IFMA Kicks Off FM-3D Conference on Monday, Feb. 23
Hear expert advice from some of the most prominent speakers in the industry, and find out which methods for success they have adopted internally.
World’s Most Innovative Ecoresort to Be Built on Monterey Coastline
To be located on a degraded former sand mining site, Monterey Bay Shores Ecoresort will be an environmentally friendly development that will provide visitors, tourists, and residents with an ideal green living environment as well as educational facilities for instruction on sustainability and environmental principles.
Sustainability Demands the Focus of New IFMA Course
"Sustainable FM: A Practitioner's Guide to Greening Your Facility," IFMA's most in-demand session, will assist facility managers lead sustainability efforts and take practical actions to justify their programs.
New Sustainability Summit Highlights IFMA’s FM-3D Conference
The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) is bringing three of its most interactive, content rich educational and networking events to San Diego, CA,...
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Most Bizarre Boss Behaviors
They lie, they cry, they yell a lot. They’re bad bosses, and 43% of workers reported they have quit a job to get away from them.
Registration Begins For IFMA’s World Workplace 2009
After a successful 2008 show in Dallas, IFMA will be bringing 2009 edition of World Workplace to Orlando.
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Creative Career Building Techniques
As the job market tightens, job seekers are becoming more creative in their efforts to attract the attention of potential employers.
Brownfield Redevelopment Projects Qualify for Economic Development Incentives and USGBC LEED Points
With a new Administration on the horizon, the environmental movement and a trend towards sustainable development practices could soon dominate community development strategies at both federal and state levels.
Convention Center Service Reaps Reward For Children’s Agency
This past December, an international association of insurance and financial services professionals presented a donation to The Children’s Bureau of New Orleans on behalf of the staff of the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
FMA Australia Adopts IFMA’s CFM, FMP Credentials
International partnership is next step in expanding Partners in FM excellence agreement.
Airport Facilities Council of IFMA Announces 2008 Award Winners
Second annual awards handed out to honor facilities management at airports of various sizes.
‘Hospital Of The Future’ Report Urges Major Changes
Joint Commission report proposes principles, actions to guide future hospital development.
One Out of Four Workers Have Encountered Employment Discrimination
More than one in four American adults – 27% – say they have encountered employment discrimination, and with unemployment rising and competition in the workplace increasing, it’s getting even tougher to get a job – or get ahead – in today’s market.
Emerging Property Market Downturn Accelerates Except in China
The property market in China is showing more resilience while India has been hard hit by the global economic downturn.
Further Softening in U.S. Warehouse Market During Q3
This ongoing notable weakness suggests that the industrial real estate market will continue to be impacted by recessionary conditions.
IFMA Names 2008 Awards of Excellence Winners
Nineteen awards handed out at concluding ceremony to 2008 World Workplace Conference and Expo.
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: 10/16/08 Is National Boss Day (Unless You Work For A “Seagull Manager”)
If you are unfortunate enough to be working for a seagull manager, perhaps a copy of this article should find its way onto his or her desk on National Boss’s Day.
IFMA Names 2008 Fellows
The fellowship program was established in 1992 to recognize members dedicated to IFMA and the facility management profession.
New Report On Workplace Violence Focuses On Role Of Facility Managers
The report was made possible through contributions donated in memory of W. David Beverly, the late husband of Linda Beverly, CAE, IFMA’s vice president of administration. A long-time engineer at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, David Beverly was killed on April 20, 2007, at Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX, by a contract engineer who shot him and held another coworker hostage before committing suicide.
IFMA Announces New Floor Measurement Standard
New standard eliminates overlaps with BOMA and IFMA.