation, and Milgard Windows & Doors, an industry leader in window and door innovation. Upon completion of the work, the customer receives a Whole Home Energy Savings Limited Guarantee.

Homeowners interested in learning more about how WellHome can make their home more comfortable can visit www.wellhome.com or call 866-318-6268.