June 15, 2011
level® Certified Products Qualify for LEED Points
June 15, 2011 – CHICAGO, Illinois – The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has developed and issued a new Pilot Credit for Certified Products (including level certified products). The LEED “Pilot Credit 43: MR – Certified Products” was posted to the LEED Pilot Credit Library on June 15 according to Sarah Buffaloe of USGBC, speaking [...]
February 18, 2011
BIFMA level™ Sustainability Standard Wins 2011 ASID Innovation Award
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (February 18, 2011) – The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA) International was honored to be notified of selection by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) this week as recipient of the 2011 ASID Innovation Award. The annual ASID awards honor the achievements of individuals and companies in the field [...]
February 13, 2011
Webcast: Go Green With level Certification
Grand Rapids, MI – On February 16, 2011, panelists from OFS Brands, National Furniture, and the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA) International will participate in a free webcast about the “level” sustainability standard and third-party certification program for the furniture industry. Since its launch in 2009, level has proven popular with buyers. This [...]
October 14, 2010
BIFMA Sustainability Standard and level™ Certification Session Scheduled at NeoCon East in Baltimore, MD
On Thursday, October 28, from 3:00 to 4:00 pm, participants will develop a better, more thorough understanding of the BIFMA sustainability standard including its purpose, its core elements, and how it works. Learning the basics will streamline the furniture specification process for projects. The session will offer comparisons of the standard to other sustainability programs, [...]
July 27, 2010
ASID WEBEVENT
See. Listen. Learn. ASID’s Web Event series has some great programs specifically directed to our Industry Partner members. Reserve your seat today and participant from the convenience of your home or office! Featured Webinar: Title: BIFMA e3 Sustainability Furniture Standard and level Certification Date: August 9, 2010 Time: 1-2:30 PM ET To Register: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/507279115 Description: [...]
May 25, 2010
We’d like to think, “explode” in a friendly way
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.
May 18, 2010
The level™ Training Tour Rolls On
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 [...]
March 25, 2010
First Reactions From Los Angeles
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 [...]
March 5, 2010
level™ Training Tour Launched in North America
Two certification bodies – NSF International and Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) – along with BIFMA, are pleased to announce 2-hour training sessions (.2 CEU credits) that will provide the architect, interior designer and furniture specifier with an understanding of how level™ certification works to make the identification of “green” products easier. The training sessions are being provided [...]
November 4, 2009
We Need More Done
“We should dig a little deeper into the rolls of corporate America and pull the sustainability implementers on to the stage”