Enviromental Workstations
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The trademark Lilypod® was conceived due to the cantilever bracket that supports the worktop – a fine stem that suspends the work surface giving it a minimalist floating appearance, similar to a lilypad.
Workstations, like waterborne lilypads attract clusters hence the variation “lilypod”
The theme is developed to enhance our commitment to the systems environmental qualities.
Flat screen technology has assisted within the design of a more efficient footprint, no longer is a corner workstation required to house a large CRT monitor resulting in “best use” of your commercial premises.
Height adjustable Wishbone™ monitor arms not only assist within providing comfort to the user, but also add access to the work surface below – this is further enhanced by bracing your CPU in the most accessible position, within the ADDB adjustable CPU holder.
Modular furniture systems have long been favoured as an economical solution for
modern office accommodation; similarly the cost to the environment is now been
given long overdue attention.
Within the creation of the Lilypod® workstation system,
the following design principles were adhered to:
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1. High Material Recyclability:
Aluminium - construction:
Aluminium's excellent material properties provide the basis for the intricate, stable Lilypod® structures and framing. These properties ensure that even thin structures do not warp. It also allows a high degree of prefabrication with a variety of materials before components leave the factory, with equal regard this also enables clean and efficient separation for recycling.
A large amount of office furniture goes to landfill sites at a cost to both the economy and the environment, others are recycled at a cost to the community, in contrast, aluminium is recycled in a way that pays for itself and is sustainable.
Aluminium has a low melting temperature and therefore able to be recycled with comparatively little energy. The energy required to produce secondary ingot from scrap is only about 5% of that required to produce primary aluminium. About 30% of the world's annual aluminium usage is supplied from processing post-consumer scrap, encouraging its use will increase its reuse. Repeated recycling of aluminium does not affect its quality.
MDF – worksurface:
All MDF waste product remaining from the production of Lilypod® is disposed of at the Rocky Point Green Power facility located at 124 Mill Road, Woongoolba – Australia.
Rocky Point Power Plant sources approved wood residues and other biomass materials to generate electricity and steam to power the sugar mill and distillery, it is one of the largest biomass projects in Australia.
Additional generation capacity is exported to the Queensland Electricity Grid as green power and purchased by customers of Green Power Programs.
The Rocky Point Power Plant is accredited by the Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) as a green power generator. Electricity generated helps to displace greenhouse gas emissions from non-renewable power generation.
All biomass material complies with the highest environmental standards.
Echopanel - screen:
An innovative product made from recyclable PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) fibre. A surface in itself offering benefits of acoustics and slimline aesthetic. Use of Echopanel eliminates the need to upholster or use adhesives of any type within Lilypod® panel construction. All Echopanel used within Lilypod® workstations can be recovered and recycled cleanly.
Steel – mobile pedestal:
Standardisation of a quality proven product has provided our mobile pedestal with definite advantages economically and environmentally.
Processes of repetition vastly aid production costs and planning, the prefabrication of “knockdown” components also assist within reducing the total space required for transport and storage.
Recycling steel also saves considerable energy. Manufacturing steel from recycled material uses only about a quarter of the energy to make steel from raw materials.
Zinc – brackets, cams & capping:
Today's zinc casting alloys are a strong, durable and cost effective engineering material. Their mechanical properties compete with and often exceed those of cast aluminium, magnesium, bronze, plastics and most cast irons. These characteristics, together with their superior finishing capabilities provide the backbone of support to Lilypod® work surfaces.
The use of cast brackets and cams transform the aluminium extrusion and spread the share of the weight equally. The unique construction method of Lilypod® provides incredible rigidity by discreetly compensating the resultant forces; it also enables clean and efficient separation for recycling/reusing.
Like aluminium and steel, repeated recycling of zinc does not affect its quality.
2. Low Material Toxicity:
MDF – work surface & modesty support:
MDF – medium density fibreboard is the substrate used for work surface and modesty support.
Both thicknesses (18 & 25mm) comply with the low formaldehyde emission level E1 defined in the Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 1859.2:2004 for MDF.
E1 & EO products emit formaldehyde well below the workplace exposure limit set by the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission.
Only mechanical fixings are utilised to encourage reuse.
ABS - edging:
ABS is a rigid plastic edging that is a highly effective material to completely replace the use of PVC as a MDF panel edge treatment.
ABS is a non toxic product, it is non corrosive or carcinogenic. It is totally recyclable.
COMPACT LAMINATE – workstation shelf:
Compact laminate is made from thermosetting resins and Kraft paper under high pressure and temperature, creating a homogenous panel that is self supporting and can be finished without the need for edging.
The substrate carries an E1 rating and due to its extremely durable composition, reusability is possible.
3. Minimal waste:
Optimum usage of raw materials has been the governing factor within the standardisation of Lilypod® dimensions and design, naturally an economic reaction yet still vital to develop the best use of resources considerately.
Our manufacturing process on standard items ensures material wastage is well below 0.5%, off-cut echopanel is even reused into the packaging process.
4. Maximum flexibility
All components are interchangeable or at the very least re-workable throughout the Lilypod®series, this even further minimises the environmental impact as they are generically reusable.
5. Suitability to the environment
Suitability to the environment is a collaboration of meeting our previous 4 objectives; it also is how these are all carefully engineered to suit the modern office.
The introduction of the flat screen monitor has changed the footprint requirement of a typical workstation, thus resulting in configurations that promote larger open space environments and better use of natural light (reduce energy).
- Low toxicity ensures even the most sensitive workers are less at risk of potential irritation
- Standardization of board substrates ensures that our worksurfaces are created only from plantation forests
- Focussing on minimal waste results in raising vertical partitioning to 300mm above ground, this also assists in the circulation of cooler air throughout the office (reduce energy)
- Maximum flexibility will make it easier for the client to adapt their office to ever changing business needs, it also enables the system reusable
Above all else our suitability to the environment can truly only be measured by reducing our impact upon it, well intentioned products may fail this criteria if it is not economically viable to recycle. Lilypod®systems are designed by principle that not only makes recycling possible……it is also profitable.
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