2007 Media Releases & Alerts
GE Ecomagination Executive to Keynote 2007 EnergyValue Housing Award Dinner
Ceremony
Lorraine Bolsinger, Vice President of Ecomagination, to Present on Driving
Development of Resource-Efficient Technologies; Company Focus on Addressing
Global Environmental Challenges
January 08, 2007, Upper Marlboro, Md. - As concerns over energy and the
environment remain at the forefront of our nation's important issues, an
increasing number of new home builders have shifted their focus to improving
the energy and environmental performance of their homes. A group of 11 such
home builders will be honored for their contributions on February 7, 2007, with
the EnergyValue Housing Award (EVHA) presented at the 2007 International
Builders' Show. Each year, the EVHA program recognizes a new group of visionary
builders who have voluntarily integrated energy efficiency into the design,
construction, and marketing of their homes and demonstrated successful
approaches to energy-efficient construction. Lorraine Bolsinger, vice president
of General Electric Company's (NYSE:GE) ecomagination division, will keynote
the EVHA dinner ceremony.
In her position at GE, Lorraine Bolsinger heads
ecomagination, a company-wide initiative to address global
environmental challenges and aggressively bring to market new technologies that
will help its customers meet pressing environmental issues such as the need for
cleaner, more efficient sources of energy, reduced emissions, and abundant
sources of clean water. Ms. Bolsinger manages the entire program across GE,
uniting marketing, sales, and environment, health and safety leaders to meet
the goals of the initiative, and of the company. Ms. Bolsinger joined GE in
1981, serving at GE Energy, GE Aerospace, and GE Aviation. She was named a GE
Officer in 1999, and has more than 20 years of experience in the power
generation, oil and gas, defense, marine, and aviation transport industries.
NAHB Research Center president, Michael Luzier said, "We are excited to have Ms.
Bolsinger participate in this event, given her distinguished career with GE and
the extraordinary efforts of ecomagination to develop beneficial environmental
technologies and help create awareness of energy-efficient homes and home
products for the residential construction industry."
GE company chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt said, "With ecomagination, we will
establish partnerships with our customers to tackle their most pressing
environmental challenges and double our research spending to develop the
products and services they need. And, we will use these technologies to improve
our own energy efficiency and environmental performance."
GE already is among the leaders in energy-efficient power generation
technologies, renewable energy technologies, water purification, and
energy-efficient consumer appliance and lighting products. Also, GE's aircraft
engines and locomotives are among the most efficient and cleanest in the world.
EVHA is coordinated by the NAHB Research Center in partnership with the
U.S. Department of Energy through the National Renewable Energy
Laboratory, and the National
Association of Home Builders. EVHA tickets are now available for
purchase online at http://www.nahbrc.com/evha/tickets.html.
Get to know the 2007 EVHA finalists and vote for the People's Choice Award. For
additional information, contact Dr.
Kevin Mo, EVHA program manager, at 800-638-8556.
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