 
SOLATUBE ANNOUNCES NEW DAYLIGHTING SYSTEM WITH ENERGY STAR® RATING World’s Most Popular Daylighting System Brand Now Even More Energy-Efficient (Vista, Calif.; May, 2004): Solatube International Inc., the worldwide leading manufacturer of daylighting systems, is pleased to announce that it now offers an Energy Star®-rated product. The popular 10- and 14-inch Solatube® skylights, used for both residential and commercial applications, now come standard with this enhanced energy efficiency rating. Energy Star is a government-backed program helping businesses and individuals protect the environment through superior energy efficiency. The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy work closely with more than 1,000 manufacturers to determine the energy performance levels that must be met for a product to earn the Energy Star rating. Only products that meet these stringent energy-efficiency requirements are awarded this prestigious label. The new Energy Star rating confirms that the Solatube product is designed for optimum energy efficiency. Solatube has always been an ideal way to reduce energy consumption in a home or commercial structure by eliminating or reducing the need for electric lights during daylight hours. By adopting this new energy efficiency rating, Solatube is now able to better quantify its significant energy benefits to the increasing number of consumers worldwide that seek the Energy Star label. “For more than a decade, Solatube has led the way in this product category for the latest technological innovation and highest quality standards,” said Robert Westfall Jr., Solatube’s vice president of sales and marketing. “This is simply another example of our commitment to providing our customers with a superior product that keeps getting better and better.” | 
