About Green Depot

Green Depot is a leading supplier of environmentally friendly and sustainable building products, services and home solutions. Our primary goal is to facilitate green living and building in communities so that it is easy, affordable and gratifying.

Founded in 2005 by Sarah Beatty, Green Depot's mission has been - from the outset - to make green building products and services readily accessible so that green building can be easily adopted into standard construction operations. Our goal has been to help establish sustainable building as cost competitive, and provide products of the highest quality that are certified green. 

Green Depot believes that any green choice - big or small - is a positive step for our future. We seek out the very best green building products and materials, with attention to factors such as recyclable content, local sourcing, low- or no-toxicity, and energy efficiency. All of the products Green Depot sells must pass through its proprietary green "filter," a strict quality and values criteria focusing on:

  • Health
  • Durability
  • Performance
  • Life cycle
  • Natural resource conservation
  • Energy conservation

This filter sets Green Depot apart from other green building suppliers and retailers in credibility, squarely addressing the issues of "greenwashing" that serve to confuse and mislead consumers. In 2008, Green Depot evolved its goal of demystifying green for consumers by developing a system of icons to break down green into five simple categories:

These icons put a front end on Green Depot's proprietary in-house product "filter" methodology that ensures even-handed, accurate evaluation of each product carried and allows customers to choose products that address the aspects of green living that are most important to themselves, their budgets and their families.

With a new flagship LIVE store in Manhattan, and BUILD locations in Brooklyn, Newark, Philadelphia, Boston, Greenport, Chicago, Albany (2009), and Newark, DE (2009), as well as 10 additional distribution centers spanning the Northeast. Green Depot is the nation's largest green building supplier, offering a broad range of superior quality, sustainable product lines, including: ceilings, walls, flooring, insulation, janitorial, soundproofing, paint, lawn & garden, lighting & electrical.

  • Service 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week, with the most knowledgeable "green" staff
  • The "GD 360 Network" service solution, which connects our customers to Green Depot-approved experts in the fields of solar energy, environmental testing, LEED, renewable/recyclables, HVAC, and more
  • The Green Depot Advisory Council - a constantly expanding network of "experts" in a range of fields, including environmentalists, manufacturers, educators, real estate developers, health professionals, and more - who ensure that Green Depot stays on the cutting edge of the latest advances in green building