Humanscale is committed to environmental sustainability and continually strives to design, engineer and manufacture products that— compared to others in the same class—consume less of the Earth’s limited resources. Before environmental sustainability became fashionable, Freedom was already leading the way toward a greener planet. Its user-centered design allowed the removal of a significant number of parts, such as the tension recline mechanism found on all other task chairs. Its predominant use of 100% recycled and recyclable aluminum minimizes the use of virgin materials. And its innovative, modular design extends the useful life of the chair by making cushion upgrades or in-field repairs a snap.
The Freedom Chair is a great example of Humanscale’s environmental purpose.
• Made predominantly of aluminum, followed by steel and plastic
• Contains 62% recycled content (43% post-consumer, 19% pre-consumer)
• 90% recyclable
• Weighs only 35 lbs.
• Made of 132 parts (comparable chairs are made of up to 250 parts)
• Modular cushions for easy replacement
• Designed for easy disassembly
• Ships in 40% recycled packaging, or blanket-wrapped when feasible
• Greenguard Certified