the A&D world will finally have a standard that’s inclusive of all the other standards in the market, but able to give the community a common framework to judge products.
Last week, level™ sustainability training was offered in Washington, D.C. and continues to reach users of the BIFMA Furniture Sustainability Standard from all walks of life. Architects, designers, government agencies, resource librarians, furniture makers, and many other interested parties are learning the beauties of this multi-attribute tool for making sustainability decisions easy and powerful. And [...]
The first 2-hour training session providing architects, interior designers and furniture specifiers with an understanding of how level™ certification works took place in Los Angeles, California yesterday. L.A. is the first of nine cities where these sessions will be offered (http://www.leveltraining2010.org). Here is a response from one participant:
I just attended a level certification presentation hosted by Herman [...]
“We should dig a little deeper into the rolls of corporate America and pull the sustainability implementers on to the stage”
What the majority of clients want to know is, “will the certification standard I choose to adopt help me deliver what my client needs to get his/her job done?” That is the bottom line.
Since unveiling the name and identity of level to the industry, the reception has been nothing short of amazing.