Exhibitor:
BIFMA
The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufactures Association continues to be the industry source for standards and programs supporting
Manufacturers, Suppliers, Specifiers and Buyers. Visit the BIFMA Lounge and meet the team to learn more:
• LEVEL Certification and Product Registry
• ANSI/BIFMA Testing Standards - including newly revised and published standards
• BIFMA Compliant Program and Product Registry
• Design Firm Direct and Classroom Direct CEUs
• Events and more…
Events During NeoCon
Circularity in commercial furniture is increasingly being judged not by intentions, but by outcomes. This panel examines where circular strategies are working in the marketplace—and where they fall short—by comparing high-quality, durable products with lower-cost, disposable offerings. This session is designed for owners, A&D professionals, manufacturers, and service providers who want grounded, operational insights on making circularity work in the real world.
Learn how LEVEL defines and measures the sustainability of furniture. This CEU will cover basics of the e3 2024 furniture sustainability standard; defining what it measures, how it works, and how to easily find LEVEL certified products to inform purchasing decisions for designers and buyers.
BIFMA’s Breakfast + NeoCon Keynote welcomes all BIFMA members, industry friends, and NeoCon attendees to a networking breakfast and industry presentation. Design for an Evolving World In this keynote, David Shing (“Shingy”) explores how exponential technology and cultural acceleration are reshaping how people live, work, connect, and create, often faster than our organizations, spaces, and design systems can adapt. This is not a talk about trends. It is a talk about preparedness. Shingy challenges the NeoCon community to rethink not just what we design, but how we design, centering human adaptability, emotional resilience, and fluid identities as we design for an evolving world where yesterday’s breakthroughs quickly become baseline expectations.
