Herman Miller Canvas Office Landscape Group-Based User Manual

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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 renewable electrical energy use via renewable
energy credits and a power purchase agreement

• Company buildings constructed to a minimum
LEED Silver certification

• 100 percent of sales from DfE approved products

Environmental Product Summary

Canvas Office Landscape

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.

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recycled at the end of the product’s useful life?

• LCA—Have we optimized the product based on the
entire life cycle?

Material Content

Canvas group-based components are constructed from
steel, cement, wood, plastic, and other materials.

Standing Screens–Markerboard or Tackboard

WOOD 74-79%

STEEL 13-15%

LAMINATE 4-12%

FABRIC 0-1%

OTHER 1%

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.

The DfE Design Protocol goes beyond regulatory
compliance to thoroughly evaluate new product
designs in four 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

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Team Wall
Team Wall, Technology Module
Team Wall, Technology Module with Peninsula

WOOD 77-86%

STEEL 6-14%

PLASTIC 3-5%

OTHER 3-5%

Canvas group-based components are up to 85 percent
recyclable at the end of their useful life.

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™ Canvas Office Landscape is among the trademarks of Herman Miller, Inc.
Only the products that are identified as such on this document are FSC® certified.
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Environmental Product Summary

Canvas Office Landscape

• Standing Screens–Markerboard or Tackboard—
75% recyclable

• Team Wall

Team Wall, Technology Module
Team Wall, Technology Module with Peninsula—

83-85% recyclable

Canvas group-based components are comprised of
approximately 21-percent to 82-percent recycled
materials. This figure breaks down as:

• Standing Screens—Markerboard or Tackboard—
4% post-consumer and 17-21% pre-consumer

• Team Wall

Team Wall, Technology Module
Team Wall, Technology Module with Peninsula—

2-9% post-consumer and 71-79% pre-consumer

Standing Screens–Markerboard or Tackboard

POST-CONSUMER
RECYCLED CONTENT 4%

Team Wall
Team Wall, Technology Module
Team Wall, Technology Module with Peninsula

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PRE-CONSUMER
RECYCLED CONTENT 17-21%

• Wood, while not technically recyclable, can be
cycled back to the natural environment, such as
through composting. The wood content in our work
surfaces and storage unit substrates is comprised
of 100-percent reclaimed wood, as certified by the
Composite Panel Associations EPP. This wood
content is made primarily of sawdust generated by
other wood process operations. Additionally, wood
waste from our operations can be burned in our
energy center, which generates steam that we use in
our operations facilities.

• All veneers used are purchased from suppliers
practicing responsible forestry techniques.

– Approximately 60-80 percent of veneers are derived

from domestically grown woods, notably cherry.

–Responsibly harvested, rapidly renewable

bamboo work surface veneer is also available.

– All veneers are adhered to the substrate with

water-based glues to minimize air emissions.

• Plastic components are identified with an ASTM
recycling code whenever possible, to aid in returning
these materials to the recycling stream.

• Returnable Packaging—Canvas’ packaging materials
include corrugated cardboard and expanded
polystyrene foam. These materials are part of a
closed-loop recycling system, meaning they can be
recycled repeatedly.

– Whenever possible, shipments between

Herman Miller and its suppliers include the use
of pallets and other returnable packaging to
minimize waste.

–On large North American orders, disposable

packaging can be replaced with reusable
shipping blankets.

Manufacturing Process

• Renewable Energy—Canvas private office is

POST-CONSUMER
RECYCLED CONTENT 2-9%

PRE-CONSUMER
RECYCLED CONTENT 71-79%

• Most Canvas group-based square-edged
laminate and veneer work surfaces may
be ordered as FSC® certified products.

• Steel components contain approximately
35 percent recycled content and are 100
percent recyclable.

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manufactured in West Michigan using 100 percent
renewable energy via renewable energy credits and
a power purchase agreement.

• ISO—Canvas is manufactured in West Michigan at
an ISO 14001-certified site.

• Worker Health and Safety—Herman Miller strives
to meet or exceed OSHA standards. Canvas is
manufactured at an OHSAS 18001-certified site.

Product Performance

• Designed for minimal material use, reduced energy
requirements, easy reconfiguration, and durability.

• Backed by Herman Miller’s 12-year, 24/7 warranty.

® Y and Z are among the registered trademarks of Herman Miller, Inc.
™ Canvas Office Landscape is among the trademarks of Herman Miller, Inc.
Only the products that are identified as such on this document are FSC® certified.
© 2012 Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, Michigan