BIFMA CEU Event — ”Why Standards Matter”

Join Qpractice for a special live-only CEU webinar with BIFMA, “Why Standards Matter,” and get an overview of the BIFMA standards and why they are essential.

Date & Time: Saturday, June 18 2022, 12PM Eastern
Location: Qpractice Online, FREE!

You do not have to be a Qpractice member to join this one, so please invite your friends and colleagues!

You will also be able to earn 1 hour of IDCEC HSW CEU credit if you attend live; this also satisfies LEED AP or WELL AP general education requirements. We will collect your IDCEC information by form on the webinar day at the end of the presentation.

If you do not have an IDCEC number, you will still fill out the form to verify your attendance, but you will self-report the CEU using the course code shown during the presentation.

**NOTE: There will be no replay, so you must show up live.

The course explains Why Standards Matter for everyone involved with furniture procurement to ensure decisions consider health, safety, wellness, and sustainability.

In this course, you’ll learn about the historical context that drove the need for developing industry-wide furniture performance standards and understand the impact of social, economic, and technological trends on the bottom line for business owners.

You’ll learn how testing procedures simulate the actual use of furniture over the product life cycle. You will also learn how to access LEVEL and BIFMA Compliant as tools to evaluate your furniture selections.

BIFMA is a topic listed explicitly on the blueprints for all three NCIDQ Exams

IDFX:
VI. Technical Specifications for Furniture, Fixtures, & Equipment and Lighting 15%
Demonstrate understanding of materials and technical specifications (e.g., colorfastness, abrasion resistance, cleanability, reference standards, ANSI/BIFMA)

IDPX:
IV. Code Requirements, Laws, Standards, and Regulations 20%
Demonstrate understanding of reference standards and guidelines (e.g., ADA/Accessibility, BIFMA, ASHRAE, OSHA, NFPA, IBC)

PRAC:
II. Code Requirements, Laws, Standards, and Regulations 30%
Ability to integrate reference standards and guidelines (e.g., BIFMA, ASHRAE, OSHA, NFPA, IBC)