BIFMA STANDARDS OVERVIEW
WEBFurniture Comfort, Safety, Sustainability, and Durability Standards. As a user, you may take the comfort, safety, and durability of the furniture for granted in your places of work, learning, and healing.
Standards Descriptions - BIFMA
WEBANSI/BIFMA X7.1-2011(R2021) Standard for Formaldehyde and TVOC Emissions of Low-emitting Office Furniture and Seating. Specifies acceptance levels that define low-emitting furniture independent of construction materials, manufacturing processes, mechanical designs, or aesthetic designs.
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WEBBIFMA sponsors the development and maintenance of furniture safety, performance, and sustainability standards that impact people’s lives. To learn more about BIFMA standards, click here.
WEB1973, BIFMA has been the voice for the commercial furniture industry, serving member and nonmember - companies to promote meaningful, market-oriented improvements for all stakeholders. BIFMA sponsors development of safety, performance and sustainability standards used across the furniture industry. The
WEBFinancial support for development and maintenance of this ANSI Standard is underwritten by the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA), the owner of the standard, with inkind - support from NSF International, the Standards Development Organization (SDO).
What Is ANSI/BIFMA-Compliant Furniture? - Weber Knapp
WEBANSI/BIFMA-compliant furniture sets the standard for safe and environmentally conscious offices. These standards extend to ergonomic furniture too.
WEBBIFMA is the recognized source for developing and managing furniture standards that embody safety, health, sustainability, and performance. Providing healthy, comfortable, and human-centered environments rests on an infrastructure of engineering and material standards that aid specifiers and buyers in making informed furniture selection decisions.
e3 Furniture Sustainability Standard - BIFMA
WEBThe ANSI/BIFMA e3 Furniture Sustainability Standard was first published in 2008 and remains the leading standard for the assessment of environmental, health and wellness, and social impacts pertinent to furniture products.
BIFMA e3 LEVEL® Certification - Intertek
WEBBased on the BIFMA e3-Furniture Sustainability Standard, LEVEL is a third-party certification program that provides manufacturers with valuable feedback for evaluating the environmental, human, and social impacts of their furniture products for manufacturing, facility, and organization.
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Furniture Compliance
WEBThe Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) establishes new lead content limits for children’s products (for most children’s products the limit is 100 ppm) and a lower lead limit for paint and surface coatings on furniture and children’s products.