Singapore Masters Program Encourages Sustainable FM

HeidiTFM — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:14:23 +0000

The need for the course has arisen out of the increasing call for more sustainable cities, especially in tropical zones such as Singapore, where more than 50% of carbon dioxide emissions can be attributed to buildings.

by HeidiTFM

BOMA Approved as USGBC Education Provider

HeidiTFM — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:59:07 +0000

BEEP’s six on demand Webinars have been approved for a total of 12 GBCI CE hours and the four Webinars in the SOS series have been approved for a total of six GBCI CE hours, all counting toward the LEED Credential Maintenance Program.

by HeidiTFM

New IFMA Community for Casino/Gaming Facility Managers

HeidiTFM — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:05:33 +0000

The new community will provide a network for gaming facility professionals to connect with one another and share resources through webinars, roundtables, benchmarking studies, and other continuing education opportunities.

by HeidiTFM

BIFM Awards 2010 - Call for Entries

HeidiTFM — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:48:10 +0000

Winners are announced at the BIFM Awards, the biggest networking event in the UK. The closing date for entries is Friday, April 30, 2010.

by HeidiTFM

Online Registration Now Open for The TFM Show

HeidiTFM — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:32:59 +0000

The event is geared to meet the education, networking, and informational needs of facilities managers, architects, designers, specifiers, engineers, building owners, and professionals who design, build, operate, and renovate.

by HeidiTFM

Two Achievements in the Global FM Community

HeidiTFM — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:31:48 +0000

Brazil’s facility management association celebrates five years and Global FM pioneer is honored in the UK.

by HeidiTFM

IFMA Foundation Releases Higher Education Guide

HeidiTFM — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:36:21 +0000

The new guide provides a listing of all known facility management programs in North America.

by HeidiTFM

Shrinking Salaries? Not For Facility Managers!

HeidiTFM — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:27:42 +0000

A new survey indicates facility management is among the top 20 professions anticipating sizable salary increases in 2010.

by HeidiTFM

Survey: Workers Willing to Sacrifice Comfort to Save Energy

HeidiTFM — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:50:34 +0000

Survey also finds that nearly four in five participants (78%) are less productive at work when they are too hot or too cold.

by HeidiTFM

UTSA to Offer New Minor in Facility Management

HeidiTFM — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:38:16 +0000

The new offering will be part of the school’s Real Estate Finance and Development program in the UTSA College of Business.

by HeidiTFM

IFMA Foundation Sustainability “How-To Guides” Launched

HeidiTFM — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:59:10 +0000

Chris Hodges, principal of FEA and an active member of IFMA, has authored this first guide, entitled “Getting Started.”

by HeidiTFM

IFMA Names 2009 Awards of Excellence Winners

HeidiTFM — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:55:16 +0000

IFMA has announced the winners of its Awards of Excellence, which recognize groups and individuals who have made significant contributions to the facility management profession and the association.

by HeidiTFM

IFMA Names 2009 Class of Fellows

HeidiTFM — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:24:49 +0000

Established to recognize members dedicated to IFMA and the facility management profession, the fellowship program creates an elite core of respected leaders who act as advisers to—and ambassadors of—the association.

by HeidiTFM

BOMI And IFMA Foundation Standardize Industry Lingo

HeidiTFM — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:02:50 +0000

BOMI will merge its 343-page Dictionary of the Built Environment, consisting of more than 4,500 terms, with the existing FMpedia, an online glossary for the facility management industry developed by the IFMA Foundation.

by HeidiTFM

BIFM Announces Awards Finalists

HeidiTFM — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:55:20 +0000

The BIFM Awards recognizes more than just the work that facility managers (fms) do; they identify the evolution of FM as an industry.

by HeidiTFM

IFMA Awards Highest Honor to OSCRE CEO

HeidiTFM — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:38:10 +0000

In late August 2009, OSCRE announced that IFMA had awarded OSCRE CEO Andy Fuhrman the Association’s highest honor and designation of IFMA Fellow.

by HeidiTFM

FM Alert: Get Noticed!

HeidiTFM — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:55:41 +0000

Each year, Today’s Facility Manager sponsors the annual Facility Executive of the Year competition. This honor recognizes the achievements of an individual involved in a recent, single construction or renovation project.

by HeidiTFM

New Benchmarking Study Available from IREM

HeidiTFM — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:45:04 +0000

This annual research study from IREM analyzes operating income and costs for 1,850 private-sector office complexes—some containing multiple buildings—in major metropolitan areas and regions in the United States.

by HeidiTFM

IFMA Study: Going From Hot To Cold (And Back Again)

HeidiTFM — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:47:45 +0000

IFMA has released “Temperature Wars: Savings vs. Comfort,” a new study that takes an in-depth look at the most common thermal complaints made by workers and the variety of ways facility professionals respond to them.

by HeidiTFM

IFMA And TFM Request Responses To FM Staffing Survey

HeidiTFM — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:12:02 +0000

Responses should be submitted by Monday, July 13, 2009.

by HeidiTFM

World Workplace 2009 Conference & Expo Brings Latest Workplace Trends and Innovations to Orlando

Laurie IFMA — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:03:12 +0000

Workplace professionals from around the world will meet in Orlando, Fla., to analyze the trends and new products impacting today’s built environment during the International Facility Management Association’s World Workplace 2009 Conference & Expo, Oct. 7-9 at the Orange County Convention Center.

by Laurie IFMA

Phillies Go Greener

AnneTFM — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:10:04 +0000

The MLB team’s FM group has expanded its use of environmentally preferable cleaning products and practices at Citizens Bank Park.

by AnneTFM

Sixth Annual European Facility Management Conference Heads to Amsterdam

HeidiTFM — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:18:51 +0000

International perspectives will take center stage as facility and private-sector experts from around the world convene at the Hotel Okura in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 16-17 for the sixth annual European Facility Management Conference.

by HeidiTFM

IFMA’s Spring Symposium: May 12-15, 2009

HeidiTFM — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:37:22 +0000

Held at the Renaissance Charlotte, NC, SouthPark Hotel, the 2009 Spring Symposium will offer five of the nine core competency courses necessary to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the profession.

by HeidiTFM

Global FM Launches World FM Day, August 28, 2009

HeidiTFM — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:25:35 +0000

Global FM member organizations on five different continents will celebrate World FM Day by organizing events such as luncheons, seminars, and workshops, or by undertaking any other activity to celebrate and promote facilities management.

by HeidiTFM