West Coast Green: The Exhibitors

So many exhibitors, so little time.

That must be what most West Coast Green attendees were thinking this weekend. Another thought might have been: Green remodeling is on the rise.

While there were plenty of builders, and there was plenty of prefab, and all the solar power one would expect, there was also row after row of exhibitors offering products and services that are designed to help the average homeowner green their existing property.

Want to paint? We enjoyed chatting with the people at Green Planet Paints. Their mineral-pigmented, clay based paint has a uniquely soft, rustic finish. A few rows away, YOLO Colorhouse's wide range of colors were on display next to Berkeley-based EcoHome Improvement's booth (where Bay Area residents, conveniently, can purchase YOLO's zero-VOC paints).

We saw beautiful reclaimed wood flooring at TerraMai's booth, marmoleum at Forbo Flooring and a whole host of other green flooring options (recycled-fiber rugs, for one) at Marin Flooring Company.

On the less-mainstream side of things, we found The Aqus, a system that captures water from the bathroom sink and routes it to the toilet bowl so that it can be reused for flushing.

In short, we were overwhelmed by all the green building/remodeling resources. And, while we don't have enough space to mention them all right here, right now, we'll be keeping an eye on a lot of the exhibitors and reporting back here in the future.

Still hungry for more? West Coast Green may be over, but you can see a full list of exhibitors right here.

Image via www.westcoastgreen.com