Maispace Systems Furniture Certified By The Greenguard Environmental Institute

Mt. Olive, NJ, January 13 MAiSPACE, based here, has received authorization to display the GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified mark on its modular office furniture system products, reports Mark Bassil, the companys co-founder and vice president. This indicates that a GREENGUARD Environmental Institute-approved laboratory has tested and evaluated representative components of our products as well as complete products, he says. Certification means that MAiSPACE products meet GREENGUARD Emission Standards for indoor air quality.

MAiSPACE has always incorporated green office guidelines and eco-friendly materials and processes used to manufacture its line of modular office furniture systems, Bassil says. Our GREENGUARD certification attests to low emitting interior building materials, furnishings, and finish systems. In addition, we follow a cradle to cradle process that focuses on manufacturing products out of parts that can be recycled several times and produced using the least environmentally harmful methods.

For example, he says, MAiSPACE uses post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) from ground up soda bottles as tackable/acoustical padding for tiles instead of fiberglass that doesnt break down in landfills and is a source of airborne glass. PET is also used by one of our fabric suppliers, Guilford of Maine, while much of the steel and aluminum components used in our office workstations have also been recycled.

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from glues, stains and paints used during the manufacturing process and that also can be given off in the workplace are being addressed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). We subscribe to EPA requirements that work surface substrates are manufactured from non-wood agricultural fiber, that water- or bio-based glues be used, and that manufacturers use non-toxic dyes and recycled materials in tiles and panels, Bassil says. Further environmental and cost-saving benefits accrue when panels and other components are colored using power coating techniques rather than spray painting.

Going Green at $12 - $15 per Square Foot Installed
MAiSPACE has revolutionized the contract furniture industry with its approach to designing and manufacturing modular office furniture systems. Because it is not saddled with outmoded techniques, its price points average 40% below some of the best known names in the industry. This means our environmentally friendly solutions are available and ready to move in starting at $12 to $15 per square foot, Bassil says. Pricing includes our plug-and-play voice, data and power cabling system and is not dependent upon the size of the installation or number of units ordered.

For more information contact Mark Bassil at 714-897-7200 or fax 714-897-7222