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Ecohaus Portland – ENERGY EVENT!
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… »
Seattle Loves to Recycle Electronic Waste!
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!
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
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
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
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… »
Summer Projects: Get rid of those old Electronics – Responsibly!
Coming up at the end of July, Ecohaus and GreenDwellingSeattle will be holding a big E-Waste Collection and Waste Alternatives Event. The event will be from 4pm until 8pm on Wednesday, July 29. Come on down and drop off your old computers, printers, fax machines, etc – ALL FOR FREE! We’ll have prizes (including for… »
Washington Toxics Coalition Toy Testing
Last month Ecohaus hosted a community event focused on toxins in the home with the Washington Toxics Coalition. Attendees brought household products, especially toys, to be tested for toxic chemicals during a presentation by WTC representative Jim Dawson. Serving bowls, baby dolls, legos, and more were all tested with the XRF analyzer, a hand held… »
ECOSS Gathers at Ecohaus
This past week the Environmental Coalition of South Seattle held a shindig at the Ecohaus showroom in Seattle to show their appreciation for their supporters and members of the community. It was a great event with delicious local wines from Snoqualmie Vineyard, a live band called Hochiwichi, and South Park jewelry-maker Wendy Woldenberg!
The proceeds from… »
Grand Opening Events at Ecohaus Bellevue
Over the month of March and into April we hosted some great community events to celebrate the opening of our Bellevue Store! Guests from a variety of cool local organizations visited our showroom to share their information with the public about everything from saving energy (check out the pictures of the City of Bellevue’s Carbon… »