Whirlpool Corporation Commends Centex as 'Excellence in Sustainability' Award-Winning...

Whirlpool Corporation Commends Centex as 'Excellence in Sustainability'
Award-Winning Builder

BENTON HARBOR, Mich., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Centex Corp. has been selected
to receive a Whirlpool Corporation Excellence in Sustainability award for its
sustainable insight in the building community. Centex is the inaugural
recipient of the award, which recognizes recent projects that demonstrate
sustainable building practices, as defined by LEED(R) and NAHB guidelines,
while featuring sustainable appliance options from Whirlpool Corporation's
portfolio of brands.

The Excellence in Sustainability awards are part of the Whirlpool Corporation
Green Touch(TM) Program, which helps make it easier to design, build and
market sustainable homes. The program provides builders with a variety of
practical solutions to help make a sustainable difference, such as sustainable
product options, design tools and marketing assistance.

"The method in which homes are built makes a major impact on the community and
the world. While many builders are just learning sustainable building
practices, Centex is acting as an excellent role model, representing the
future of residential building," said Tom Halford, general manager of contract
sales and marketing at Whirlpool Corporation.

Centex Energy Advantage homes include a suite of energy-efficient features
installed as standard nationwide, including Whirlpool and KitchenAid brand
appliances in the kitchen and laundry room. According to a study commissioned
with the NAHB Research Center, these homes are up to 22 percent more efficient
than comparable new homes built to the 2006 International Energy Conservation
Code, the most widely used energy efficiency code. When compared to a typical
10-year-old home, as defined by the U.S. Department of Energy's Building
America Program, the Centex Energy Advantage homes in the study were shown to
be up to 40 percent more energy-efficient.*

With more ENERGY STAR qualified appliances than any other appliance
manufacturer from its portfolio of brands, Whirlpool Corporation provides
numerous appliance packages that save water and energy and safeguard indoor
air quality.

About Centex
Dallas-based Centex Corporation, founded in 1950, is one of the nation's
leading home building companies. Its homes are marketed and sold under the
trade names Centex Homes, Fox & Jacobs Homes and CityHomes. Centex also offers
mortgage and title services. Centex has ranked among the top three builders on
FORTUNE magazine's list of "America's Most Admired Companies" for 10 straight
years and is a leader in quality and customer satisfaction.

About Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool Corporation works to exceed expectations with appliances that help
building professionals create homes of distinction. The company's The Inside
Advantage(TM) Program offers Powerful Brands, Innovative Products, Targeted
Services and Consumer Insight to support building professionals.

Whirlpool Corporation is the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of
major home appliances, with annual sales of more than $19 billion, 70,000
employees and 68 manufacturing and technology research centers around the
world. The company markets Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana,
Brastemp, Consul, Bauknecht and other major brand names to consumers in nearly
every country around the world. For more information on Whirlpool Corporation
and its offerings for building professionals, please visit insideadvantage.com
or call 1-800-253-3977.

* This study evaluated the energy efficiency gains attributable to the Centex
Energy Advantage features in a variety of single-family floor plans typical of
the Centex product line in the various climate zones where the Company
currently operates. Not all floor plans, building materials or construction
techniques were evaluated in the study. Efficiency gains will vary for other
plan types, building materials, construction techniques and change of climate
zone.

SOURCE Whirlpool Corporation

Whitney Dean of Miller Brooks, +1-317-873-8100, Whitney@millerbrooks.com, for
Whirlpool Corporation