Ecohaus Blog Tag Archive

Bidets – the best kept eco-secret?

By ecohaus

At our Seattle store we host a monthly green home tour with our partner GreenDwellingSeattle. It starts in our showroom where we give an hour-long introduction to, and tell the story behind, our product selection. At our tour this past Saturday, when we got to the dual flush toilet section, one product in particular really… »

New Zero Energy Idea House in Washington

By ecohaus

 
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… »

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

By ecohaus

 
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

By 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… »

Ecohaus gets a Color Splash

By ecohaus

David Bromstad, host of HGTV’s “Color Splash” and spokesperson for Mythic Paint will be  making an appearance at Ecohaus in Seattle on Saturday, August 29th at 2pm.  Come hear him talk about design, answer questions, and then watch as he paints one of his signature pieces of art! The piece that he creates will be… »

The Color of Hope

By ecohaus

We have just learned that the Portland-based paint company, YOLO Colorhouse, is the first to be certified against Green Seal’s updated, more stringent standards.
This is great news, and on Saturday, August 22nd, the ladies from YOLO will be making an appearance at Ecohaus Portland to celebrate! From 10am until 2pm they will be in the… »