Herman Miller Ambi Chairs - Environmental Product Summary - Manual

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• 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
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Environmental Product Summary
Ambi ® Chair
Design Story: High-Value, Lower-Cost Ergonomics
Ambi—from the Latin word for “both”—was designed
by Richard Holbrook to provide both comfort and
superior ergonomic support. Its adaptability enables
it to perform both as a general office chair and a
dedicated task chair. Ambi’s clean lines and uncluttered
look allow it to visually complement a wide range of
office interiors. And as either a work chair or side
seating, Ambi delivers comfort at a comfortable price.
In addition to its built-in durability, Herman Miller
emphasized environmental friendliness in Ambi’s raw
material selection and sourcing.
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
recycled at the end of the product’s useful life?
• LCA—Have we optimized the product based on the
entire life cycle?
level ® Certification
Ambi is certified level 1. The level conformance mark
ensures a comprehensive, independent, and impartial
assessment of the environmental and social impacts
of a product.
Material Content
The Ambi chair’s components are constructed from
steel, plastic, foam/textile, and aluminum.
The Ambi chair is up to 87 percent recyclable at the
end of its useful life.
Ambi is comprised of 21-percent recycled materials.
This figure breaks down to 18-percent post-consumer
and 3-percent pre-consumer recycled content.
• Steel components contain approximately 35 percent
recycled content and are 100 percent recyclable.
• Aluminum components are 100 percent recyclable.
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® level is a trademark of BIFMA International.
® GREENGUARD is a registered trademark of the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute.
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POST-CONSUMER
RECYCLED CONTENT 18%
PRE-CONSUMER
RECYCLED CONTENT 3%
STEEL 63%
PLASTIC 30%
FOAM 4%
ALUMINUM 2%
TEXTILE 1%