Kimball Office and National Office Furniture Partner with ecoScorecard; Online Program Offers Simple 24/7 Environmental Documentation for Furnishings

Kimball® Office and National Office Furniture, both brand units of Kimball International, Inc. (NASDAQ: KBALB), announced today that they have partnered with the ecoScorecard (SM) online platform. Both contract office furniture manufacturers can now provide their clients with 24/7 access to research and compare the sustainable attributes of products, easily creating documentation for all major third-party rating systems. Creating product documentation for green building projects will now be simpler for dealers, designers, facility managers, and architects researching the environmental impacts of Kimball Office or National products.

“We understand that dealers, designers, and facility managers spend hours analyzing products and developing records that support various environmental rating systems. In a world where efficiencies are critical, we are excited to offer a free solution that simplifies the process,” said Kourtney Smith, Vice President of Marketing for National Office Furniture.

EcoScorecard allows users to identify the key environmental attributes of specific products. The online system is compatible with all major rating systems, and updates automatically as rating systems change.

“Green building practices are becoming more common, and by partnering with ecoScorecard, we are ensuring that designers, dealers, and clients can easily access and calculate our products’ green attributes any day of the week and at any time,” added Allen Parker, Vice President, Marketing and Sales, for Kimball Office.

Both brands will be exhibiting at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, November 16-18, in Chicago, where Kimball Office will introduce and demonstrate its ecoScorecard site in booth #544. National’s site will launch in late 2010. Each company’s ecoScorecard site will be accessible through their respective websites and also through www.ecoscorecard.com.

The partnership with ecoScorecard supports both Kimball Office’s and National Office Furniture’s sustainability focus, whose operations take seriously their responsibility to minimize the ecological impact of their products. Recycled content, clean materials and plant efficiency all factor into their design and manufacturing strategies.

Within the past year, Kimball Office and National have been widely recognized for their environmental efforts, including the Idaho Pollution Prevention Champion Award, the Kentucky Governor’s Environmental Caretaker Award, and the Indiana Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence. All Kimball Office and National Office Furniture manufacturing facilities are ISO 14001 registered, and all Indiana facilities are members of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s Environmental Stewardship Program (ESP), having demonstrated long-term compliance with environmental laws and voluntary continuous improvements in sustainability.

About ecoScorecard:
Introduced in 2007, ecoScorecard (SM) provides product specifiers the ability to search and evaluate products based on environmental characteristics. The program does the calculations necessary for rating systems such as LEED, GGHC Labs 21, CHPS, and the NAHB Green Home Building Guidelines, and includes and accounts for other third-party product certifications. The tool produces the product documentation necessary for inclusion in the submission process. ecoScorecard is free to users and is supported by manufacturers interested in making the specification of green products easier for customers and salespeople.

For more information, visit www.ecoscorecard.com.

About Kimball Office:
A recognized leader in fine workplace furnishings, Kimball® Office has been building its reputation on quality and integrity of design for 40 years. Kimball Office serves the business market with casegoods, seating and systems furniture in wood and metal and in styles ranging from traditional to contemporary. A full line of products provides solutions to businesses ranging from multinational corporations to start-up companies. Kimball Office is a brand unit of Kimball International, a $1.2 billion publicly traded company headquartered in Jasper, Indiana.

To learn more, please visit www.kimballoffice.com.

About National Office Furniture:
National Office Furniture. (Furniture with Personality ®), a brand unit of Kimball International, Inc., is a Jasper, Indiana-based manufacturer of high quality office furnishings. Since 1980, National has built a reputation for excellence with stylish furniture of exceptional value; a dedication to personalized service; product designs that reflect a passion for the user’s comfort and productivity; and a commitment to environmental responsibility. For more information about National and its products, visit: www.NationalOfficeFurniture.com

About Kimball International:
Recognized with a reputation for excellence, Kimball International is committed to a high performance culture that values personal and organizational commitment to quality, reliability, value, speed, and ethical behavior. Kimball employees know they are part of a corporate culture that builds success for Customers while enabling employees to share in the Company’s success through personal, professional and financial growth.

Kimball International, Inc. (NASDAQ: KBALB) provides a variety of products from its two business segments: the Electronic Manufacturing Services segment and the Furniture segment. The Electronic Manufacturing Services segment provides engineering and manufacturing services which utilize common production and support capabilities to a variety of industries globally. The Furniture segment provides furniture for the office and hospitality industries, sold under the Company’s family of brand names.

To learn more about Kimball International, Inc., visit the Company’s website on the Internet at: www.kimball.com

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