Contract furnishings provider, Hightower received multiple awards at NeoCon 2021, including IIDA's 'Best Small Showroom' (under 4,000 sf) and 'Best of Competition' for its newly designed Chicago showroom.
Humanscale welcomes Elizabeth Margles to its Marketing Division in the role of Chief Marketing Officer. Margles comes to Humanscale with twenty years of experience in design, fashion and retail and a background in public relations and advertising.
The exclusive relationship with Kontrol's BioCloud® Technology will provide real-time detection of airborne pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 to help make workplaces safer as organizations return to the office.
Firms expect fewer employees working in the office full-time post-pandemic, although many expect office space needs to be unchanged to accommodate better social distancing.
BIFMA, an ANSI-accredited standards developer, worked with members and stakeholders for nearly three years to develop and implement this program which is open to all furniture manufacturers who elect to participate.
.The Safer Occupancy Furniture Flammability Act (SOFFA) passed the U.S. House of Representatives at the end of 2019 and made it into the 2020 year-end omnibus bill approved by Congress.
In educating the next generation of creatives, Be Original Americas made the choice to pivot from the traditionally in-person Be Original Americas fellowship to an entirely virtual platform.
The Business & Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA) has created a guide for freestanding, fully-enclosed, occupiable, space-dividing products normally used in indoor spaces for privacy, conferencing, and other purposes.
Brad Miller joined BIFMA, the not for profit trade association for business and institutional furniture manufacturers, in 1994 after working for two Members of the United States Congress for 16 years.
M Moser’s “Living Lab” puts evidence-based design into action with a flexible, agile workspace that continually accommodates for client and employee needs.
The COVID-19 pandemic has the office furniture industry reeling from plummeting sales, a falloff in new orders and questions over the sector’s role going forward given the dramatic global shift to working from home.
Based on current and anticipated economic conditions, and in consultation with its International Board and financial advisors, the non-profit membership organization will place its Headquarters staff on furlough effective June 14, 2020, through July 19, 2020.
Jimenez is both an architect and interior designer with over 25 years of leadership experience serving in executive and ownership roles in corporate real estate and national AE consulting firms.
BIFMA is pleased to announce the launch of BIFMA Learning, a new portal for training and education that is accessible directly from BIFMA.org.
Initially, BIFMA Learning will serve as the training platform for BIFMA Faculty. These individuals are authorized to deliver the association’s CEU-accredited courses in-person or via webinar. Any associate from a member company may participate. For information on how to become approved, contact us. BIFMA currently offers three courses, all of which meet the highest standards for CEUs by the accrediting bodies, IDCEC, AIA, and GBCI. “We are happy to share our expertise by providing high value continuing education that meets health, safety, and welfare requirements for interior designers and architects”, says Jennifer Wammack, Director of Outreach for BIFMA
BIFMA Learning is launched with the addition of a new course, Attributes of Contract Furniture. This CEU explains eight of the key attributes that drive furniture decisions in the commercial built environment. In this era of increased working from home, the attributes of Aesthetics, Quality, Craftsmanship, Safety, Performance, Health & Wellness, Sustainability, and Verification are every bit as important for employees working remotely. The course provides the tools necessary for making balanced and appropriate choices with user safety at the core.
BIFMA is committed to educating the marketplace about the importance of furniture safety for all those who influence purchasing decisions. In the near future, BIFMA Learning will expand to provide on-demand content for those seeking to fulfill their continuing education requirements in interior design (IDCEC), architecture (AIA), and green building (LEED AP and WELL AP).
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has approved the revised safety and performance standard: ANSI/BIFMA X5.4-2020, Public and Lounge Seating.
The BIFMA Board of Directors, along with the BIFMA Engineering and Marketing Committees, have finalized BIFMA Compliant Program requirements.
Collective D(esign) brings together a roster of industry leaders for a weekly series of panel discussions tackling a topic of particular relevance to IIDA members and the broader design community.
The American Institute of Architects has canceled its annual conference, which was set to take place in a month, as the US continues to battle the spread of coronavirus.
In response to our rapidly changing world, IIDA brings you a design-focused dialogue on the effects of a global crisis.
BIFMA has established an industry-specific webpage for COVID-19 Resources in an effort to support and assist in this crisis.
