Elective Elements® 6
Elective Elements 6 is a freestanding office system designed to address the changing workspace requirements in today’s private and open-plan environments.
Elective Elements 6 supports the needs of the individual, without sacrificing functionality and aesthetics.
- Built on a 6" module
- Universally compatible with systems panels for Montage, Answer, Pathways Privacy Wall, and Privacy Wall GS
- 16 wood finishes
Other features
Steelcase and outside experts conducted countless hours of research and user-observation to learn more about the changing work landscape within the private office. We studied how people work and identified new ways the work environment could better support the different ways they work. Those insights provided both the inspiration and foundation for Elective Elements 6, making it an industry leader in addressing the changing workspace requirements in today’s private and open plan office environments.
Options without complexity, performance without compromise
Designed to balance the need for both privacy and interaction, concentration as well as collaboration Elective Elements 6 meshes clean aesthetics with a flexible, freestanding furniture system that can be easily tailored to meet individual needs.
- A broad range of materials options including laminate, wood, glass, metal paint, and fabrics guarantee the appropriate look for your space
- Elective Elements 6 worksurfaces can be height adjusted (worksurfaces have a range of 3" in ½" increments), and come in a range of top shapes and edge profiles designed to support today's work styles
- Open storage, and layered worksurfaces provide piling surfaces for anticipated work
- One-high lateral files specified with cushion tops maximize space and provide an alternative seating solution. Lateral files can also be specified with wood or laminate tops
Appealing form, intuitive functionality
Form without function doesn't work well in today's busy workplace. Elective Elements 6 makes getting connected and staying connected simple.
- Application flexibility includes a clean, simple technology interface that allows users to customize their workspace to their individual needs
- Mobile workers are accommodated with convenient plug-and-play capabilities. Hinged grommets disguise desktop access to power and data
Application
Elective Elements 6 can be applied in a range of settings including private office freestanding, wall-attached private office, open plan freestanding, and open plan panel-attached.
Environmental
- Elective Elements 6 is MBDC Silver Cradle to Cradle certified. This is the first C2C certification for an entire powered workstation in the contract furniture industry. The Cradle to Cradle Product Certification places a major emphasis on the human and ecological health impacts of a material's ingredients, and focuses on the ability to recycle or safely compost that material. In addition to stringent material criteria, which includes prohibiting the use of PVC, companies seeking this certification are required to meet strict criteria for social fairness and corporate practices and ethics.
- Elective Elements 6 is level™ 1 certified to the BIFMA e3 sustainability standard. According to BIFMA, the level™ conformance mark ensures a comprehensive, independent and impartial assessment of the environmental and social impacts of a product’s manufacture. level makes it easy to identify products that have been evaluated against a consensus-based, multi-attribute sustainability standard.
- Elective Elements 6 is SCS Indoor Advantage™ certified for indoor air quality and may contribute to LEED® certification for its reusability and recyclable content. Steelcase has LEED-accredited professionals that can help with your LEED applications.
Steelcase set an industry precedent when we constructed the world's first manufacturing plant to receive LEED certification. When we began the construction planning process for our new wood manufacturing plant in West Michigan back in 2001, LEED criteria had not been interpreted within the unique context of a manufacturing environment. Working closely with the Wood Furniture Environmental Brochure.
Life-cycle approach
We're working with the University of Michigan's Center for Sustainable Systems to complete life cycle assessments for all of our major products to better understand the environmental impact of every stage of a product's life.
Materials chemistry
Together with McDonough Braungart Chemistry (MBDC), one of the world's leading sustainable design firms, we're assessing all of the chemicals and materials used in our products - evaluating them against 19 human and environmental health criteria. As a result, we're forming a cradle-to-cradle strategy for all of our products.
Recyclability
We select materials that can be recycled at the end of a product's use and then design in such a way that they can be easily disassembled and separated. To simplify recycling, we minimize co-mingled components, consider the number and type of fasteners and make disassembly easy with common hand tools. Adhesives are eliminated where possible. Recyclable parts are clearly marked.