Structure® EPS Vinyl Siding Honored as 2008 Remodeling & Makeover

Kansas City, Mo. (March 19, 2008) -- Structure® EPS, an Alcoa Home Exteriors and Mastic insulated vinyl siding product, recently received a Women’s Day Remodeling & Makeovers magazine 2008 Remodeling & Makeover (RM) Award for its energy-efficient design and innovation.

Backed with foam insulation, Structure EPS vinyl siding can improve a home’s energy efficiency while providing added benefits of noise reduction and virtually no maintenance. Remodeling & Makeovers also noted the virtually unlimited color palette of Structure EPS available through Alcoa Home Exteriors’ custom color system DreamColor™, which gives homeowners the opportunity to design their ideal home exterior. “Structure EPS offers homeowners remodeling their home a desirable combination of features, including energy efficiency, broad color selection and premium product quality,” said Todd Friedman, director, brand marketing, Ply Gem Siding Group. “This recognition is a testament to our commitment to continually improve and advance our product line.”

The awards, which acknowledge the most innovative home products as determined by the publication’s editors, were announced in the February 2008 issue of Women’s Day Remodeling & Makeovers. Structure EPS was one of 15 products to make the fourth annual RM Award list, which included several sustainable products, including a copper sink made from recycled material and a refrigerator manufactured without hazardous materials.

This is the second award for Structure EPS in recent months. The product was also named one of Professional Builder magazine’s top 100 products in September 2007. More information about Structure EPS is available at www.mastic.com or www.alcoahomeexteriors.com.

About Ply Gem
Ply Gem, headquartered in Cary, N.C., is committed to providing North America’s homebuilders, remodelers and homeowners quality exterior building solutions that add value to the structures in which they live and work. The company’s siding group is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium vinyl and aluminum siding and accessories, fencing, and decking brands including
Mastic®, Alcoa Home Exteriors®, Variform™, Napco® and Kroy®. Ply Gem’s window group manufactures and markets vinyl, vinyl-clad, wood-clad, and aluminum window and patio door brands including MW®, Patriotv, Alenco®, Great Lakes®, and CWD®. The company’s brands are sold through short-line and two-step distributors, Pro Dealers and big box retailers. Ply Gem
employs more then 6,000 people across North America.