Spec & Environment

Our Environmental Story
Spec incorporates sustainability into everything we do, from materials we source to the manufacturing processes we use.

To meet our environmental goals, we follow the LEVEL® sustainability standard put forth by the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer’s Association (BIFMA). 
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Certifications

 

LEVEL®

All of our products are LEVEL®–certified by an independent audit firm, meaning that our products are sustainable in terms of our social actions, energy usage, material selections, and impacts on human environments and ecosystems.

Product LEVEL® listings

BIFMA

Spec products are BIFMA Compliant®, the commercial furniture industry’s registry of standards-conforming products. Products are tested against rigorous performance standards. Use the BIFMA Compliant® website to find our ANSI/BIFMA compliance rating. 

BIFMA Compliant® Registry

Healthy Interiors

Healthier Hospitals’ Healthy Interiors standard requires that 30% of the annual volume of furnishings and furniture purchases (based on cost) eliminate the use of formaldehyde, perfluorinated compounds, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), antimicrobials, and flame retardants.

HHI Product Listing

Certified Green®

Certified Green® products bear the “green leaf” mark to identify interior construction products, furniture, and furnishings that have been designed and manufactured to dramatically lower chemical emissions released into the indoor environment.

Certified Green® certificates

LEED Credits
If you are working on a LEED v4 project, we have the resources to help you. Specifying our products may contribute to the following credits:

• Certified and multi-attribute products and materials
• Environmentally preferable interior finishes and furnishings
• Furniture and medical furnishings
• Low-emitting products

Let us know if you working toward LEED certification on your project, and we will can work with you on how to achieve the most LEED credits possible using Spec products.
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