Chairs

Recommended Seating From the Duke Furniture Standards Program

The following chairs are commonly recommended by the Duke Ergonomics Division. In addition to office use, most ergonomic chairs are available in stool height for laboratory use and many offer clean room and lab upholstery options. In any stool height chair, a foot ring or footstool should be present and should be height adjustable.

All chairs featured on this website meet the recommendations of the Duke Ergonomics Program, which are listed below. These recommendations ensure that the chair can be fitted to each individual user and that the user can easily adjust the chair to vary his or her posture throughout the day.

Adjustable seat pan height (pneumatic)
Independent, height-adjustable backrest
Adjustable seat pan depth
High density foam used in seat pan, with cloth fabric (except in clean room settings)
Armrests not required, if present they should adjust in both height and width
Minimum contouring of seat pan
Backrests at least 12x12 inches, with pronounced lumbar support
Angle between backrest and seat pan should have a range of 90-110 degrees
Seat pan 18-20 inches wide
Seat pan rocking mechanism and/or forward/backward tilt. Seat pan angle should have a range of 0-10 degrees
Swivel capability
Changes should be possible while user is seated
5-star base with appropriate casters - carpet or linoleum

For available chairs, please contact CBI or Price Modern.
To contact CBI, please call (919)991-1077.
To contact Price Modern, please call (919)325-0002.

SitOnIt "TR2"

TR2

Model: TR2 40ME
Click here for Adjustment Instructions
Web Site: www.sitonit.net

Freedom Chair

Model: Freedom Chair F113SV
Click here for Adjustment Instructions
Web Site: www.humanscale.com

Ergogenesis "bodyBilt J2507"

Ergogenesis

Model: JSS2507/A/SFS/SFB/ Grade 3 Comfortek
Click here for Adjustment Instructions
Web Site: http://www.ergogenesis.com/

HAG H04 Credo

HAG

Model: 4401
Click here for Adjustment Instructions
Web Site: http://www.izzydesign.com

HAWORTH "Improv HE"

Improv HE
Model: M231-1W41
Click here for Adjustment Instructions
Web Site: http://www.haworth.com

HAWORTH "LOOK"

LooK
Model: Z841-1W41
Click here for Adjustment Instructions
Web Site: http://www.haworth.com

HAWORTH "ZODY"

**Please disregard the instruction for the "ZODY" chair to "adjust armrests so that there is proper support of the forearm while mousing or keying". You should not rest your arms on the arm rests during mousing or keying.

Zody
Model: SZT-20-724MA1
Click here for Adjustment Instructions
Web Site: http://www.haworth.com