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Monday, January 13, 2020 Association Announces Executive Director Retirement » Grand Rapids, MI – BIFMA, the voice of the commercial furniture industry since 1973, announced that, in anticipation o...
Wednesday, November 20, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) First LEVEL Certifications To Updated Standard Announced » Grand Rapids, MI - The first furniture products have been certified to the newest version of the ANSI/BIFMA e3 Furnitur...
Monday, August 26, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) New Chair Appointed to Committee Overseeing Furniture Sustainability Standard » GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Jeffrey Olsen has been appointed joint committee chair of the ANSI/BIFMA e3 Furniture Sustainabil...
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 BIFMA To Launch Branded Conformance Program In 2020 » Bifma To Launch Branded Conformance Program In 2020 --> Click to download press release as PDF BIFMA Compliant d...
Friday, April 19, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) ANSI/BIFMA e3 Furniture Sustainability Standard Assistive Tools Available » The ANSI/BIFMA e3-2019 Furniture Sustainability Standard released in February of 2019 provides measurable, market-bas...
Tuesday, February 19, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Furniture Sustainability Standard Strengthened » Grand Rapids, MI - The ANSI/BIFMA e3-2019 Furniture Sustainability Standard has been released and updates the e3-2014 ve...
Thursday, February 7, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) BIFMA Revises Storage Units Standard » Grand Rapids, MI - The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has approved the revised safety and performance stan...
Friday, January 25, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) California Technical Bulletin 133 Repealed » Grand Rapids, Mich. – The State of California announced this week that Technical Bulletin (TB) 133, The Flammabilit...
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Keeping It Clean At Healthcare Design Expo » Grand Rapids, Mich. – Jennifer Wammack, Director of Outreach at the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers A...
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) U.S. Senators Introduce Upholstered Furniture Flammability Legislation » U.S. Senators Introduce ‘SOFFA’ BIFMA Supports Upholstered Furniture Flammability Legislation Ba...
Friday, August 17, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) U.S. Commercial Furniture Industry Opposes China Tariffs » Grand Rapids, Mich. – BIFMA, representing 165 business and institutional furniture manufacturers, and material/comp...
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) SPLC Fall Webinars Scheduled » Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC) webinars have been made available to the public this year thanks to the s...
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) BIFMA Releases New Standard for Occasional-Use Seating » Grand Rapids, MI - The Business & Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA) has approved a new safet...
Monday, June 18, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) BIFMA Releases New Product Conformance Requirements » Grand Rapids, MI - The Business & Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA) has approved new cr...
Thursday, June 14, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) BIFMA Announces Election of New President and Directors » Grand Rapids, Mich. – The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA), representing the...
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Trends come and go, Standards are forever » Grand Rapids, Mich. – Celebrating 45 years as an association, BIFMA is showcasing their new work in education and outrea...
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) BIFMA Celebrates PRATT Institute Student Design at NeoCon 2018 » Grand Rapids, Mich. – The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association is showcasing the work of Pratt...
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) BIFMA Releases Educational Seating Standard » Grand Rapids, Mich. – The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has approved the revised safety and performan...
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) New Formaldehyde Rule Compliance Deadline Established » The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and environmentalists have agreed to a June 1, 2018 deadline for enforcement of a...
Monday, February 5, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) 360° Leadership Conference, a Big Success for Attendees » Grand Rapids, Mich. – The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association capped off their 360º Leadership...
Thursday, February 1, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) BIFMA and EDmarket Form Partnership to Produce First-Ever Education Market Furniture Report » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Allegra Tasaki, 301.332.9777, atasaki@edmarket.org Tom Reardon...
Thursday, November 30, 2017 BIFMA Director of Outreach Announced » Grand Rapids, Mich. – Following an extensive national search, BIFMA is pleased to welcome Jenni...
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) BIFMA Board of Directors Additions Announced » Grand Rapids, Mich. – The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA), representing th...
Tuesday, June 6, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) My Resource Library (MRL) Connects To The level® Data Platform » Grand Rapids, Mich. – The creators of MyResourceLibrary.com (MRL), an online design resource for thousands of contrac...
Wednesday, May 24, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) BIFMA Supports OSHA Safe + Sound Week » Grand Rapids, Mich. – Safety should be a priority in all workplaces so that workers everywhere return home to their famil...
Friday, February 17, 2017 "EPA Recommended" Icon Announced By GSA » New "EPA Recommended" Icon Announced By GSA level ® Certified Furniture Products To Be More Eas...
Tuesday, February 14, 2017 New Office Chair Standard Approved » Grand Rapids, MI - An update to the BIFMA office seating safety and performance standard has been approved by the Ameri...
Friday, December 23, 2016 BIFMA level® Program Recommended for Federal Purchasing » Grand Rapids, Mich. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released Recommendations of Specifications, St...
Tuesday, December 20, 2016 OSHA Sustainability White Paper Released Today With BIFMA Input » 12/20/16 - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a white paper this morning entitled...
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 Indoor Air Quality Today - Meeting LEEDv4, WELL, and EPA’s New Formaldehyde Rule » SCS Global Services and BIFMA have teamed up to provide a 35-minute presentation on the process required to meet BIFMA’s i...
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 BIFMA level® Website Introduces Enhanced Search Capability » October 5 , 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Nicole Cook 616-285-3963 ext. 19 E-mail:...
Thursday, September 15, 2016 level® Certified Furniture Products Support LEED Pilot Credit » level ® Certified Furniture Products Support LEED Pilot Credit Grand Rapids, Mich. – A new pilot cre...
Monday, June 27, 2016 BIFMA Announces 2016-2017 Board of Directors » June 24, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Nicole Cook 616-285-3963 ext. 19 E-mail:...
Monday, March 7, 2016 level® Recognized as USGBC Approved Program for MR Credit » March 3, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Nicole Cook 616-285-3963 ext. 19 E-mail: ncook@b...
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 BIFMA Releases Revised Panel Systems Standard » Date: January 27, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Dave Panning Work: 616-285-3963 E-...
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