BIMFA Webinar: LEVEL 2024 Sustainability Certification Explained

The ANSI/BIFMA standard behind the LEVEL sustainability certification program has undergone a major revision in 2024. Steve Kooy, BIFMA’s Health & Sustainability Director, and Allison Pekalski, Steelcase’s Senior Sustainability Consultant will walk through what’s new, what’s changed, and comparisons to the prior 2019 version. Plenty of time will be allotted for Q&A so you’ll be well-prepared to offer insight and value to the furniture selection process for your clients or your organization.

Who Should Attend
• A&D Professionals
• Sales/Marketing Professionals
• Facility Managers, Owners & CEOs
• Instructors and Students
• Manufacturers of Commercial Furniture and Accessories
• Suppliers to the Commercial Furniture Industry

Presenters 

Steve Kooy, Health & Sustainability Director
Steve leads BIFMA’s Health and Sustainability programs including standard setting, advocacy, and outreach. Steve has more than 15 years of experience as a sustainability professional in the furniture industry.

Prior to joining BIFMA, Steve worked in sales and business development for Intertek – a third-party auditor, certifier, and test lab. In this role, he worked with global furniture clients to properly test and certify products to electrical, mechanical, and environmental standards.

Steve served as Haworth’s Global Sustainability/Open Innovation Manager for many years as the built environment’s interest in green building flourished. Highlights at Haworth included: creating and driving well-being initiatives, setting sustainable design criteria for cleaner chemistry and responsible supply chains, and pursuing product certifications. WELL and LEED experience includes managing or co-managing LEED certification projects in Asia, Europe, and North America as well as piloting the WELL certification in Shanghai and Los Angeles.

Allison Pekalski, Steelcase’s Senior Sustainability Consultant
As a Senior Sustainability Consultant for Steelcase, Allison Pekalski manages the company’s LEVEL certification program, encompassing nearly 300 product lines. Allison also serves as a Vice Chair of BIFMA’s e3 Furniture Sustainability Standard Subcommittee to ensure the standard behind the LEVEL certification program continues to move the furniture market towards increasingly sustainable practices.

Prior to joining Steelcase, Allison led the sustainable product certification and environmental product declaration (EPD) verification programs at NSF International. Allison also has experience at the civic and community level as the Environmental Commissioner for the City of Ann Arbor, MI and in various roles with the Clean Energy Coalition. She lives in Detroit with her husband and new baby boy.

This event is part of the BIFMA Monthly Learning Series. There is no cost to attend.

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