LOCATIONS

56 S. Oak Street
downtown Ventura
in the Green Design Zone
805.648.2626

BUY GREEN, BUY LOCAL

NATURAL HOME MAGAZINE says
"All over North America, people are snapping up healthy building and home décor items that reflect their environmental sensibilities — and green companies are blossoming.  We asked some of these retailers to share how to shop for green building products. Here’s what they told us."
  1.    Buy from a reputable supplier. “Work with professionals who share your values and have an expertise in green, including suppliers.  Greenwashing is becoming a significant issue, so expertise, experience and ethics are important.”
  2.    Look beyond price. “A product could be cheaper due to unfair labor practices.  Buy locally made materials, and think about ways to reuse and recycle.”
  3.    "Test products if you’re chemically sensitive.  Just because something is natural doesn’t mean it’s nontoxic.  Products labeled low- or no-VOC aren’t completely free of all synthetic chemicals, and not all chemicals are regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency.”  For more information visit www.epa.gov/iaq/ia-intro.html

 

Flooring  

  • Bamboo Flooring
    • Bamboo Hardwoods - FSC certified bamboo & sustainably grown engineered hardwoods; solid, stranded & engineered
    • CaliBamboo - FSC certified bamboo & sustainably grown engineered hardwoods; solid, stranded & engineered
    • Plyboo - FSC certified bamboo & coconut palm hardwood; solid, stranded, engineered, end grain
  • Carpets
    • Design Materials Inc.- natural fiber such as sea grass, mountain grass,and sisal
    • Earthweave Carpets - chemical free wool with cotton/hemp/jute backing
    • Mohawk SmartStrand - Biofiber monofiliment carpet                 
    • Shaw Carpet - recycled polyester (from recycled PETG plastic)
  • Concrete Stains, Stencils & Sealers
    • Ecoprocote - Soycrete soy based, no VOC concret stains and sealers
  • Cork 
    • Nova Cork - cork floating planks with interlocking tongue and groove design or glue down tiles           
    • Design Materials Inc.- cork floating planks with interlocking tongue and groove design or glue down tiles
    • Expanko - cork floating planks with interlocking tongue and groove design or glue down tiles
  • Linoleum
    • Marmoleum - durable, non-toxic sheet goods, glue down tiles or floating click tiles made from linseed oil, pine rosin, reclaimed sawdust, jute backing
  • Tile
    • Crossville - recycled content porcelain tiles
    • EcoSpec - recycled content porcelain tiles
    • Fireclay Tile - terracotta based made with 50% recycled glass content, lead free glazes
    • Novabell - recycled content porcelain tiles
    • Ergon - recycled content porcelain tiles
  • Underlayments
    • AFM Safecoat - liquid moisture barrier sealers, non-toxic
    • Bamboo Hardwoods - recycled rubber tire
    • Whisper Wool - wool with built in non-PVC moisture barrier
  • Wood Flooring - Sustainably grown
    • Bamboo Hardwoods - FSC certified bamboo & sustainably grown engineered hardwoods; solid, stranded & engineered
    • Plyboo - FSC certified bamboo & coconut palm hardwood; solid, stranded, engineered, end grain
  • Wood Flooring - Reclaimed
    • Centennial Woods - reclaimed from American snow fencing
    • Elmwood - reclaimed from American barns, antique buildings, old bridges and urban timber
    • Restoration Timber - reclaimed from American barns, abandoned schools and mills, warehouses and factories
    • Terramai - reclaimed from American barns and Asian demolition