Herman Miller Canvas Office Landscape Wall-Based Open Plan - Environmental Product Summary - Manual

Design Story: Simple, Responsive,
Comprehensive
At Herman Miller, we invented systems furniture.
So it’s not surprising we are leading the way to a
simpler, more responsive, and more comprehensive
way to create interiors. Canvas Office Landscape,
conceived with designers Jeffrey Bernett and
Nicholas Dodziuk and built upon the designs
of Doug Ball and Joey Ruiter, creates a broad
range of work environments for individuals,
groups, and entire organizations.
Canvas has a simple set of elements that
combine to vary the features of the office
topography. No matter which elements are
chosen, they link in a holistic way, so there is
balance among the elements that enliven
spaces. Thus, Canvas can be used to express
an organization’s perspective. In doing so,
Canvas always keeps people in the foreground,
giving them choices about where and how to
work, variety in the types of spaces available,
and ways to further the human connections
that lead to new ideas.
Herman Miller’s Design Protocol
Our commitment to corporate sustainability
naturally includes minimizing the environmental
impact of each of our products. Our Design for
Environment team (DfE) applies environmentally
sensitive design standards to both new and
existing Herman Miller products, utilizing the
McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry
(MBDC) Cradle to Cradle SM Design Protocol.
Cradle to Cradle Design Protocol goes beyond
regulatory compliance to thoroughly evaluate
new product designs in three key areas:
• Material Chemistry and Safety of Inputs—
What chemicals are in the materials we specify,
and are they the safest available?
• Disassembly—Can we take products apart
at the end of their useful life, to recycle their
materials?
• Recyclability—Do the materials contain
recycled content, and more importantly, can
the materials be recycled at the end of the
product’s useful life?
level ™ Certification
Canvas wall-based is is pending level certification.
The level conformance mark ensures a
comprehensive, independent, and impartial
assessment of the environmental and social
impacts of a product.
MBDC Cradle to Cradle Certification
Canvas wall-based is pending MBDC Silver
Cradle to Cradle certification.This means that
Canvas is composed of environmentally safe
and healthy materials, is designed for material
reuse in a closed-loop system, such as recycling
or composting, and is assembled using 100%
renewable energy.
Material Content
Canvas wall-based components are constructed
from steel, wood, plastic and other components.
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Environmental Product Summary
C A NVA S O F F I CE LA N DSC A P E ™ Wa ll - B a s e d O p e n Pl a n – S to r a g e Su p p o r te d
Our sustainability goals by the year 2020:
• Zero carbon footprint
• Zero landfill
• Zero hazardous waste generation
• Zero air emissions (VOCs)
• Zero process water use
• 100 percent green electrical energy use
• Company buildings constructed to a minimum
LEED Silver certification
• 100 percent of sales from DfE approved products
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® Y and Z are among the registered trademarks of Herman Miller, Inc.
™ Canvas Office Landscape is among the trademarks of Herman Miller, Inc.
SM Cradle to Cradle is a service mark of McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC).
™ level is a trademark of BIFMA International.
® GREENGUARD is a registered trademark of the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute.
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