Eco Green Zone is opening The Green Store in Memphis: one place to buy the materials a healthier building is made of, and one place to find out what is actually in them.
Sustainable products are sold badly. A leaf on the packaging, a word like natural, and no number anywhere on the box. The customer is asked to take it on faith, and the contractor who needs the data for a submittal has to email a manufacturer and wait.
We think the fix is boring and obvious. Put the emissions, the materials and the certification on the shelf tag, keep the certificates behind the counter, and let people compare products the way they compare anything else they buy.
Sustainable building and living becoming ordinary across Memphis and the Mid-South, rather than a premium tier. That means stocking what a working contractor can afford to specify on a normal job, not only what shows up on a showpiece building.
A small team with operational experience and a working knowledge of green building standards, hiring into the rest.
Administrator
Extensive experience planning and administering complex operations, with the attention to detail that running a store and its supplier relationships takes.
Appointment in progress
Leading buying, supplier relationships and the shelf data standard. LEED accreditation expected for this seat.
Appointment in progress
Responsible for funding, margin and the reporting behind the store's growth into the Mid-South.
Or start the conversation now. Consultations are running ahead of opening, and trade accounts can be set up in advance.