As business furniture manufacturing giants see continued sales improvement, the office furniture trade group BIFMA nearly doubles its forecast growth for 2013 to 4.1%.

Architects, designers, facility managers and business leaders pursuing LEED certification may now be able to earn credit for specifying level certified furniture products under the USGBC’s new Pilot Credit 80: Environmentally Preferable Interior Finishes and Furnishings – a credit that specifically recognizes products that have been third-party certified to the ANSI/BIFMA e3 Furniture Sustainability Standard.

NSF International and the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA) release product category rule for office storage products.

NSF International and the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA) release product category rule for office storage products.

The SPC is a new organization developed to harness the power of institutional purchasing for greater sustainability achievements.

The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA) has announced that it has joined the Sustainable Purchasing Council (SPC) as a strategic partner.

On June 12, during its annual membership meeting, BIFMA announced three new directors and a new president-elect to its Board of Directors.

LEED pilot credits, and the January conference are detailed by Chuck Saylor, president of izzy+ furniture, and president of the Business & Institutional Furniture Manufacturer's Association, at NeoCon 2013.

Lynn Utter, President and COO of Knoll, Inc., on LEED pilot credits, a new partnership with MMI on NeoCon, and outreach to BIFMA members and suppliers. Utter, incoming president of the Business & Institutional Furniture Manufacturer's Association, spoke at NeoCon 2013.