Chrysler Financial Partners with Habitat for Humanity of Oakland County to Build...

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Wed Aug 27, 2008 2:34pm EDT 

Chrysler Financial Partners with Habitat for Humanity of Oakland County to
Build the First Affordable, LEED-Certified 'Green' Home
    WHAT:     Habitat for Humanity of Oakland County, with the support
              of Chrysler Financial and Gontina Building and Design, will
              raise the walls in Pontiac, Mich. on the first affordable
              "green" home in Southeast Michigan. The home, being built at 457
              Ferry Street will meet the U.S. Green Building Council's
              Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
              certification standards.

    WHY:      Chrysler Financial employees will join volunteers from Habitat,
              in association with Gontina Building and Design who donated
              project planning, home design and LEED consulting services, to
              construct an environmentally friendly, one-story home using
              building materials from Michigan-based companies. The completed
              home will use 30 to 50 percent less energy than other homes of
              similar size, saving the homeowner up to $1,000 per year in
              utility bills. This project strives to become the standard in
              build and design for future Habitat projects.

    WHO:
                  -- Darryl Jackson, Chief Operating Officer for Chrysler
                     Financial
                  -- Jonathan Reckford, Chief Executive Officer of Habitat for
                     Humanity International
                  -- Woody Gontina, Owner - Gontina Building and Design
                  -- Tim Risk, Owner -- Gontina Building and Design
                  -- Marc Carlson, President and CEO of Microposite, Inc.


    WHEN:     Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008
              8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

    WHERE:    Habitat for Humanity Green Build Site
              457 Ferry Street
              Pontiac, Mich.

    DETAILS:  In 2007, the U.S. Green Building Council extended its LEED
              certification process to include homes in its nationally
              accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of
              high-performance green buildings. LEED-certified homes give
              owners an immediate and measurable effect on their home's
              performance, measured in eight categories including innovation,
              sustainable-site development, water savings, energy efficiency,
              materials selection and indoor environmental quality.

    RSVP:     Please RSVP to Amber Gowen at arp11@chryslerfinanical.com by
              Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008.

    VISUALS:  Volunteers raising walls and building roof trusses.

    Contact:  Amber Gowen, Chrysler Financial
              Cell: 248-930-6174
              arp11@chryslerfinancial.com

              Kristin Tyll, Strat@comm
              Office: 248-824-8200
              Cell: 248-890-9156
              ktyll@stratacomm.net

SOURCE  Chrysler Financial
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