100% of Kimball Office Manufactured Products are level 2 or 3 Certified
Posted: 05.16.11
By Kimball Office Social Media Team

Have you heard our news!??! Now, 100% of our Kimball Office manufactured products are ANSI/BIFMA level 2 or 3 Certified! If you’re looking for eco-friendly products, Kimball Office is your answer! From casegoods to systems, and tables to seating, Kimball Office has you covered.

“By offering level 3 furniture in all major product categories, more than any other manufacturer, we are able to provide the market with solutions that meet growing demand for green standards. Our team has worked extremely hard to ensure we meet and exceed BIFMA’s standards for product development, manufacturing, and corporate responsibility.” Georgy Olivieri, Director of Architecture, Design, and Sustainable Strategies, LEED AP.

The BIFMA level certification program evaluates the environmental aspects of product manufacturing throughout the supply chain. Many layers of the process are reviewed, including general areas of materials and energy usage. The effects on human and ecosystem health are examined as well as overall corporate social responsibility. There are three levels of conformance, with each requiring specific prerequisites and optional credits. Level 3 is the highest level of certification.

For specifics on the products and levels, visit our Fact Sheet.  Kimball Office products can also be found on www.ecoScorecard.com for a quick and simple way to research sustainable products and download documentation for green building programs such as LEED.

Kimball Office and Earth Day – Making our world better for 40 Years!
Posted: 04.20.10
By Kimball Office Social Media Team

To celebrate our 40th birthday and recognize Earth Day’s 40th anniversary, during April, Kimball Office is donating 40 trees to 40 communities across the country. Watch the video and learn more about the activities!

Kimball Office Field Sales representatives, showrooms, and many Select Dealers across the country will plant around 1,600 trees from California to Massachusetts. This extension of the company’s Trees for Tomorrow program continues to lay roots for a greener tomorrow. Through the years, Kimball Office has provided its employees and our ever-growing communities with over 362,000 trees to be planted across the nation.

Kimball Office, founded in 1970, inherited an advocacy for forestry management and dedication to the environment from its parent company, Kimball International. With four successful decades under the company’s belt, Kimball Office maintains its commitment of designing and manufacturing environmentally friendly office furniture.

“Originally founded as a wood products manufacturer, Kimball Office has always been connected to the environment. From day one, we began applying and encouraging sustainable business practices; it’s fitting that we’re sharing our 40th anniversary with Earth Day’s 40th,” said Jeff Fenwick, Vice President and General Manager at Kimball Office. “40 years ago, when our company started, we set out to develop the most environmentally-responsible, quality office furniture. Everyday we strive to find new ways to reduce our carbon footprint.”

On April 9th, Kimball Office employees also donated time and sweat in honor of Earth Day, to help with upkeep at the Arnold F. Habig Community and Older Americans Center. The Arnold F. Habig Community and Older Americans Center is located in Jasper, Indiana, home of the Kimball Office Corporate Headquarters.

Large trees and rose bushes were planted at the site, gardens were weeded and cleaned for new spring growth, and flower beds and an 1/3 mile walking path were re-mulched with nearly two semi truckloads of mulch.

“From the renewable materials used in our products, to the corporate recycling center we share with our parent company, Kimball Office is a well rounded corporate partner and citizen,” said Fenwick. “Our employees and partners throughout the country look forward to servicing their communities in honor of the environment.”

Kimball Office heads to Phoenix for Greenbuild Conference
Posted: 11.03.09
By Kimball Office Social Media Team

We’re off to the great Southwest next week to attend the Greenbuild Conference and Expo in Phoenix, Arizona. The year’s biggest sustainability-focused conference will be held November 11-13 at the Phoenix Convention Center.

At Greenbuild, you’ll find Kimball Office at Booth #3268 where we’ll be proudly showing off our latest sustainable product solutions, new Fluent desking and new Interstuhl seating lines; Mitos, Fit, Silver, Xantos, and “Hero. Just for You“.

All the products in our booth meet or exceed BIFMA level 1 standards for sustainable furniture, and all of them will meet YOUR standards for real office Wow factor!

And if all that isn’t enough to get you to attend, nine-time Grammy winner Sheryl Crow will be on-hand to close the Keynote Address with a live concert!

If you can’t make it to Greenbuild, you can follow Kimball Office on Twitter, check our Flickr page for show photos, or visit our Facebook page. Don’t get left out!

And don’t forget to enter to win a Silver chair! You’ll never sit the same again.

Kimball Office Wins Innovation Silver Award at IIDEX
Posted: 09.24.09
By Andrea Rohleder

We headed north this week, excited to participate in IIDEX Canada. Little did we know we’d be a hit – winning a coveted Innovation Silver award for Fluent! IIDEX Innovation awards honor excellence in product designs that demonstrate problem solving, budget strategy, environmental responsiveness and marketing objectives.

Fluent, our newest product line, was designed to bring flexibility, luxury and sophisticated design to any workplace. Designer David Allan Pesso worked with our team to develop a desking solution that goes from private office to open plan with ease. At our Chicago Showroom Event in June, Fluent was hailed as being “better than European design.” We won’t argue whether it’s better, but we can agree that Fluent is one gorgeous product.

It’s also a sustainable product. You didn’t think we’d design something beautiful without considering its environmental impact, did you? As a Kimball Office product, Fluent is BIFMA level certified, and features our proprietary Pura UV finish. It’s also certified to meet the USGBC LEED indoor air quality requirements and has an available option of FSC certified wood.

We’re thrilled to win this award – thank you IIDEX for sharing the honor!

San Francisco Showroom Awarded Gold LEED-CI Certification
Posted: 07.10.09
By Andrea Rohleder

We just received great news: our San Francisco showroom has been awarded Gold LEED-CI certification! The news follows last week’s announcement about the Atlanta Showroom receiving Silver LEED-CI certification, making it a very green July at Kimball Office. Adding the San Francisco showroom brings us to a total of 7 LEED-certified facilities, including our New York, Chicago and Jasper, Indiana Showrooms, as well as the corporate headquarters and research and development team rooms.

Kimball Office partnered with Huntsman Architectural Group, GCI Contractors and Glumac on the project, completed in 2008. The 5,000 square foot showroom is located Read more…