Taking care of your workspace is our

business. Taking care of the environment is

our responsibility.

 

 


For more information or to download

our literature, please click here.

 

IOF Mandate

 

We take our environmental responsibilities very seriously. Our facilities were completely renovated in Dec 2009. From start to finish we took advantage of new technologies to reduce our impact on the local environment.

 

As of 2011 we are very proud to annouce that we recycle our laminate waste into fuel pellets for the automotive sector.

 

  • Our products are manufactured using only materials from sustainable forests and other well managed sources of wood fibre.
  • All of our suppliers are throughly checked to ensure they are producing in a responsible mannor.

 


Our Building

 

  • Our lighting system has been update with hi efficiency flourescents.
  • Newly installed natural gas heating and cooling system.
  • Washrooms are installed with hi efficiency, low water toilets and hand dryers.
  • Automatic heating and air conditioning system.
  • We are currently upgrading (Jan 2011) our dust and filtration system.
  • All of our electrical appliances including and IT systems are Energy Star compliant.
  • We do not use any hazerdous materials in the manufacturing of our products.


Products

 

  • Our products are manufactured using the highest standards. We are CARB phase 2 compliant.
  • Our boards contain a minimum of 88% recycled content which has been verified by SCS and the Rainforest Alliance.
  • We ship our furniture using the minimum amount of packaging possible. The little cardboard we do use contains a minimum of 70% recycled content.

 

Suppliers

 

  • Our suppliers are committed to the sustainable use of natural resources when manufacturing and within their facilities. We work with our supply chain to minimize the impact of our products and continuously strive to improve our efforts.
  • We have adopted the strictest standards. Currently we are CARB phase 2 compliant.
  • Our main panel supplier has an industry leading enviromental policy. They have embraced their Eco-efficiency mandate and produce in a responsible manner. Below are links to their certificates.

 

 

Certificates

 

  • EPP Certification. Our raw board is compliant with both the CPA certification program specification for particleboard and HUD formaldehyde emission standard 24 DFR part.
  • LEED CreditsOur panels qualify for up to 6 credits in the leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED) green building rating system.
  • CARB ComplianceOur board is currently compliant with the phase 2 limit for the California air resource board (CARB)
  • SCS Certification Our raw board contains 88% recycled and recovered wood fibre

 

 

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