Sustainability in Furniture Manufacturing
Sustainability in design and manufacturing is very important to us at CALPIA. We commit to going above and beyond by pursuing sustainable manufacturing practices, environmentally preferable purchasing standards, a zero manufacturing waste to landfill goal and end-of-life considerations applicable to CALPIA’s manufactured systems furniture (MSF).
View our BIFMA Level Sustainability Directive 2024
Please contact Ann Stuart at 916.358.2813 or if you would like to obtain a copy of the disassembly instructions for CALPIA’s manufactured systems furniture – Century and Legion lines:
- Century Box File_6700-44-DR – Disassembly Instructions
- Century Flipper Door Cabinet_6700-7-DR – Disassembly Instructions
- Century Panel_6700-DR – Disassembly Instructions
- Century Tack Board_6700-29-DR – Disassembly Instructions
- Century Work Surface_6700-8A-DR – Disassembly Instructions
- Legion Panel – Disassembly Instructions
- Vini Credenza – Disassembly Instructions_PIA-Model
- Vini Series XXI Pedestal – Disassembly Instructions_PIA-Model
- Vini Storage Tower – Disassembly Instructions_PIA-Model
- Electric Table Disassembly Instructions
- Boston 24 7 Chair Disassembly Instructions
- Boston Headrest Disassembly Instructions
- Brentwood Chair Disassembly Instructions
- Craftsman Conference Table Disassembly Instructions
- Delta Chair Disassembly Instructions
- Flip Top Table Disassembly Instructions
- Pacifica Chair Disassembly Instructions
- Premier Executive Desk with Return Disassembly Instructions
- Stanford Lounge Sofa Disassembly Instructions
- Tahoe Chair Disassembly Instructions
- Wood Conference Chair Disassembly Instructions
Social Responsibility
We expand our sustainability practices of being good environmental stewards into our local manufacturing community through community partnership. Below are highlights of some programs we’ve volunteered for or raised funds for:
2015-16 Community Outreach and Engagement
2016-17 Community Outreach and Engagement
2017-18 Community Outreach and Engagement
2018-2019 Community Outreach and Engagement
2019-2020 Community Outreach and Engagement
2021-2022 Community Outreach and Engagement
Sustainability Report
Sustainability Certifications
Our systems furniture has been third party certified to meet the most aggressive standards for volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions. We tested our products through SCS Global.
Indoor Advantage Gold certification is SCS Global Services’ highest level of indoor air quality performance for furniture. The certification assures that furniture products support a healthy indoor environment by meeting strict chemical emission limits for volatile organic compounds (VOCs). To be certified, products must be tested by independent labs for compliance with the ANSI/BIFMA X7.1, and either ANSI/BIFMA e.3 or CDPH/EHLB Standard Method V1-1 for VOC emissions of concerns.
View our Indoor Advantage GOLD Certificate for Tables and Casegoods
View our Indoor Advantage GOLD Certificate for Seating
View our Indoor Advantage GOLD Certificate for Systems Furniture
level®
LEVEL® has been created to deliver the most open and transparent means of evaluating and communicating the environmental and social impacts of furniture products in the built environment. It is the third-party certification program for the furniture industry’s multi-attribute, sustainability standard. Considering a company’s social actions, energy usage, material selection and human and ecosystem health impacts, LEVEL verifies how a product has met the ANSI/BIFMA e3 furniture Sustainability Standard from multiple perspectives. The standard provides direction to manufacturers in the areas of materials, energy and atmosphere, human and ecosystem health, and corporate social responsibility. The LEVEL certification is based on an audit of the corporation, the manufacturing site, and the specific products. CALPIA’s products are LEVEL 2 certified. CALPIA used the following methods for its product grouping approach for LEVEL certification:
- The combination of base product and options with the highest volume of sales, heaviest, most materials, and highest calculated embodied carbon for a new product within the product category / subcategories as defined in Annex A. It is not necessary to consider the full range of options available on the representative sample for the purposes of the evaluation. Notwithstanding all products of a family group are expected to meet the intent of the credits.
- Worst‐case sample selection as defined in the BIFMA LEVEL Standard (v 2019) – Section 4.
View our level® certificate for Casegoods
View our level® certificate for Seating
View our level® certificate for Systems Furniture
View our level® certificate for Tables
