Eco-Friendly Decor Manufacturing

For more than 17 years, Greenscape Design & Décor has offered sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives for our rental and commercial sales clients.  While we seek environmentally responsible products and practices in our internal operations and raw material sources, we also engineer and manufacture our products to give our clients the peace of mind that their eco-footprint is reduced when selecting our décor designs and products.

Manufacturing

• our products are easily repaired or redesigned so replacement is often avoided
• superior construction and durable products means less replacement costs and reduced waste
• custom designed trees are built in Canada with 60% natural and local materials
• custom built wooden planters can be made with 100% local and natural wood products
• LEED-credit planter options, manufactured with post-consumer recycled materials, are available for commercial sales clients
• existing trees, plants, floral arrangements and existing décor pieces can be refurbished or reworked into a new custom design
• steel structural components have a long life cycle and can be endlessly reused and recycled

Corporate Responsibility

• 100% of our reused products are donated to charities, schools, and associations – we support The Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre and The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (@CBCF_)
• more than 80% of our component parts can be readily recycled at the end of our rental inventory’s life span
• used electronic equipment is donated to the non-profit organization, Free Geek Vancouver (@freegeekvan)

Green Decorating is all the Rage!

Our customized décor, manufactured in Canada, provides the greatest level of design possibilities while providing piece of mind for achieving green event standards or sustainable interior design options for commercial or residential spaces.

Our Raw Products

• constructed from salvaged, refurbished or reused materials
• make use of solid wood, natural timbers, or reclaimed wood when possible to avoid toxins found in particle board or plywood
• imported woods used for specialty designs are sourced from renewable sources such as bamboo, grapevine and palm thatching
• VOC-free paints, environmentally safe adhesives and biodegradable cleaning products are used when possible
• trees, plants and floral art primarily use domestically harvested natural wood or cane trunks from sustainably harvested forests with environmentally safe methods
• natural branch products harvested from mature trees promote growth for the natural tree and in turn increases renewability

What Can We Do In One Hour?

When approached by the Richmond Hospital Foundation to transform Richmond Centre gallery into a “Midsummer Night’s Dream” for their 4th Annual Cork, Canvas & Cuisine fundraiser, we were thrilled!  Then came the hook!  We only had one hour from when the mall closed to the time the doors were opened to the guests.

Our team embraced the challenge and with only a week to prepare, we planned the most efficient and effective way to beautify the space. Quickly! We designed a sweeping fabric ceiling treatment for the entrance and fun whimsical forest themed decor to match.  Now, we only had to set it up in time!

We had a team of 16 to set up and 4 five tonne truck loads of decor that we hauled into Richmond Centre and set up in 55 minutes. All the vendors and other suppliers were moving in at the very same time. Talk about hustle!  We all pulled together and got everything done on time.

Guests were treated to over 100 different wines and hors d’oeuvres from the generous cuisine and cork sponsors as well as entertainment from airbrushed forest nymphs and captivating acrobats. Local artists also displayed their works and donated 50%of their sales back to the Richmond Hospital Foundation.

photos below courtesy of Chris Howey Imaging

Our Internal Practices

We believe in sustainable décor options and socially responsible practices to help protect & nourish our planet.

Exciting and memorable decor shouldn’t cost the earth.

Did you know artificial “plantscaping”…

• is regarded as having a positive environmental impact through the reduction in water consumption & harmful pesticides required for both the end user and in nursery production & decorative flower farming?

• reduces carbon footprints by minimizing transportation needs of regular service & replacement of live plants & florals?

Wherever possible, we seek products and services identified as environmentally preferable in our internal practices and our product manufacturing.

Our Internal Initiatives:

• extensive recycling program including paper, cardboard, soft plastics, wood products, mixed containers, batteries, printer toners and non bio materials

• electronic delivery methods for communications whenever possible

• 75% of our team use public transportation for work, meetings and tasks

• filtered water cooler station instead of bottled water

• partnering with transportation companies who utilize bio-diesel fuels, electric, or hybrid vehicles in their fleet

• recyclable and recycled packing materials

• the majority of our rentals occur within the Lower Mainland, thus making use of local resources and reducing environmental  transportation impacts

• open the shades and turn off electrical supplies when not in use: lighting, computer machinery, office electronics, warehouse equipment

• we wear sweaters and keep moving, maintaining fuel and electricity use for heating at a bare minimum.

Green is the New Black!