Co/Struc System Environmental Product Summary
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Co/Struc System Environmental Product Summary - 1

• Recyclability—Do the materials contain recycled content, and more importantly, can the materials be recycled at the end of the product’s useful life? Material Content The Co/Struc system’s components are constructed from steel, plastic, wood, aluminum, and other materials. The Co/Struc system is up to 73 percent recyclable at the end of its useful life. Co/Struc is comprised of 26-percent recycled materials. This figure breaks down to 13- percent post-consumer and 13-percent pre-consumer recycled content. Environmental Product Summary CO/STRUC® SYSTEM 1 Our sustainability goals by the year 2020: • 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 Design Story: The First Modular Clinical Storage System Designer Robert Propst took what he learned in formulating Action Office®, the world’s first modular office system, to create Co/Struc, the first clinical modular-based storage system. Propst’s research convinced him that combining modular systems furniture and moveable modular casework could effectively address the requirements of virtually every hospital department. Over the course of nearly a quarter-century, the combination of these two systems has withstood the test of time. Co/Struc’s durability, interchangeable components, and environmentally thoughtful use of materials assure many years of use and efficient recyclability of its components at the end of their current life cycle. Herman Miller’s Design Protocol Our commitment to corporate sustainability naturally includes minimizing the environmental impact of each of our products. Our Design for the 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 CradleSM 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? STEEL 61% PLASTIC 19% WOOD 16% ALUMINUM 2% OTHER 2% POST-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT 13% PRE-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT 13% ® , Action Office, and Co/Struc are among the registered trademarks of Herman Miller, Inc. SM Cradle to Cradle is a service mark of McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC). ® GREENGUARD is a registered trademark of the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute. © 2009 Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, Michigan

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Environmental Product Summary CO/STRUC® SYSTEM Herman Miller complies with the Federal Trade commission’s Part 260 Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims. 2 • Steel components are 100 percent recyclable. • Aluminum is 100 percent recyclable. •Most metal components have a powder-coat paint finish that emits negligible volatile organic compounds (VOCs). • Plastic components are identified with an ASTM recycling code whenever possible, to aid in returning these materials to the recycling stream. •Wood content in work surface substrates is comprised of more than 90-percent...

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