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bifma BIFMA Sustainability Standard



Spec is working with BIFMA International, the recognized leader in developing standards for the North American office and institutional furniture industry. We are currently using the BIFMA Furniture Emission Standard (FES) as our protocol for testing the indoor air quality of our furniture. BIFMA has recently taken a further step developed BIFMA e3-2008 - Business and Institutional Furniture Sustainability Standard. The BIFMA Sustainability Standard takes a holistic view on what it means to be an earth friendly manufacturer. It goes far beyond Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and takes into account other sustainable elements such as end of life management, water management, energy efficiency, energy conservation, environmental and health and safety requirements for our facilities, and the health and safety of our employees. It is a very high standard, and Spec is committed to continuous improvement to meet this standard.

BIFMA e3-2008 Sustainability Standard was developed in order to provide the marketplace with a meaningful measurement tool that would harmonize sustainability standards for the office furniture industry and help to distinguish environmentally preferable business and institutional furniture. The purpose of this voluntary Standard is to provide measurable market-based definitions of progressively more sustainable furniture by establishing performance criteria that address environmental and social aspects throughout the supply chain. This Standard was developed by the Joint Committee on Business and Institutional Furniture Sustainability using the consensus process described by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

More information on BIFMA’s Sustainability Standard – click here.