Refurbishing office furniture not only saves perfectly good resources from the landfill,
it also makes a lot of business sense.
Buying used, preowned, refurbished and remanufactured office furniture saves money, yes. But it's even
more important than that. Today's - and tomorrow's - preferred employees are choosing companies that demonstrate
commitment to environmental consciousness.
In fact, recent research shows that more than one-third of people prefer to work for companies that are eco-friendly.
Plus, repurposed used office furnishings can be an important factor in achieving Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED®) certification by the U.S. Green Building Council - influencing anywhere from 58% of points
for Certified, 45% of Silver, 38% of Gold, and 29% of Platinum points.
LEED is a third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation
of high performance green buildings. LEED gives building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and
measurable impact on their buildings' performance. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing
performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency,
materials selection and indoor environmental quality.
-- Source: U.S. Green Building Council
RDS and Associates were instrumental in helping August Mack to achieve our Gold LEED Certification. We were able to
furnish almost all of our new office space with reused, refurbished, and remanufactured furniture, which saved us
thousands of dollars. I highly recommend Dave Sicklesteel and his team to anyone seeking exceptional business
furniture at a reduced cost!
Geoff Glanders
President
August Mack
