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MasterFormat Number(s): 12 05 13
200 Varick Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10014
- Distributor(/Representative)
- Wholesale
PRODUCT DETAILS2.1 SUSTAINABLE STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS • 2.2 SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE CRITERIA • 2.3 SUSTAINABLE COMPOSITION OF PRODUCT
2.1 SUSTAINABLE STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS
2.2 SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
| List essential performance and physical characteristics: (ie. Fire resistance rating, vapor permeability, strength, etc.) | |||||||
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Characteristic:
Flammability
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Measurement test (UL, ASTM, FM, etc):
ASTM E 84 U
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Results (value,units):
Pass
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2.3 SUSTAINABLE COMPOSITION OF PRODUCT
| List the primary materials in a representative sample of the reported product. (List actual material - not trade name) | |||||||
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100% Recycled Polyester
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| Does the product contain any Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic pollutants (PBTs) as listed on the EPA Priority PBT List? | Yes No | |
| Is the MSDS and/or a list of toxics available on company website? | Yes No |
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Polyester can contain trace amounts of antimony from the antimony catalyst used in production. Antimony Trioxide is listed on CA Prop 65, which can be one of the possible catalysts used in the production of polyester.
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| Does the product contain any recycled content material? | Yes No | ||||||||
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Post-Consumer: Percent by weight of total product: 26 range |
Post-Consumer: Description of post-consumer content: Ranges up to 26% Post-consumer recycled poly depends on style
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Pre-Consumer: Percent by weight of total product: 100 range |
Pre-Consumer: Description of pre-consumer content: ranges up to 100% pre-consumer recycled poly depends on style
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Total: Percent by weight of total product: 100 |
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| If yes, are these measurements certified? | Yes No | ||||||||
PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE3.1 LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS • Manufacturer Comments • 3.2 Material Extraction and Transportation • 3.3 MANUFACTURING • 3.4 CONSTRUCTION • 3.5 FACILITY OPERATIONS • 3.6 DECONSTRUCTION / RECYCLING PHASE
3.1 LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS
| Has this product, or any product in the product category, gone through a life cycle assessment (LCA)? | Yes No | ||||||||
Manufacturer Comments
3.2 Material Extraction and Transportation
| Raw materials or components are too numerous, are sourced from too wide a region, or are too dispersed for a meaningful answer. | Yes No | ||||||||
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Manufacturing location is not supplied - this product is used as a component of furniture. LEED requires reporting of manufacturing location on the final assembly of components.
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3.3 MANUFACTURING
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Designtex is a distributor (does not manufacture goods). Designtex offsets 100% of its energy use for its New York City headquarters with Green-e certified RECs.
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3.4 CONSTRUCTION
| Shipping and Packing Materials (select all that apply for each) | |||||||
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Pallets:
Reusable
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Boxes:
Recyclable
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Wrapping:
Recyclable
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3.5 FACILITY OPERATIONS
| What is the maximum length of manufacturer's warranty? | |||||||
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10 years
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| Recommended frequency of regularly scheduled cleaning | |||||||
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Monthly
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3.6 DECONSTRUCTION / RECYCLING PHASE
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A list of recycling facilities that will reclaim this product is available to customers. Shipment is at customer’s own expense.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION4.1 Stewardship • 4.2 Transparency of Information • Manufacturer Comments
4.1 Stewardship
| Are any of the company's buildings/sites certified under a green building rating system? | |||||||||
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Identify location of certified building:
Chicago Showroom - Merchandise Mart
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Identify which certification:
LEED
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Identify level of certification achieved:
Gold
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| Briefly describe the organizations environmental policies or programs and provide link to them on company website. | |||||||||
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At Designtex, our environmental vision obligates us to ground our decisions and actions in sustainable thinking, and to use a spirit of inquiry to inspire sustainable awareness in others.
Our mission is to design and deliver innovative solutions that benefit human and environmental health, while educating and challenging ourselves, our suppliers and customers in sustainable practices.
http://www.designtex.com/vision_mission_Environments.aspx?f=36268
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| What awards and recognition has the company achieved or received for its environmental stewardship? | |||||||||
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Among others: - Designtex named a Sustainable Innovator by Metropolis Magazine (2007) -Terratex® recycled polyester and Climatex® Lifecycle™ both win an Ecology Design Award at the Industrie Forum conference in Hannover, Germany (2001) -Designtex wins Sustainable Achievement award at GreenWorld (2001) - Climatex® Lifecycle™ awarded First Place Design Sense Award from the Design Museum, London (2000)
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| Are there other environmental groups that also list the product(s)? | |||||||||
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no
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Is this product GreenSpec listed? | Yes No | |||||||
| Does the company participate in any voluntary programs to reduce environmental impact of the listed product(s)? | Yes No | ||||||||
| Please describe what Design-for-Environment (DfE) strategies were used in design of this product (including such practices as dematerialization, and design-for-disassembly), company-wide approach to DfE, and other aspects that you feel exemplify commitment but have not been quantified elsewhere in this form. | |||||||||
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Designtex seeks to instill the potential for a closed loop system in its products. Early in the lifecycle of every material, there are opportunities to infuse environmental qualities that, by design, challenge each subsequent stage to preserve and amplify those qualities. This is Environmental Design at Designtex.
Please read more at http://www.designtex.com/education_Environments.aspx?f=36270
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4.2 Transparency of Information
| Is the environmental information reported in this form available on the website? | Yes No | ||||||||
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If yes link to webpage(s):
http://www.designtex.com/environmental_design_Product.aspx?f=35632
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| Does the company have an environmental policy or sustainability plan available on its website? | Yes No | ||||||||
| Does the company produce a corporate sustainability report for public review? | Yes No | ||||||||
| Ingredients or materials that comprise the product are fully disclosed on product packaging or in materials accompanying the product | Yes No | ||||||||
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