Business and Institutional Furniture’s Manufacturers Association
BIFMA – Business and Institutional Furnitures Manufacturers Association is an organisation which develop standards for institutional / office furniture. BIFMA established in 1973.
BIFMA”s standards created by BIFMA are accepted worldwide and have been implemented by most of the furniture giants. The acceptance of the standard is a parameter for the quality and safety of a piece as well as acts as a way to make it marketable to multiple countries. Accredium has been at the forefront in creating BIFMA standards and accreditation for products besides providing consultancy services through testing facilities worldwide to meet those standards. If you would like to know more about what BIFMA stands for or what benefits accreditation will bring to your company, Contact Accredium .
BIFMA testing methods for the determination of VOC emissions from office furniture and seating.
- ANSI/BIFMA M7.1-2011 Standard Test Method for Determining VOC Emissions from Office Furniture Systems, Components and Seating
- ANSI/BIFMA X7.1-2011 Standard for Formaldehyde and TVOC Emissions of Low-emitting Office Furniture Systems and Seating.
- ANSI/BIFMA e3-2012 Furniture Sustainability Standard that is the basis for the BIFMA level certification programme.