Certified Green Furniture by Jennifer Way, Marketing Manager, Interior Concepts, jway@interiorconcepts.com
With Earth Day fast approaching, call center furniture manufacturer Interior Concepts is excited to announce that it’s entire furniture line has again been MAS Certified Green® as a low VOC emitting furniture product.
MAS Certified Green is a designation provided by independent testing laboratory Material Analytical Services. MAS Certification offers truly independent, third party testing that meets stringent ANSI requirements.
Interior Concepts workstations are also compliant with LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) and CHPS (Collaborative High Performance Schools) standards set for workstations to be classified as low-emitting furniture. Qualified projects that use Interior Concepts workstations may be eligible for the LEED Commercial Interiors 4.5 furniture system credit, the LEED for Schools IEQ 4.5 credit under option 3, and the CHPS EQ 2.2.5 credit.
Why is low VOC emitting furniture important? Since many of today’s airtight/energy-efficient buildings operate on minimal amount of outside make-up air, combined with lower ventilation rates, higher occupant densities and greater use of chemicals in interior furnishings, this often translates into more reported allergen problems, odor complaints and sick building issues. Use of low-VOC and formaldehyde emitting furniture will serve to reduce these types of problems.
If you have questions about how to improve the indoor air quality in your space as you build or remodel your site, contact us for more information about our certification.
Jennifer Way
Marketing Manager
800-678-5550
jway@interiorconcepts.com