HIGH POINT, NC - Davis Furniture, a family owned and operated manufacturer of contemporary office furniture, recently announced that all its executive chairs passed emissions testing from Scientific Certification Systems (SCS).
Specifically, Davis Furniture announced the completion of testing for Indoor Air Quality Certification on their current executive seating: Motion, Webb, Body, Lucid, and its new series Fenix. SCS, an independent, third-party certification lab, completed the testing for this certification. All of these products meet all necessary qualifications to be certified for Indoor Advantage™, Indoor Air Quality Certified, and conforms to the ANSI/BIFMA Furniture Emissions Standards for open plan and private office.
In addition to the Indoor Advantage Certification, the Fenix, Body and Lucid Chair Series have been awarded the Indoor Advantage™ Gold, Indoor Air Quality Certified, and conform to the ANSI/BIFMA Furniture Emissions Standards for open plan and private office and CA section 01350 specifications. This additional certification covers the California special requirements for Formaldehyde Emissions as covered by CA Section 01350.
Goals for the Future: BIFMA SAS Program
The certification of the executive chairs is the first step in documenting Davis' sustainable efforts. Since early 2008, Davis Furniture implemented procedures, research, and organizing committees to initiate submitting product through the BIFMA SAS Program. This program focuses on a single product, but also analyzes every facility that it is produced in at Davis. It also has corporate requirements in meeting energy, chemical and social responsibilities.
About BIFMA International
The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer's Association. BIFMA is a not-for-profit organization that provides an effective forum for members to cooperate and collaborate on appropriate industry issues and testing. As an ANSI accredited standards developer, BIFMA develops voluntary product and industry standards that support safe, healthy and sustainable work environments. BIFMA also publishes key industry statistics; advocates for legislation and government regulation that have a direct impact on the health of the industry; and facilitates meaningful dialogue and education to support its core services and the industry. For more information about this organization, visit www.bifma.org.
About Scientific Certification Systems
For more than two decades, SCS has developed internationally recognized certification programs aimed at establishing the highest levels of environmental improvements, social accountability, and product performance. As a leader in third-party, independent green building product certification, SCS was the first company to offer manufacturers a program for verifying the accuracy of environmental claims on products by having an open and audited process. For more information, call SCS at (510) 452-8000 or visit www.scscertified.com.
About Davis Furniture Industries
Davis Furniture is a fourth generation, family-owned and operated business in High Point, NC, with more than 202,000 square feet of manufacturing facilities and 165 employees. Davis has become a leader in European Contemporary, Commercial Furniture Design and have won numerous product awards throughout the world. The company manufactures executive seating, multi-purpose seating, lounge seating, casegoods, and conference tables. Davis is in a unique position to not only license product from European Manufacturers; they in turn license back to Europe and Asia many of their own product designs. The high design and high quality is only matched in the true value that its products offer all markets of the Contract Industry. For more information, visit www.davisfurniture.com.
