Sustainability DfE Lead Design → Via’s Lifecycle Approach
Vigorous Testing ↓ Our products are annually assessed by a 3rd party team of chemists & globally-recognized ISO 17025 accredited lab. They are rigorously tested for conformance to ANSI/BIFMA e3 standard credits 7.6.1, 7.6.2 and/or credit 7.6.3 as well as conference to low-emitting materials. Prior to product launch, every product is continuously developed testing its functionality & durability within Via Seating’s ISO 17025:2017 accredited lab. ← Environmental Impact All Via Seating products are BIFMA LEVEL ® certified. LEVEL ® is an evaluation and certification system for environmentally- preferable and socially-responsible office furniture. 3rd party certification is achieved by conformance to a multi-attribute standard created by the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer’s Association (BIFMA) that evaluates product impacts across categories including Materials, Energy, Human Health and Social Responsibility.
All Via Seating products follow the Design for the Environment (DfE) design approach. During this process, all components are screened to identify and assess the human and ecosystem health impacts of chemicals of concern. We screen all product components to the ANSI/BIFMA e3-2019 Annex B- List of Chemicals of Concern and the California Proposition 65 List. End of Life ↺ Via Seating provides accessible care guidelines that help maintain the quality of every product and easy-to-follow disassembly instructions when a product reaches the end of its life.
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