Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman 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
Eames
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Lounge Chair and Ottoman
Design Story: Treasured, Collected, Enduring
“Classic” is a word often applied to everything from fast food to last week’s No. 1 pop song. For a different perspective, consider instead the Eames lounge chair and ottoman. Since its introduction in 1956 it has been regarded as among the 20th century’s most significant—and enduring—furniture designs.
Treasured by collectors worldwide and manufactured with attention to detail (all pieces are hand-assembled), the Eames lounge and ottoman just gets better with time—not a bad definition for “classic.” And while it’s true it can disassembled and its material components recycled, the Eames lounge chair and ottoman is more likely to be handed down to future generations.
One more important environmental fact: In 1991 Herman Miller stopped using rosewood, an endangered, non-sustainable wood, to build its Eames lounge chair and ottoman, and replaced it with cherry and walnut from responsibly managed forests.
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?
LCA—Have we optimized the product based on the entire life cycle?
Material and Recyclable Content
Eames lounge chair and ottoman components are constructed from wood, aluminum, foam, leather, steel, and plastic.
The Eames lounge chair and ottoman are up to 65 percent recyclable at the end of their useful life. The Eames lounge chair is up to 63 percent recyclable at the end of its useful life. The Eames ottoman is up to 69 percent recyclable at the end of its useful life.
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:
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The Eames lounge chair and ottoman are comprised of 28-percent recycled materials. This figure breaks down to 14-percent post-consumer and 14-percent pre-consumer recycled content. The Eames lounge chair is comprised of 27-percent recycled materials. This figure breaks down to 14-percent post-consumer and 13-percent pre-consumer recycled content. The Eames ottoman is comprised of 30-percent recycled materials. This figure breaks down to 14-percent post­consumer and 16-percent pre-consumer recycled content.
® Y and Z and Eames are among the registered trademarks of Herman Miller, Inc. © 2012 Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, Michigan
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Environmental Product Summary
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Eames
Lounge Chair and Ottoman
Material Content
Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman
Eames Lounge Chair
ALUMINUM 26%
FOAM 14%
FABRIC 11%
STEEL 9%
PLASTIC 7%
WOOD 33%
ALUMINUM 24%
STEEL 14%
Recyclable Content
Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman
POST-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT 14%
PRE-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT 14%
Eames Lounge Chair
WOOD 34%
Eames Ottoman
ALUMINUM 31%
WOOD 31%
STEEL 1%
FOAM 13%
FABRIC 7%
PLASTIC 8%
FABRIC 17%
FOAM 15%
PLASTIC 5%
POST-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT 14%
PRE-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT 13%
Eames Ottoman
POST-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT 14%
PRE-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT 16%
• Die-cast aluminum components are typically made from more than 95-percent recycled material and are 100 percent recyclable.
• Steel components contain approximately 35 percent recycled content and are 100 percent recyclable.
• Most metal components have a powder-coat paint finish that emits negligible volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
• Foam materials are part of an open-loop system and can be recycled into everything from automotive
® Y and Z and Eames are among the registered trademarks of Herman Miller, Inc.
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© 2012 Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, Michigan
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