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