BIFMA launches "level" certification program.GRAND RAPIDS Grand Rapids, city (1990 pop. 189,126), seat of Kent co., SW central Mich., on the Grand River; inc. 1850. The second largest city in the state, it is a distribution, wholesale, and industrial center for an area that yields fruit, dairy products, farm produce, , MI -- BIFMA BIFMA Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer's Association Intl, a trade association for the commercial furniture industry, on June 1 announced the premiere of the product certification Product certification or product qualification is the process of certifying that a certain product has passed performance and/or quality assurance tests or qualification requirements stipulated in regulations such as a building code and nationally accredited test standards, program, "level." "Level" will verify conformance to the first fully transparent, multi-attribute furniture sustainability standard addressing material utilization, energy and atmosphere impacts, human and ecosystem hearth and social responsibility. Manufacturers evaluating products to the BTFMA e3 sustainability standard and undergoing an independent, third-party certification process can achieve the "revel" conformance mark. NSF NSF - National Science Foundation Intl (NSF) and Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) are the first third-party certification bodies to be recognized under the "level." certification program. The standard is modeled after LEED, with specific prerequisites, optional credits, and three conformance levels, with "lever 3" certification being the highest. See the video of BIFMA Executive Director Tom Reardon discussing the program white at NeoCon ne·o·con n. Informal A neoconservative: "The neocons and hard-liners have long felt that no Soviet leader could be trusted" New York Times. 2009, at iswonline.com/videos. |
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