[getsmart-l] Aurora entrepreneur finds you green products

[Janet May]

From:  http://www.yorkregion.com/ 

Supplier finds you green products 

 

Aurora 

Nov 27, 2007 12:46 AM 


By: Joan Ransberry, Staff Writer 

Colour Kevin Royce green.

To do his bit for the planet, the Aurora entrepreneur tracks down
environmentally friendly and health-conscious building products and offers
them to customers at Eco Building Resources Ltd. at 38 Wellington St., East.

"The future of the building industry is in going green," Mr. Royce stressed.


When Mr. Royce found out logs sitting on the bottom of Georgian Bay for
hundreds of years have been recovered and turned into flooring, he checked
it out.

It's a form of recycling, Mr. Royce said.

One of the important factors to remember is these pieces of wood, unlinke
other types of wood, will not be stained or treated with harmful chemicals,
he added.

Mr. Royce has been in the building and supply business for the past 22 years
and is aware of the many harmful chemicals used in the production of
interior and exterior building supplies. 

Environmental threats can be found even in kitchen cabinets and paint fumes,
he said.

While green building products are available, they're not always easy to
track down. 

"If I don't have it, I'll find it," Mr. Royce said. 

As well as logs harvested from the bottom of waterways, there are paints
made with zero and low volatile organic compounds, all natural cleaning
products, LED lighting and home-insulation manufactured from post-industrial
formaldehyde-free denim.

As a parent, Mr. Royce is mindful of the need to protect the environment
today to make sure there is a healthy tomorrow, he said. 

His wife, Anna, and sons, Mitchel, 12, and Spencer, 8, share his need to
clean up the environment.

The Royce family is not alone.,  

"People want to go green," Mr. Royce said. "People are very sincere. 

"They want to protect the environment, but often they don't know where to
get suitable materials. As the public and government becomes more aware of
the importance of environmental sustainability, the demand for products that
decrease or eliminate harmful effects will rise. 

"I look forward to contributing to the community and the environment by
promoting products that decrease harmful effect in the world around us," he
said.

For more information email info at eco-building.ca
<mailto:info at eco-building.ca?subject=Question%20via%20YorkRegion.com>  or
call 905-841-3535. 



 

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