Does anyone know of any equivalents for BIFMA e3 or level that are available in Europe? We have found that most products comply with Blue Angel and EU Ecolabel, which are not accepted under LEED for furniture. The European Federation for Office Furniture (FEMB) has their own "Level" sustainability standard that covers a lot of the same things as ANSI/BIFMA 7.6.1 and 7.6.2 but they are not exactly the same https://www.levelcertified.eu/about-level/.
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Tera Bartman
Technical Specialist IISCS Global Services
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March 7, 2024 - 4:50 pm
The FEMB standard (for FEMB LEVEL certification) is the equivalent in Europe to the BIFMA e3 standard (for BIFMA LEVEL certification). EU regulations are more strict and you can likely guarantee that products passing the similar credits in the FEMB standard meet the criteria of the credits in the BIFMA e3 standard (for BIFMA LEVEL certification). Blauer Angel and EU Ecolabel are the most common certifications for meeting the EU emissions limit criteria. It might be useful to reach out to FEMB directly and ask them to assess this and issue a formal statement, there is a "Contact" button on this page - https://www.levelcertified.eu/