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Life   Chadwick   Open Up   RPM   Bulldog   Sapper   Soho   EWC  
Life   Chadwick   Open Up   RPM   Bulldog   Sapper   Soho   EWC  


Environmental aspects were incorporated into the Life chair early in the design process. During the design process, Knoll conducted a thorough analysis to ensure minimal negative environmental impact throughout the chair’s life cycle. The result of this approach is a chair that uses minimum materials in its construction, and employs clean manufacturing technology such as integral coloring on plastic components, burnishing on the aluminum structure and zero VOC paints and adhesives. Raw materials with a recycled content of 52–64 percent, depending on model, are used.

Production process

Manufactured using clean technologies:
  • Integral color in plastic components
  • Burnished aluminum structure requires no coating
  • Other coatings virtually VOC free
  • Adhesives virtually VOC free
  • Returnable packaging used for component parts

Materials
  • Uses minimum amount of materials in construction
  • Raw materials have recycled content of 52% (plastic version) and 64% (aluminum version)
  • 70–80% of component parts readily recyclable
  • Available with 100% recycled content fabric

Materials content
  • Aluminum– 21.651
  • Steel– 4.338
  • Plastic– 8.4362
  • Glass– 0.655
  • Total weight– 35.09
  • Recycled weight– 22.73

Leed® Credits
  • Life™ provides solutions that contribute to earned Leed® credits

Download Life Illustrated Sustainable
Design Document


Download Life LEED® credits PDF

SMaRT Certification

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