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Commercial building and facilities management resources for corporate facility executives, building operators and facility managers in all industry and service sectors. IFMA articles below.
IFMA, AFE, ASHRAE, ISSA To Collaborate On FM Training Framework
The framework features professional development options from a group of associations and will provide resources for the entire operational life cycle of the built environment.
IFMA’s Facility Management Benchmark Report Released
The report includes an exploration of facility management strategies for organizational agility and change management.
In Europe, IFMA Chapters Now Total 12
The International Facility Management Association expands its global community, while also enhancing the scope and service to existing component groups.
At World Workplace, IFMA Names Four Fellows And Chair Citation
This year's IFMA Fellows announced in Charlotte, NC reflect the global reach of the facility management profession.
IFMA Foundation Introduces New Chair, Board Of Trustees
The IFMA Foundation's executive committee includes chair Nancy Johnson Sanquist, IFMA Fellow and Vice President of Global Strategic Marketing for Planon.
IFMA Forms Partnership With AECOM
As its newest Corporate Sustaining Partner, AECOM will bring the perspective of a fully integrated design, build, and operate partner to IFMA.
IFMA 2018-19 Executive Committee, Board Of Directors
The International Facility Management Association has announced member-elected executive committee and new appointees of its global board of directors for the 2018-19 fiscal year.
Facility Managers, It’s Your Week!
IFMA is rolling out a week-long celebration of facility management in honor of World FM Day May 16.
IFMA, RICS Release First Edition Of Strategic FM Framework
Released this week at a joint event in Dubai, the document sets out a holistic approach to FM by providing strategic best practice for managers and practitioners around the world.
Many Paths To Facility Management?
With the profession poised to be recognized by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2018, is the track to facilities management becoming more defined?
IFMA World Workplace Concludes With Member Recognitions
In Houston, TX, the International Facility Management Association closed out its 2017 conference with Awards of Excellence, a Chair Citation for Workplace Evolutionaries group, and new class of IFMA Fellows.
Many Paths To Facility Management Career?
With the occupation set to be recognized by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics beginning in 2018, will the path to a facilities management profession become more defined in the coming years?
ISO Publishes Third Facility Management Standard This Year
IFMA joins facility management advocates around the world in celebrating the publication of a third standard impacting the facility management industry in under six months.
IFMA 2017-18 Board Of Directors Announced
The member-elected executive committee of the International Facility Management Association 2017-18 global board of directors went into effect on July 1st.
IFMA Creates EU Advisory Board
The group held its first meeting in Stockholm this week and builds upon IFMA's actions that focus on issues of global facility management.
A World Without Facility Managers
In honor of World FM Day today, it’s important to take a moment to recognize the important duties and challenges that these men and women undertake each day.
Celebrating World FM Day: 2017 Awards Of Excellence Announced
The winners of this year’s Global FM Excellence Awards have been revealed to coincide with today’s international World FM Day 2017.
FM Alert: ISO Publishes Two Facility Management Standards
These voluntary, consensus standards focus on vocabulary for FM and strategic sourcing for facility management professionals.
FM Alert: Green Cleaning Guide Released
IFMA has released a how-to guide on green cleaning, the latest update in its series on sustainability for facility managers.
Facility Management Needs New Blood
The $1 trillion profession is facing a critical shortage of professionals as career paths in the industry undergo “significant change,” according to a new report from IFMA and RICS.
IFMA Honors 2016 Awards of Excellence Recipients
The recipients of IFMA’s 2016 Awards of Excellence—including the new FM Innovation Award—were announced at the World Workplace Conference & Expo in San Diego last week.
From IFMA’s World Workplace: Open Letter On Global FM
With a focus on global facility management, IFMA's president and CEO, Tony Keane, and RICS' CEO, Sean Tompkins, have released this open letter to the industry.
New Report: Global FM Market Tops $1 Trillion
New research from IFMA and Global FM showcases the factors contributing to the tremendous growth of the facility management profession.
FM Alert: Free Sustainability Guide
IFMA has released its latest guide in the widely acclaimed series on sustainability for facility managers, “Sustainability How-To Guide: Carbon Footprint.”
