Ecohaus, Inc.
Ecohaus is a leading retailer of green and sustainable building materials. The company offers stylish, durable and price-competitive products in addition to expert advice and customer service. Operating from showrooms in
Ecohaus strives not only to supply the consumer with sustainable alternatives to conventional building materials; they seek to provide them with the knowledge and understanding of how to use the products, their efficiencies and sustainability for the environment. Ecohaus performs extensive research on all the brands and products they carry to ensure quality performance as well as sustainability and health safety. Workshops and training seminars held in the showrooms help both contractors and Do-It-Yourself customers learn how to meet guidelines for green building.
While building materials constitute a $200+ billion market, only a tiny fraction of sales currently are represented by the green building materials segment. However, this niche is growing by 20% to 30% per year, roughly 6x the pace set by the overall industry. Consumer interest in sustainable building is driven by health issues and concern over rising energy costs. Professional interest is driven in part by a need to comply with LEED certification and city, state and Federal green building codes.
Ecohaus is led by a team of seasoned entrepreneurs with extensive experience in retailing, building materials, online sales, and store development. Store-level ROI is exceptionally high and a recently re-launched website promises to increase the company’s reach well beyond the trade area served by the retail showrooms.