We at New Living (and our friends at The Green Painter) are looking forward to the opportunities of the coming year, and have made the following New Year’s Resolutions.

1. We will continue to connect discerning customers with the best, healthiest, and greenest home and building products on the market. As part of this, we will continue to hold all suppliers responsible for having a positive social and environmental impact, and keep an eye out for new companies and products that do the same. We will continue to believe that business can be better, and that we are all interdependent, as promised in the B Corporation “Declaration of Interdependence.”

2. We will work harder to share our mission with the world. Our raison d’être is to educate consumers about the health, environmental, and social aspects of home and building products, and to help grow the market for quality and holistically responsible products. We will also work with painters, builders, designers, realtors, manufacturers — and anyone else who shares our goals — to create good, green jobs through education and professional development.

3. We want to be a louder and better voice for changing the ways businesses operate. We are for incentivizing responsibility in all industries, and hope there will be a day when all businesses look at their triple bottom line — people, planet, profit.

4. We will take a step back and look at our own operations, and critically assess whether our businesses are run in a way that is good for the community, the economy, and the environment. We believe that small changes can make a big difference, and that this is the aspect of our lives that should “never stop improving.”

5. Finally, we will turn to the large and growing community that works to improve Houston’s health, environment, and community. We will reconnect with old friends and make new ones, collaborating to make next year Houston’s best year ever.

Happy New Year from your friends at New Living!

These services are available at a comparable price to the leading paint and painting companies in Houston. You can call or stop by to discuss your upcoming projects.

Got a painting job? Call us first! You’ll be surprised how affordable green can be!

This year, New Living is proudly participating in the American Cancer Society’s Holiday Shopping Card Program. Proceeds from the sale of this $70 shopping card go to the American Cancer Society which funds cancer treatment, research, and education in America and around the world. Those who buy this card can save big on their holiday shopping while contributing to this most important cause. New Living, the Green Painter, and many other local merchants will be giving a 20% discount to card holders on select items during the 10-day event. This is a great time to purchase one of New Living’s non-toxic, organic mattresses or some non-toxic paint from The Green Painter.

New Living and The Green Painter have chosen to support this cause not only because we support and admire the work of the American Cancer Society, but also because of our shared mission to increase public awareness of the links between environmental and public health. We hope that together, our support of this program can lead to a better, healthier future in Houston and beyond!

Details:

- Purchase the Holiday Shopping Card at New Living or any other participating merchant.

- The card-holder will receive 20% off of mattresses at New Living and paint at The Green Painter during the week of October 27 and November 6.

- Proceeds from the sale of the card will go to The American Cancer Society. New Living will keep none of the proceeds.

- For more information, please check out the program’s website.

The freshly painted KIAH Offices

KIAH table, painted with non-toxic paint

KIAH now has green, healthy offices

***Testimonial compiled by Whitney Moore***

Working as a house painter for the past 30 years, Nemicio always used regular paints containing toxic VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) until a friend suggested that he visit New Living and try some of our non-toxic NOVOC paints. “With regular paint,” he says, “you have to get used to the smell, and wear a mask so you don’t inhale the fumes. But with the paint from New Living there is no smell and you can use it without wearing a mask and not get a headache.” He even suggests New Living’s paints to other builders and contractors, telling them that they are much better than traditional toxic paints. The EPA states that exposure to VOCs can lead to adverse health effects such as damage to the liver, kidneys and central nervous system, as well as cause cancer . The risk is especially high for house painters due to the prolonged exposure to these chemicals. By switching to New Living’s non-toxic paints, not only is there no smell, but also no exposure to toxic VOCs, creating a much healthier environment for the painters and the residents. We are very glad to have Nemicio and many other Houston painters using our product, and especially glad when they love it!

***This and other testimonials compiled by Whitney Moore***

The 1 day workshop covers:

Registration fee: $250
Tuition scholarships are available for painters that meet certain qualifications.

See recent article in Houston Chronicle: Working: Painters find green approach agreeable

For more info please visit:
www.greenpainters.us

6111 Kirby
Houston TX 77005
713.521.1921

The 1 day workshop covers:
Knowledge about nontoxic coatings/paints
Safety and protection for staff and customers
Recycling of green paints, waste, sustainability
Green building terminology
General green business practices
Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Registration fee: $250
Tuition scholarships are available for painters that meet certain qualifications.

See recent article in Houston Chronicle: Working: Painters find green approach agreeable

For more info please visit:
www.greenpainters.us

6111 Kirby
Houston TX 77005
713.521.1921

New Living and the Green Painters certification were featured in the Houston Chronicle on Thursday, November 25th. Journalist L.M. Sixel visited our most recent certification class, which was held on November 15th, and had a chance to talk with our new painters, as well as interview painters from our previous classes. The article goes into detail about our partnership with SER Jobs for Progress, as well as the motivation behind the Green Painters U.S. initiative: healthy living and choices for our painters and customers.

Please read the full text article: Working: Painters find green approach agreeable

Watch this video about New Living partnering up with Habitat for Humanity to help a family live in a healthy home from New Living on Vimeo.

“Going “green” has come to mean many things to many people, but to the folks at New Living, it is a social, environmental and economic lifestyle. The place itself, located in an old hardware store in Rice Village, specializes in building supplies, such organic bedding, nontoxic paints and nontoxic children’s furniture. Additional “green” services include chemical-free home cleaning, recycling pickup and professional consultations. Before stocking its shelves, New Living requires vendors to fill out a survey with questions about the social and environmental impact of their products, and asks about the companies’ labor standards and ethics. New Living then fact-checks the answers and displays the results next to each product, so buyers can better know what they’re purchiasing. Local venues such as Beaver’s Icehouse boast nontoxic paint from New Living, and the Moody Gallery used the store’s tiles, made from 100 percent recycled glass, in its new kitchen.”