Going back to school after summer vacation will always have its challenges, especially when they include significant furniture and equipment needs. Adding to the challenge is indoor air quality. More heavily exposed to environmental toxins by weight, younger children consume more food, water, and have higher inhalation rates per pound. That translates to greater sensitivity to indoor pollutants.

Furniture manufactured by Virco, a U.S. Communities supplier, is helping change the way schools address the indoor environment challenge.

In 2005, Virco product lines became the first classroom furniture lines to earn the premier national certification for meeting rigorous product emissions criteria for indoor air quality. Today, hundreds of Virco furniture models are certified according to this stringent indoor air quality standard for schools.

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• Learn more about the indoor air quality standard for children and schools at www.greenguard.org

• MASA has partnered with U.S. Communities to provide a national purchasing forum for school districts by pooling the purchasing power of more than 87,000 public agencies. Learn how to save money and time with MASA’s partner, U.S. Communities.