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Sustainable Furniture
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Sponsored by:
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International Standards:
FSC
GREENGUARD™
ISO 14001
National Standards:
LEED™
MTS
Meeting the Standards: International, National, and Third-Party Certification
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Over their total life cycle, sustainableproducts provide:
Social
Economic
Environmental benefits
The Triple Bottom Line
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Sustainable Manufacturing Issues: Furniture
Eliminate Toxins from Manufacturing Process
Employing Clean Technology
Systemized Environmental Programs
Resource Reduction
Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)
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A Corporate Example: Knoll’s Policies
Eliminate Toxins from Manufacturing Process
Lead, heavy metals and hazardous chlorinated compounds completely eliminated from production processes
State-of-the-art waste water treatment
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Technical changes to process
Clean Technology: Developed and manufactured for clean technology from start to finish, including returnable, reusable packaging.
Eliminated VOCs and ODMs from manufacturing processes
Invested in UV curing systems
Switched to water-based paints and adhesives
Developed company-wide use of hot-melt glues
Introduced 100 percent recyclable fabrics
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Sustainable Design Issues: Furniture
Materials
Indoor Environmental Quality
Social Aspects
Protecting the biosphere
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Independent testing
In-house standards for low-emitting materials
GREENGUARD™ certification
Adopting Standards: Indoor Environmental Quality
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Resource reduction
Materials protocols
Environmental management plans
Adopting Standards:Systemized Environmental Programs
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Adopting Standards: Resource Reduction
Design for reduced material content in products
Establish minimum recycled content for raw materials
Use Techwood man-made veneers, reduce wood waste by 60 percent
Recycle all scrap metals, fabric, cardboard and paper
Invest $500K in returnable, collapsible shipping containers
Offer FSC-certified wood
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The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
Establishes standard, respected worldwide principles of Forest Stewardshipusing “chain of custody” for users, such as Knoll.
Promotes: Environmentally responsible forest management Socially beneficial Economically viable management of the world’s forests
Third-party Certification
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Chain of Custody from FSC
Ensures credibility
Enables immediate verification of provenance
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Environmental Management Programs
Comprehensive internal Environmental Health and Safety Plan
ISO 14001-certification for manufacturing plants, such as Knoll’s East Greenville, Grand Rapids, Muskegon and Toronto facilities
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Materials Protocols
Protect environmental integrity of products as design evolves
Facilitate a change management process
Balance environment, function and aesthetics
Monitor company-wide compliance
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Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)
Analyzes the environmental impact of a product from beginning to final disposal
Design Production Transport/distribution/packaging Usage Disassembly/reuse, recycling, and end
of life management
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Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) Design Strategies
Low impact materials
Clean manufacturing
Healthy workplace/indoor air quality
Waste reduction/efficient use of resources
Durability/extended product life
Reuse and refurbishment
Ease of disassembly
“Recycle-ability”
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Using National Standards: LEED
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Purpose:
Define “green building”/establish common standards
Promote integrated design practices
Recognize environmental leadership
Stimulate green competition
Raise awareness of green building benefits
Transform the building market
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LEED Opportunities using Furniture
Recycled content
Rapidly renewable materials
Regional materials
Low-emitting materials
Certified wood
Textiles
Waste management
Green housekeeping
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Existing Building pilot projects:
Knoll Lubin manufacturing facility, East Greenville, PA
Knoll San Francisco showroom
New Construction projects:
United Nations Department of Protection
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
NRDC
• Centers for Disease Control
Lubin Building
Knoll LEED™ Projects
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Thanks to our Sponsors: