UsedEtho.com: Sustainable Value, Time Tested Furniture Systems
Our process ensures that customers continue to receive the highest level of quality while saving money and recycling their office furniture. Both small and large companies concerned about the environment and furniture quality now have a solution to their office furniture needs: Remanufactured Ethospace Workstations. The price is affordable, the product is recycled, and the quality is exceptional.
In the Hierarchy of Reduce/Reuse/Recycle - How Does Remanufacturing Apply?
Reuse of existing office furniture conserves the natural resources & energy required to produce new product. Remanufacturing extends the use of furniture already in circulation and diverts this product from the waste stream. Ultimately, the environmental impact of reuse & remanufacturing office furniture is much smaller than manufacturing new!
UsedEtho's Remanufacturing Procedures Complement Client Expectations
In our facility, post-consumer office furniture is disassembled, cleaned, repaired, reassembled, and refinished (to your specifications) while keeping the environment in mind. Our products meet or exceed all industry standards. In addition, we have established strict standards of quality and appearance.
- All metal surfaces are refinished using a paint process which conserves energy, reduces waste, and virtually eliminates harmful VOC's.
- We use glues that are water borne and non-toxic.
- Non-steel worksurfaces are made from Certified 100% Recovered & Recycled content. Minimum 50% Post Industrial Recycled wood fiber, and the balance (50%) recovered wood fiber (dry fiber weight basis).
- Over 350 tons of scrap metal is recycled, annually.
Benefits of Choosing Remanufactured Office Furniture from UsedEtho.com
Your organization will realize a number of environmental AND economical benefits when choosing remanufactured office furniture from UsedEtho.com:
- Hundreds of attractive, environmentally responsible fabrics, are available through our standard catalog. Many of these fabrics are made from 100% recycled or renewable material, and are recyclable or biodegradable / compostable.
- You can save 25% or more by purchasing remanufactured office furniture from UsedEtho.com, instead of buying new.
- Asset Management programs through UsedEtho.com are designed to help customers reuse existing furniture assets, and to acquire the best financial return for these assets.
- UL Listed and approved.
- 5-Year Warranty.
Suggested Application, Remanufactured Furniture - LEED for Commercial Interiors (LEED CI)
LEED for Commercial Interiors (LEED CI) is a rating system that addresses the specifics of tenant spaces primarily in office and institutional buildings. LEED CI provides the opportunity for building tenants to design and certify high performance, healthy, durable, affordable and environmentally sound workplaces. For more information visit www.usgbc.org
MR Credit 3.3 Resource, Reuse, 1 point
Green Building Rating System for Commercial Interiors, Version 2 ™ 2004, page 41.
- Intent: Reuse building products and materials in order to reduce demand for virgin materials and reduce waste, thereby reducing impacts associated with the extraction and processing of virgin resources.
MR Credit 5.1 Regional Materials, 1 point
Green Building Rating System for Commercial Interiors, Version 2 ™ 2004, page 44.
- Intent: Increase demand for building materials and products that are extracted and manufactured within the region, thereby supporting the regional economy and reducing the environmental impacts resulting from transportation.
- UsedEtho.com has facilities located in Chicago, IL.
EQ Credit 8.1 Daylight Views
Green Building Rating System for Commercial Interiors, Version 2 ™ 2004, page 70.
- Intent: Provide occupants with a connection between indoor spaces and the outdoors through the introduction of daylight and views into the regularly occupied areas of the tenant space.
- Remanufactured panel systems from UsedEtho.com contain a variety of panel heights and width, ranging from 42" to 75" High. Using 42" high panels in an application allows premier daylight viewing.
