The Alternative Building Center
I had the distinct pleasure of meeting the lovely Anna Lee today at Humboldt County’s new Alternative Building Center on 4th Street in Eureka.
She and Hector have done a grand job of making available a broad spectrum of green building products. From Ice Stone counter tops (a product with which I’m familiar) and Ultratouch Cotton Fiber insulation (another product with which I’m familiar), to Paperstone, a counter top manufacturer whose product I’ve never heard of before.
They’ve got interior and exterior coatings, YOLO ColorHouse and AFM Safecoat respectively for you do-it-yourself painters, American Clay Earth Plaster (a wonderful alternative to sheet rock, though sheet rock is a recyclable and natural product), Eco-Timber Flooring and Forbo Marmoleum natural linoleum, and a whole lot more stuff than I can list here.
For several years I have been amazed at the lack of a green building infrastructure in Humboldt County. It’s finally beginning to happen! Anna Lee and her partner Hector have taken the first steps in offering the do-it-yourselfer a green building hardware store. A one stop shop where you can buy all the green building supplies you need for your project — or to examine a decent selection of products you’d like your contractor to use on your new home or remodeling project.
I hope you’ll visit the Alternative Building Center soon.
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