Herman Miller Twist LED Task Light - Environmental Product Summary - Manual

Environmental Product Summary
Twist LED Task Light
Design Story: Smart Personal Control
The Twist LED task light is an energy-efficient, eco-
friendly lighting solution that offers value, simplicity,
and personal control. Designed by Yves Béhar, found-
er of fuseproject, Twist is a blend of the latest technol-
ogy and refined aesthetics. Twist uses two 3.5-Watt
LEDs to guarantee long life (60,000 hours), reduced
energy consumption, and reductions in CO2.
Because Twist uses 40-50% less energy consumption
than traditional undershelf lighting, maintenance is
minimal. Its thin, tubular profile requires minimal
packaging, and its simple vocabulary—one size and
finish—makes Twist easy to specify and install. End
users can easily adjust the light’s position with a
magnetic fixture, as well as control the light’s 45-degree
angle rotation with its intuitive tab adjustment.
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?
Material Content
Twist LED task light components are constructed from
electronics, aluminum, plastic, and steel.
Twist is up to 43 percent recyclable at the end of its
useful life.
It is comprised of 17 percent recycled materials. This
figure breaks down to 8-percent post-consumer and
9-percent pre-consumer recycled content.
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POST-CONSUMER
RECYCLED CONTENT 8%
PRE-CONSUMER
RECYCLED CONTENT 9%
ELECTRONICS 46%
ALUMINUM 41%
PLASTIC 5%
STEEL 3%
GLASS 5%
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