I recently got a question about whether a BIFMA "level" certificate (that's BIFMA's multi-attribute green furniture certification) can be used for documenting IEQc4.5. I thought I would post what I learned.
If furniture is level certified, it does not automatically mean that it meets the credit criteria because, similar to LEED, there are multiple paths to meet the certified level, and the path the product might have taken may not line up with LEED's IEQc4.5 requirements.
If the product earned the 7.6.1 point, it would meet IEQc4.5. The dates of testing/certification must also be verified for the LEED credit.
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Josh Jacobs
Technical Information & Public Affairs ManagerUL Environment
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January 25, 2011 - 7:38 am
Additionally, if the product is seating or an open office product (like a work station) and meets 7.6.2 in the BIFMA E3 standard, it would pass the requirements of CA 01350, therefore qualifying the product for points under LEED for Schools' EQ 4.5.
Roxanne Button
Architect & Sustainable Design Consultant, AIA, MRAIC, LEED APDesign Synergies Architecture
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October 21, 2013 - 1:13 pm
Thanks, Tristan. I'm hoping to use IEQc4.5 as an ID credit for an NC V2.2 project, but I'm having a hard time trying to verify that the furniture products earned the 7.6.1 point. Does anyone know where that info might be? The manufacturer's website doesn't have it. I can contact the manufacturer, but was hoping there was some place where that might be listed.
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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October 21, 2013 - 1:36 pm
Roxanne, this is very unfortunate in my opinion, but scorecards for multi-attribute certifications including Level are not typically disclosed by manufacturers or by the certifier. So you would have to ask the manufacturer to show you their scorecard, or at least to verify that point.
Roxanne Button
Architect & Sustainable Design Consultant, AIA, MRAIC, LEED APDesign Synergies Architecture
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October 22, 2013 - 6:25 am
Thanks, Tristan.
Roxanne Button
Architect & Sustainable Design Consultant, AIA, MRAIC, LEED APDesign Synergies Architecture
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December 15, 2014 - 7:58 am
Hi Tristan - We did achieve the Innovation Credit for this project. We used IEQ Credit 4.5 (Systems Furniture & Seating) from LEED CI V.2.0 as an Innovation Credit for a LEED NC V2.2 project. This was a university science building which was awarded LEED Gold earlier this year. Thank you again for your help.