This event is part of the BIFMA Learning Series. There is no cost to attend.

What are your primary considerations when selecting furniture?

This course explains Why Standards Matter to all involved with furniture procurement to ensure decisions are informed by safety, well-being, and sustainability. You’ll learn about the historical context that drove the need for developing industry-wide furniture performance standards and understand the impact of social, economic, and technological trends on the bottom line for business owners. You’ll identify how testing procedures simulate actual use over the life of the product and you will know how to access LEVEL and BIFMA Compliant as the tools to evaluate your furniture selections.

Learning Objectives

• You will be able to appreciate the historical context that drove the need for developing industry-wide furniture performance standards. 
• Understand the impact of macro trends for business owners who must satisfy their bottom line. 
• Identify how testing procedures are designed to simulate use over the life of the product. Visualize how different test procedures relate to furniture’s safety and durability needed to pass BIFMA standards. 
• Understand how BIFMA is constantly evolving to support the work of designers and buyers. You will know how to access the LEVEL and BIFMA Compliant product registries to evaluate  furniture selections that ensure safety for all who may use the product going forward, and to verify claims of sustainability, health, and well-being.