Herman Miller Earns 13th LEED Certification
The site was converted to office space in 1980 after 12 years of serving as a seating production facility.
Nicholas Tamarin -- Interior Design, 1/15/2009 12:00:00 AM
Thirteen has become Herman Miller's lucky number -- that’s exactly the number of LEED certifications the USGBC has awarded the eco-centric furniture manufacturer for its facilities.
The company's latest green endorsement came via LEED-CI Gold certification for the overhaul of its 31,500-square-foot Main Site B-West, an administrative center designed in 1968 by George Nelson within Herman Miller’s headquarters in Zeeland, Michigan.
Originally a seating production facility, the site was first converted to office space in 1980. "The goal was to create an environment that could shape itself around employees," says Mark Gribbons, senior associate with IA Interior Architects, who headed the renovation’s project team.
New sustainable design features include 40 windows and seven skylights to exploit the sunlight, as well as moveable plants and trees to replace walls or partitions. The space was constructed from locally manufactured materials, and now uses green housekeeping products.
Herman Miller has committed to achieve no less than LEED Silver certification as it builds or renovates. Ed Nagelkirk, Herman Miller's senior manager of workplace strategy and facilities, says that challenge “inspires us to think differently about how to maximize our products and capabilities to surpass that goal."
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