Reconfigurable Walls

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a comprehensive evaluation of the environmental impacts over the entire life cycle of a product, material, process or other measurable activity. LCA models the environmental consequences of material inputs and outputs, and the interacting systems involved in industrial production and helps to quantify the environmental impacts.

In order to complete this study, two Beyond applications were considered. The “Day 1” application is six 6’-6” x 6’-6” enclosed rooms that could function as a micro-office or phone room. The “Day 2” application is two 6’-6” x 6’-6” enclosed rooms as well as one 13’-3” x 13’-3” room that could function as a project room or small conference room. The applications were specified twice for comparison purposes - once using Beyond and once conventional construction materials.

These Allsteel Beyond walls applications showed reduced environmental impacts compared to conventional construction materials both at initial installation and following reconfigurations. This means that, even if our clients never plan to move their Beyond walls, the Beyond solution can offer a lower carbon and waste impact a lower environmental impact compared to a solution using conventional materials.

The results of this study conclude that Allsteel Beyond offers environmental benefits over traditional construction materials upon initial installation, with the benefit increasing if the client reconfigures multiple times.​