Resource: Chair Education

MAS Certified Chairs - What it means to be Green

MAS Certified Green®

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You might have noticed that all of Seating Inc.’s products are MAS Certified Green®. What does this Green Certification mean exactly?

MAS Certified Green® means our products have been rigorously tested, and certified to comply with stringent indoor air quality standards. For you, this means that buying Seating Inc. chairs is an environmentally friendly and safe purchasing decision.

To get technical for a moment, MAS Certified Green® also means compliance with the criteria of the ANSI/BIFMA X7.1-2011 (R2021) and e3-2019 Furniture Sustainability Standards and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Standard Method v1.2(2017) when modeled for use in offices and classroom settings. It means we also meet the requirements of LEED v4.1, and the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) EQ C6.1.4 Administrative and Teacher Seating and Classroom Seating for low VOC-emitting products.

Promoting Indoor Air Quality

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That’s probably more information than you need. In simple terms it means that our chairs are tested and certified to be safe in promoting indoor air quality, which is a very important thing!

Not only do we operate a sustainable company with our processes around people, product design, environmental considerations and giving back to our community, we are also MAS Certified Green®. Choose Seating Inc. and breathe easy.

Find out more about MAS Certification at: www.mascertifiedgreen.com

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Evolving Workplace

The work performed in an office chair – and who does it – has shifted. Jobs at every end of the spectrum, in almost any organization involve chatting, emailing and texting, attending classes, conducting webinars and meetings, maintaining our own calendars and files, and collaborating to create and develop ideas from our chairs.

Dollars and Sense - The Real cost of 'Cheap' Chairs

The mathematics are clear: what looks like a $650 per chair premium actually represents one of the highest-ROI investments your facilities budget can make. When you account for replacement cycles, hidden costs, and productivity impacts, quality chairs don't cost more—they save dramatically more.

Ergonomics Basics

Lot of folks think that an ergonomic chair is some specific type or style or brand of office seat that will relieve back or neck or hip pain.