ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
11/25/2007
NEWS RELEASE
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Knauf Insulation Featured in ABC Extreme Makeover:
Home Edition Episode
(SHELBYVILLE, Ind., 11/25/2007) Knauf Insulation will be
featured in a two-hour, 100th anniversary episode of
ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition on Sunday,
November 25, at 8 p.m. The episode will show the conversion
of a Minnesota family’s three-bedroom, 2,300 square foot house into
a 5,600 square foot, seven bedroom home large enough to accommodate
a family of 10.
In September 2006, Hopkins, Minnesota teacher
Vicki Swenson’s widowed sister was fatally shot in an act of
domestic violence. Already parents of three, Vicki and her
husband Erik adopted her sister Teri’s four children. A
10th member to the Swenson family was added in November
2007 with the birth of a daughter. While caring for a rapidly
growing family, Vicki still found time to author two state
legislature bills that offer greater protection against domestic
violence incidents.
Knauf Insulation teamed up with distributor
Tri-Star Insulation and installer Nordic Insulation to donate the
insulation batts used to insulate the Swenson’s newly expanded
home. Knauf Insulation President Bob Claxton noted that while
the insulation will keep the family members comfortable, it will
also help them conserve energy during the harsh Minnesota
winters. “Knauf Insulation is privileged to have played a
small role in helping this family overcome very trying
circumstances,” he noted. The Swenson family’s Extreme Home
Makeover can be seen online at http://abc.go.com/primetime/xtremehome/index.
Knauf Insulation is a leading global manufacturer of thermal
and acoustical insulations for residential, commercial, industrial,
OEM and metal building applications. For more information
about Knauf sales and products, visit
http://www.knaufinsulation.us/,
write to Knauf Insulation, One Knauf Drive, Shelbyville, IN
46176 or call 800-825-4434.
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