WELCOME TO ECO-$MART

Our goal at Eco-$mart is to help people to live and work in buildings that are healthy, efficient and cost effective. We firmly believe that once people understand what choices are available and the impact of those choices, they will likely choose to design a better future for themselves, and for the planet.

Eco-$mart was founded in 1993, in Sarasota, Florida, inspired by the creation of the Florida House Learning Center, a green living demonstration project jointly developed by Sarasota County Cooperative Extension service and the nonprofit Florida House Institute for Sustainable Development (floridahouseinstitute.org), to which Eco-$mart has donated many materials. Eco-$mart’s mission is to bridge the gap between understanding and applying sustainable development principals.

Eco-$mart provides a number of services to facilitate sustainable living. Eco-$mart is a distribution source for a wide variety of green construction materials, and offers free specification guidance to home owners, building owners, architects, developers and contractors.

Eco-$mart assists its customers in generating free media attention for including Eco-$mart products in their projects. This assistance includes writing and disseminating press releases, coordinating public speaking engagements, and including project overviews on the Eco-$mart website, blog and social media outlets.

Eco-$mart has also created ways for individuals and organizations to get personally involved and benefit from helping to spread the word, through our Agent and Referring Partner programs, as well as our Green Investment opportunities.