Herman Miller Eames Tables - Environmental Product Summary - Manual

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 ® Tables
Design Story: Practical Sophistication,
Durable Dependability
In 1964, Charles and Ray Eames designed a table with a
single segmented base, constructed of modular units
that could support tops of different lengths and widths.
Today, more than 40 years later, Eames tables remain
a popular choice for those who appreciate durability
and performance, as well as sleek and simple beauty.
Available in a range of shapes, finishes, and sizes,
Eames tables add a note of practical sophistication
to wherever people gather, from large executive confer-
ence rooms to systems workstations, work rooms, and
cafés. The tables’ primary materials—wood, steel, and
aluminum—are all designed for recyclability at the
end of many years of dependable use.
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
Eames tables are certified level 1. The level conformance
mark ensures a comprehensive, independent, and
impartial assessment of the environmental and social
impacts of a product.
Global GreenTag CertTM GreenRate Certified
Eames tables are Global GreenTag CertTM GreenRate
Level A certified. Global GreenTag CertTM is an Australian
Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
approved National Certification Mark, an ISO compliant
ecolabel and Green Building Councils of Australia
and New Zealand recognized third party certifier.
GreenTag GreenRate certification enables products
to be allocated Level A, B or C in the Green Building
Council of Australia (GBCA) and New Zealand GBC’s
Green Star
TM tools and certify both VOC and
formaldehyde (composite wood) credits.
Material Content
Eames table components are constructed from wood,
aluminum, steel, plastic, and other materials.
An Eames table is up to 52 percent recyclable at the
end of its useful life.
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® Y and Z and Eames are among the registered trademarks of Herman Miller, Inc.
® level is a trademark of BIFMA International.
Global GreenTag CertTM is an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) approved
National Certification Mark.
® GREENGUARD is a registered trademark of the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute.
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WOOD 45%
ALUMINUM 39%
STEEL 13%
PLASTIC 1%
OTHER 2%