Green Painters U.S. Launch
New Living is so proud to announce that we have launched the Green Painters certification program in America. So far, we have certified 18 painters in a full day class that educates them about sustainability and healthy paints, application techniques for the latest painting technologies, such as heat reflective coatings, waste water treatment, and green [...]
Continue Reading →Sherwin-Williams: Where Green Means Greed
In 2009 Shewin-Williams introduced a line of paints that “were designed and manufactured taking steps to reduce environmental impact.” Sherwin-Williams even went so far to make sure that the paints adhered to the “GreenSure” criteria – a list of various criteria that paints must meet to be green friendly. However, the “GreenSure” criteria wasn’t created [...]
Continue Reading →Are You Treating Your Workers Fairly?
Maintaining a healthy home is about more than just you and your family, it’s also about the people who work in your home as well. Both housekeepers and house-painters are affected by the chemicals in the products used on our homes – and they usually suffer the worst of it. While we may never have [...]
Continue Reading →What’s New Livng About? – Watch This Video
Wondering what New Living is all about? Want to know exactly what the terms “non-toxic” and “natural” mean? Then check out this video where customers and our owner, Jeff Kaplan, explains exactly why we sell healthy, non-toxic, and green products. I would write about it here but it’s probably just easier to watch the video:
Continue Reading →What do your paint and dead people have in common?
Formaldehyde! Anyone who has ever painted a room with conventional paint knows that the smell of paint is terrible. Typically, you have to wear a mask, can’t stay in the room for a few days, and may even feel dizzy or get a headache. This is because conventional paints are filled with harmful chemicals known [...]
Continue Reading →Even though we didn’t cause the spill, we are all responsible for creating the demand for oil. Mention this post when you shop at our store and we will donate 10% of your sale* to the Gulf Restoration Network until the oil leak stops. The Gulf Restoration network is one of many organizations providing much [...]
Continue Reading →Non-Toxic Paint – Lunch N Learn
Dear friends in the design community, New Living is Houston’s only Green Building and Home Store. We would like to be a resource for you and your clients who want to create healthy, beautiful and sustainable homes. We have many products and resources available for you to use including an extensive materials library that is [...]
Continue Reading →Houston Family Magazine – Inspiring Houstonians to live green
reprinted from Houston Family Magazine, written by Amy Barnett Jeff Kaplan is a man driven by his passions. That’s why the native Houstonian quit his job two years ago as a commercial retail real estate broker to start his own business. It’s called New Living and Kaplan and a small group of employees are determined [...]
Continue Reading →Gulf Coast Green – The green event of the year
If there’s one event you should make an effort to get out and see this year, it’s Gulf Coast Green. The event showcases Green building practices and vendors in Houston and from the entire Gulf Coast. This will be our second year at the show and we plan for it to be even bigger and [...]
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