Post a question or comment
Credit Filters
Low-Emitting Materials—Systems Furniture and Seating
Filter by location
Forum
Topic
Replies
Recent

Newest BIFMA Standard?

CI-2009 IEQc4.5:Low-Emitting Materials—Systems Furniture and Seating
posted by  Brian Salazar  on 

Is BIFMA e3-2014e accepted by LEED? I can only find a credit clarification regarding e3-2012 being OK. Thanks!

2
Principal
NRG-AR / Green Certification Consultants
LEEDuser Premium Member
6 thumbs up
Tue Mar 22, 2016, 11:51 pm

Compliance with ANSI/BIFMA e3-2012?

CI-2009 IEQc4.5:Low-Emitting Materials—Systems Furniture and Seating
posted by  Bernardo Ruiz Montoya  on 

Hi, I'm currently working on a project that installed furniture systems with procedure certificates ANSI/BIFMA e3-2012.

3
Director - Green Building Advisory
Colliers International Ltd.
LEEDuser Basic Member
201 thumbs up
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 4:08 pm

IEQ Credit 4.5 & EA Credit 1.4

CI-2009 IEQc4.5:Low-Emitting Materials—Systems Furniture and Seating
posted by  Ed Clark  on 

Hi All, I'm working on documentation for credits IEQ 4.5 and EA 1.4 and have some questions that I hope you can help me with.

7
Technical Information & Public Affairs Manager
UL Environment
LEEDuser Basic Member
356 thumbs up
Fri Jun 12, 2015, 3:59 pm

Auditorium Seating

CI-2009 IEQc4.5:Low-Emitting Materials—Systems Furniture and Seating
posted by  Kai Starn  on 

Hello, Our team is currently working on a CI project going for IEQ 4.5. We are in the stages of the submittal process and just recently a submittal for auditorium seating came in.

3
Director - Green Building Advisory
Colliers International Ltd.
LEEDuser Basic Member
201 thumbs up
Thu Jan 22, 2015, 6:10 pm

ANSI/BIFMA Testing Date vs Manufacture Date

CI-2009 IEQc4.5:Low-Emitting Materials—Systems Furniture and Seating
posted by  Nicole Schuster  on 

This credit requires that the manufacturing period must be within the certification period.

2
Default Avatar
LEED Consultant
The Green Engineer
LEEDuser Basic Member
188 thumbs up
Thu Dec 4, 2014, 9:40 pm

Fixed grandstand seating

CI-2009 IEQc4.5:Low-Emitting Materials—Systems Furniture and Seating
posted by  Lily Livingston  on 

We have a project where we have received an RFI during construction for our Green Furniture ID credit referencing LEED ID+C EQc4.5 requirements.

4
Sustainable Leader
HDR Architecture
LEEDuser Basic Member
0 thumbs up
Thu Jul 24, 2014, 8:34 am

Strange comments from a reviewer re: low emitting furn

CI-2009 IEQc4.5:Low-Emitting Materials—Systems Furniture and Seating
posted by  Valerie Molinski  on 

The reviewer for a current project of mine did not accept (pending) the Low Emitting Furniture and made the following comments: That I did not include the systems furniture for the offices (I list

4
Wed Sep 4, 2013, 6:30 pm

Worsktation requirements

CI-2009 IEQc4.5:Low-Emitting Materials—Systems Furniture and Seating
posted by  severine secret  on 

If I have a workstation made of Greenguard certified panels, Greenguard plastic laminate but particle board top that has no certification ( even though NAUF), can I still get the credit?

2
Director, Global Product Safety and Compliance
Steelcase Inc.
LEEDuser Basic Member
82 thumbs up
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 2:47 pm

Furniture testing

CI-2009 IEQc4.5:Low-Emitting Materials—Systems Furniture and Seating
posted by  severine secret  on 

If system furniture is manufactured in China and has been evaluated there, can someone at USGBC or SCS testing review the evaluation for possible approval of compliance with the credit requirements

3
Sustainability expert
Go2 Design Studio
LEEDuser Basic Member
10 thumbs up
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 2:40 pm

Period of Manufacture

CI-2009 IEQc4.5:Low-Emitting Materials—Systems Furniture and Seating
posted by  Stantec BG+LU FW  on 

My apologies for the repetitiveness of this question; I have reviewed the comments posted to date and it is still not clear to me: I am using LEED CI V.1, 2009, and am struggling with the period o

2
Technical Information & Public Affairs Manager
UL Environment
LEEDuser Basic Member
356 thumbs up
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 9:17 pm