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GREEN FESTIVAL: San Francisco

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Though we’ve been regulars at the Seattle event, Ecohaus just exhibited at the San Francisco Green Festival for the first time this year, and it was… »

Ecohaus Portland – ENERGY EVENT!

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On November 19, 2009 the Ecohaus Portland store will be hosting NW Energy Star and Imagine Energy for an event around Energy Savings of all kinds!
 
The Live Better Northwest 2010 Prius will be there – which you can enter to win! All you have to do is pick up a game board at Ecohaus and… »

1 Day Only! Ecohaus Portland Paint Giveaway! (11/08)

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On Sunday, November 8, Ecohaus Portland is giving away 1 free gallon of American Pride paint per household to the first 100 who print out this coupon and present it at the store!  
 
Why, you ask? It’s simple: American Pride paint is such a fantastic product, we want the folks in Stumptown to give it a try! 
 
American Pride paint is completely… »

New Zero Energy Idea House in Washington

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Zero Energy Idea House at Bass Cove

 
A new project has just been completed in Washington State that strives to push the envelope of energy conservation – the Zero Energy Idea House – built by Donna and Riley Shirey. Their goal was to build a house that generates all the electricity that it requires. Combining solar panels, and a solar powered water heater… »

Green Your Halloween!

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How can you incorporate sustainability into your life beyond the paint you put on your walls, or the toilet you choose to install? Try greening your holiday celebrations! Corey Colwell Lipson and her mom Lynn Colwell have written a book called Celebrate Green which is an incredible resource for ideas on how to make holidays… »

Seattle Loves to Recycle Electronic Waste!

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Waste Alternatives Event

 
The final numbers are in! It was the hottest day of the year and traffic was at it’s absolute ugliest but that did not dampen people’s passion for sustainable waste solutions!
 
At our Seattle Waste Alternatives and Electronics Recycling event on July 29th, Seattlites turned in 36,931 pounds of old electronics! That means that nearly 18.5… »

It’s BIG Time in Portland – Build It Green!

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The eighth annual Build it Green Tour of Homes and Information Fair is coming up this Saturday (September 19th, 2009!)
 
Between 11am and 5pm nearly 20 eco-friendly homes will be holding open houses around the city. Ticket holders will be given the locations – and can go from house to house learning innovative and sustainable ideas… »

Ecohaus + David Bromstad + Mythic Paint = <3

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David Bromstad at Ecohaus

 
On Saturday, August 29, 2009 several hundred people gathered in front of our Seattle store to welcome HGTV’s David Bromstad, and to hear him talk about design.
 
As he answered questions from the audience and shared experiences he’s had working on Design Star and Color Splash, he painted one of his signature art pieces. At the… »

The Vermont Street Project, a timber frame home

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A Timber Frame Home

Ecohaus has joined New Energy Works to supply finish materials to The Vermont Street Project in Portland.  This residential project is the result of nearly three decades in the business of custom timber work and environmentally sensitive construction. It is believed to be the first LEED H Platinum timber frame home in Oregon.  The project… »