OMAHA, Nebraska, April 14, 2009 — As outdoor temperatures rise and consumers open windows to bring in fresh air, it’s time to practice window safety — especially when children are present. Nearly 5,000 children are treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments each year for injuries sustained from falling out windows, according to the Safe Kids Worldwide® campaign. To help promote greater safety, Pella Corporation has partnered with the National Safety Council, through its Window Safety Task Force, to observe National Safety Week April 20-26.

“Familiarize yourself with the facts about window safety to help protect your loved ones,” said Stephen Noel of Pella Windows & Doors of Omaha & Lincoln. “When it comes to safety, there’s no substitute for proper adult supervision when young children are in the home — especially around open windows or doors.”

Pella offers these important tips to help enhance home safety:

• Keep children's play away from windows, doors and balconies to help prevent an accidental fall or injury.
• Keep windows closed and locked when not in use. When opening windows for ventilation, open those that a child cannot reach like the upper sash on a double-hung window.
• Keep furniture like beds and dressers away from windows. Furniture placed under a window can create an enticement to climb and the potential to fall.
• Windows provide a secondary means of escape from a burning home. For greater safety, establish your family's emergency escape plan and practice it regularly.
• When performing repairs or cleaning, make sure windows and doors are not jammed, painted or nailed shut, so they can open for a quick escape in an emergency. If they don’t, consider replacement, because windows and doors can be replaced; lives can’t.
• Choose windows that tilt in for cleaning for greater ease and potential safety, to eliminate the need to climb an exterior ladder.
• If you are adding window guards or window fall prevention devices, properly install approved guards that meet American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards, and feature a quick-release mechanism.
• If you live in an area subject to hurricanes, consider impact-resistant glass for windows and patio doors to help provide year-round protection from winds, rain and flying debris.
• Window treatments with traditional cords can contribute to childhood injuries. For added protection, choose blinds and shades with no room-side cords like Pella’s Designer Series® windows and patio doors, which feature blinds, shades or decorative panels between glass.

In addition to efforts to promote the importance of window safety, Pella’s Close the door on fire! campaign spreads important home fire safety awareness across the United States and Canada.

About Pella

Pella Corporation is a leader in designing, testing, manufacturing and installing quality windows and doors for new construction, remodeling and replacement applications. Pella earned the U.S. Department of Energy’s ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year award for windows in 2007 and 2008 for its leadership in manufacturing energy-efficient windows and educating consumers about them.

As a family-owned and professionally managed privately-held company, Pella is known for its 83-year history of innovation, making great products, providing quality service and delivering on customer satisfaction. Headquartered in Pella, Iowa, the company is committed to incorporating new technologies, increasing productivity, and practicing environmental stewardship to create satisfied customers.

Providing careers for about 9,800 team members, the company manufactures quality windows, patio doors and entry door systems sold through a Direct Sales Network operating Pella® Window & Door Showrooms across the United States and Canada and select building materials retailers, including Lowe’s,® which features the Pella Design CenterSM, a “store-within-a-store.” For more information, call 888-84-PELLA or visit www.pella.com.

Pella Corporation earns 2009 ENERGY STAR® Sustained Excellence award

— Pella Windows & Doors of Omaha & Lincoln local representatives share in recognition —

Omaha, NE — March 16, 2009 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) have awarded Pella Corporation a 2009 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award for continued leadership in protecting the environment through energy efficiency.

“Pella has earned the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year award for the past three consecutive years and now proudly continues its environmental leadership as a Sustained Excellence award winner in 2009 by providing sustainable solutions and valuable information to our customers about how to save energy,” said Stephen Noel, owner of The Pella® Windows & Doors of Omaha & Lincoln.

An ENERGY STAR partner since 1999, Pella was honored for its long-term commitment to providing highly energy-efficient products, and the company’s comprehensive integration of ENERGY STAR information in media relations, consumer education programs, advertising, Pella Web sites and training.

Pella honored for third time
The 2009 Sustained Excellence Awards are presented only to organizations that have been named ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for three or more consecutive years. These winners have helped reduce greenhouse gas emissions by setting and achieving aggressive goals, employing innovative approaches, and showing others what can be achieved through energy efficiency. These awards recognize ongoing leadership across the ENERGY STAR program including energy-efficient products, services, and new homes and buildings in the commercial, industrial and public sectors. Award winners are selected from more than 12,000 organizations participating in the ENERGY STAR program.

“The ENERGY STAR awards represent achievements the Department of Energy is proud to recognize as they represent notable progress or sustained excellence in working to secure our energy future,” said Richard H. Karney, DOE ENERGY STAR program manager. “In 2009, our partners receiving these awards demonstrated superb commitment to advancing the adoption of energy-efficient products and addressing environmental challenges.”

According to the DOE, with the help of ENERGY STAR, Americans saved $19 billion on energy bills and reduced greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those of 29 million vehicles last year alone.

Save energy, help the environment
Improving energy efficiency is a priority for many environmentally-conscious and budget-minded home and business owners today. Pella products play a key role in conserving energy. Pella windows are up to 74 percent more energy-efficient¹ and can help consumers save nearly 1/3 on heating and cooling bills.² Plus, Pella’s Designer Series® window is rated No. 1 for energy efficiency among top national brands. ³

Consumers looking for more information on how to save energy when it comes to choosing windows and doors can contact Pella Windows & Doors of Omaha & Lincoln for an in-home consultation by visiting www.pellaomaha.com or calling 402.331.9225 in Omaha or 402.484.5700 in Lincoln.

About Pella Corporation
Pella Corporation is a leader in designing, testing, manufacturing and installing quality windows and doors for new construction, remodeling and replacement applications.

The company manufactures quality windows, patio doors and entry door systems sold through a Direct Sales Network operating Pella® Window & Door Showrooms across the United States and Canada.

About ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR was introduced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1992 as a voluntary market-based partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through increased energy efficiency. Today, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy, ENERGY STAR offers businesses and consumers energy-efficient solutions to save energy, money and help protect the environment for future generations. More than 12,000 organizations are ENERGY STAR partners committed to improving the energy efficiency of products, homes, buildings and businesses. For more information about ENERGY STAR, visit www.energystar.gov or call toll-free 1-888-STAR-YES (1-888-782-7937).

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1. Calculated based on National Fenestration Rating Council® (NRFC) ratings for a Pella Designer Series® triple-pane wood window compared to a single-pane wood window in winter conditions.
2. Calculation based on average projected energy savings in a computer simulation using Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Resfen 5.0 standard criteria for a 2,000-square-foot home.
3. Superior NFRC U-values and Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) ratings