Sustainability

Manufactured using clean technologies, Equity employs water-based, virtually VOC-free adhesives, as well as virtually VOC-free powder-coating on metal. Additionally, Equity is composed of 100 percent recycled particleboard, 28 percent recycled-content steel and up to 64 percent recycled synthetic gypsum.Equity led the industry as the first office system to employ synthetic gypsum composite for internal panel construction. Durable, tackable, acoustically superior and, above all, sustainable, up to 64 percent of the gypsum used in the panel’s interior is derived from by-products of the pollution control process usedto clean air pollutants at electric power plants.1. Equity workstation panels are constructed of up to 64 percent recycled synthetic gypsum and 100 percent recycled fabric backing; 100 percent recycled fabrics are also available (see detail left) .2. Equity worksurfaces are available with FSC-certified wood veneers, formaldehyde-free wheatboard core or 100 percent recycled particleboard.3. Equity metal components, including frames and storage, are made from 28 percent recycled steel, and are all powder-coated. Adhesives used to laminate worksurfaces are water-based and virtually VOC-free.4. Frames for add-on screens, stack-on panels and insert panels are manufactured with 100 percent recycled aluminum.