Environmental Impact

The Sustainability of Convia

"Creating a better world is at the heart of Herman Miller and the real reason why many of us come to work every day." - from Herman Miller's Corporate Values [1]

At Convia, we couldn’t be more proud of being a subsidiary to Herman Miller, Inc. Their values are our values, and like our corporate parent, we strive to ensure that our business practices take a strong position on the environment and that our actions back up our words.

Environmentally sound features of Convia and Convia Enabled products include:

• Convia and Convia Enabled products by Wiremold utilize 100% reusable components, which means reconfiguration does not result in landfill waste.


• Due to the potential it creates for energy saving strategies, Convia may contribute up to 23 points toward LEED® certification.


• 50% of buildings with energy controls do not perform as expected due to construction complexities and building nuances. With Convia, updating your energy controls is simple.


• Convia makes it easy to program events that automatically shed load based on internal criteria or criteria set by the power company.


• With Convia, companies can continually modify energy strategies at the touch of a button to find the perfect balance between occupancy comfort and energy savings.


• Due to lack of adequate reporting systems, only 22% of today’s LEED® buildings are measuring their effectiveness from an energy perspective. All buildings with Convia have a robust energy reporting capability.


• The US Department of Energy estimates that an additional 20% of energy can be saved in buildings if continuous commissioning is used. Convia make these energy savings strategies possible.


• Companies may expect to see savings of 30% over the most aggressive energy baseline in the U.S. today [2]

Clinton Climate Initiative

The Clinton Foundation has partnered with city governments, energy service companies, financial institutions, and trade organizations to launch a landmark program aimed at significantly reducing energy use in buildings, which are responsible for over 50 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in most cities and over 70 percent in mature cities, such as New York and London.

One important way for cities to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions is to retrofit their existing buildings with more energy efficient products and technologies. These retrofits can reduce energy use by 20 to 50 percent in existing buildings and can pay for themselves over several years through the resulting cost savings on energy bills.