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WorkLab, Grand Rapids, Michigan
The WorkLabTM brings our brand to life through messaging, design and thoughtful experiences that reflect everything our company stands for. High performance solutions, born from insights. Hospitality that welcomes and comforts. Conversation that engages and inspires. And it is yet another example of our long-term commitment to human and environmental health: sustainable materials, sustainable stories, housed within a building that is LEED-CI Platinum Certified.
Wood Products Plant, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Our Wood Products plant, located in West Michigan, was the first manufacturing facility in the world to be certified under the LEED™ Pilot Program.
Manufacturing Plant, Markham, Ontario, Canada
We are one of the few furniture manufacturers in Canada to achieve ISO 14001 certification in the past three years. Our continuous improvement initiatives include energy and water conservation and waste diversion. Through water reuse and conservation we have lowered our water consumption rate more than 80% since 2001. We maintain a waste diversion rate of over 90%. Additionally, our Markham plant is the proud recipient of the Recycling Council of Ontario's "Environmentally Sustainable Business Award" and "Platinum Waste Minimization Award".
Manufacturing Plant, Sarrebourg, France
In 1998, our manufacturing facility in Sarrebourg, France, achieved ISO 14001 certification from the International Standards Organization. (ISO 14001 is an international voluntary standard for environmental management systems.) Today, our Sarrebourg plant recycles 80% of its waste.
Global Headquarters Building, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Well in advance of the US Green Building Council's introduction of their LEED program, Steelcase constructed its global headquarters building in Grand Rapids Michigan in 1983 following many of the fundamental design principles now included as part of the LEED program criteria, including state-of-the-art energy management technologies, maximized use of natural daylight and access to outdoor views.
Learn more about the earth-friendly changes taking place at Global Headquarters and the WorkLab.
Corporate Development Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan
We maintain 125 acres of natural prairie grassland on our complexes in West Michigan. We restored this land to its native state, and today, it's one of the largest native prairie ecosystems in the Midwestern United States.
> more on our Corporate Development Center
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