Herman Miller Canvas Office Landscape Wall-Based Open Plan User Manual
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Our sustainability goals by the year 2020:
• Zero carbon footprint
Zero landfill
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• 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
Environmental Product Summary
CAN VAS OFFICE LAN DS C APE™Wall- Based Open Plan – Stor age S u ppor ted
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 CradleSMDesign 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.
® Y and Z are among theregistered trademarks of HermanMiller, Inc.
™ CanvasOffice Landscape is amongthe trademarks of Herman Miller, Inc.
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Cradle to Cradleis a service mark of McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry(MBDC).
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® GREENGUARD is a registeredtrademark of the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute.
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Environmental Product Summary
CAN VAS OFFICE LAN DS C APE™Wall- Based Open Plan – Stor age S u ppor ted
Metal
STEEL 65%
WOOD 27%
LASTIC 1%
P
THER 6%
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Wood
WOOD 65%
TEEL 21%
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PLASTIC 1%
OTHER 13%
Canvas wall-based metal components are up to
69 percent recyclable at the end of their useful
life. Canvas Wall-based wood components are
up to 31 percent recyclable at the end of their
useful life.
Canvas wall-based metal components are comprised of up to 49-percent recycled materials.
This figure breaks down to 20-percent postconsumer and 29-percent pre-consumer recycled
content. Canvas Wall-based wood components
are comprised of up to 67-percent recycled
materials. This figure breaks down to 7-percent
post-consumer and 60-percent pre-consumer
recycled content.
Metal
POST-CONSUMER
RECYCLED CONTENT 20%
PRE-CONSUMER
RECYCLED CONTENT 29%
Wood
POST-CONSUMER
ECYCLED CONTENT 7%
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PRE-CONSUMER
ECYCLED CONTENT 60%
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• Steel components contain approximately 33
percent recycled content and are 100 percent
recyclable.
• 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 sustainable forestry techniques.
–Approximately 60-80 percent of veneers
are derived from domestically grown
woods, notably cherry.
–Sustainably 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.
® Y and Z are among theregistered trademarks of HermanMiller, Inc.
™ CanvasOffice Landscape is amongthe trademarks of Herman Miller, Inc.
SM
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Cradle to Cradleis a service mark of McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry(MBDC).
™ level is a trademark of BIFMAInternational.
® GREENGUARD is a registeredtrademark of the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute.
© 2011 Herman Miller, Inc.,Zeeland, Michigan
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