BIFMA

Emissions certification for (office) furniture

The ANSI/BIFMA standards for (office) furniture were developed by the Engineering Committee of the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA) in accordance with ANSI guidelines.

The following standards and methods are amongst others currently available:

  • ANSI/BIFMA X5.1 – 2017(R2022): Office chairs,
  • ANSI / BIFMA X5.4 – 2020: Public & Lounge Seating,
  • ANSI / BIFMA X5.41 – 2021: Large Occupant Public and Lounge Seating
  • ANSI/BIFMA X5.5 – 2021 Desks and tables,
  • ANSI/BIFMA X5.6 – 2016(R2021): Panel systems,
  • ANSI/BIFMA X5.9 – 2019: Storage units,
  • ANSI/BIFMA X7.1-2011 (R2021): Emissions standard,
  • M7.1-2011 (R2021): Standard test method.

BIFMA revises these and many other standards every five years and also continues to develop new criteria. The respective standards can be ordered from BIFMA.

Further BIFMA standard

level®: sustainability certification for furniture

 

Subject to change; last updated on 6 August 2024

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Acording to BIFMA/ANSI* the following products can be tested by eco-INSTITUT*:
  • (Office) furniture:
    • General Purpose Office Chairs
    • Desk Products
    • Panel systems
    • Storage units

*Please note: BIFMA certification is not awarded by eco-INSTITUT itself. eco-INSTITUT is BIFMA listed testing laboratory and authorised to perform the respective tests.

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