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Global FM and EuroFM Sign Affiliation Agreement

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:09:07 +0000

The affiliation agreement is the result of several months of discussions and exchange of information and ideas between both associations.

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Guide To Water Conservation Solutions Now Available

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:48:55 +0000

The IFMA Foundation and ASBE have produced a free white paper titled A Comprehensive Guide to Water Conservation: The Bottom Line Impacts, Challenges and Rewards.

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IFMA Foundation Names 2010-2011 Board of Trustees

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:34:34 +0000

The board will be chaired by Stephen Ballesty, the first person outside of North America to serve in that position for the foundation.

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IFMA Foundation to Award $112,000 in Scholarships at World Workplace in Atlanta

Andrea Sanchez — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:58:13 +0000

The IFMA Foundation will present $112,000 in scholarships to 33 facility management students during the World Workplace 2010 Conference & Expo, held October 27-29 in Atlanta, GA.

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IFMA People In The News: Steve Lockwood & Norman Polsky

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:58:47 +0000

The IFMA Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Steven A. Lockwood as the foundation’s new director of academic affairs; it also regrets to announce the passing of longtime foundation supporter Norman Polsky.

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Facility Professionals and Workplace Violence

George Deutsch — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:53:34 +0000

America is reeling from a spate of recent workplace violence incidents that have rocked companies across the country.

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Temasek Polytechnic in Singapore Joins IFMA Foundation Accredited Degree Program

Andrea Sanchez — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:27:37 +0000

The IFMA Foundation announces that Temasek Polytechnic in Singapore has joined 13 other universities as Accredited Degree Program institutions, IFMA Foundation-sanctioned providers of facility management degrees.

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FM Sustainable Landscaping Guide Released

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:56:55 +0000

The Groundskeeper and the IFMA Foundation are pleased to announce the release of Sustainable Landscaping, a practical, real world guide on how to introduce and advance sustainable practices in landscaping.

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White Paper: Economics of Sustainability in Commercial Real Estate

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:26:31 +0000

The IFMA Foundation — a global leader in education and research for professionals in the built environment — has released “The Economics of Sustainability in Commercial Real Estate,” a practical, real-world study of the incentives and motivations of real estate managers to invest in energy efficiency retrofits. The white paper explains why some investments are made over others and presents an economic framework to evaluate competing capital investment decisions, including decisions between energy efficiency upgrades and cosmetic improvements.

Among the paper’s findings:

Commercial building owners often find the best return on investment in sustainable upgrades before a significant lease

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IFMA Foundation Director of Academic Affairs Retires, Position Becomes Available

George Deutsch — Thu, 20 May 2010 21:17:02 +0000

IFMA Foundation Director of Academic Affairs Charles N. Claar, P.E., CFM, CFMJ, will formally retire this fall after 10 years of service to IFMA and the IFMA Foundation. With Claar’s retirement, the role of director of academic affairs is open.

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IFMA Foundation Announces International Student of the Year Award

Andrea Sanchez — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:22:34 +0000

The IFMA Foundation is pleased to introduce the International Student of the Year award program, which will be presented alongside the annual scholarships awarded at IFMA’s World Workplace.

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New Guide for No-Cost/Low-Cost Energy Savings

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:49:41 +0000

BetterBricks and the IFMA Foundation have joined forces to produce the “No-Cost/Low-Cost Guide Energy Savings Guide," a practical guide that provides facility managers with a roadmap of how to initiate strategies at their facility sites to reap immediate savings.

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IFMA Foundation Releases Effective Lighting Solutions Guide

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:43:06 +0000

Available as a free PDF download, Lighting Solutions gives an overview of several keys to lighting initiatives.

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IFMA Foundation Releases Higher Education Guide

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:36:21 +0000

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

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FEA, IFMA Foundation Release EPA ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager Guide

George Deutsch — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:26:10 +0000

Facility Engineering Associates (FEA), in partnership with the IFMA Foundation, has released a new publication detailing how to utilize EPA’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, the second publication in the IFMA Foundation's sustainability guide series.

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IFMA Foundation Names Trustees Award Winners

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:07:17 +0000

This year’s IFMA Foundation Trustees Awards were given to Bentley Prince Street and Graphic Systems Inc.

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UTSA to Offer New Minor in Facility Management

Heidi Schwartz — 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.

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IFMA Foundation Sustainability “How-To Guides” Launched

Heidi Schwartz — 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."

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IFMA Foundation to Award $66,000 in Scholarships at World Workplace 2009

Andrea Sanchez — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:44:56 +0000

The IFMA Foundation will present $66,000 in scholarships to 27 facility management students during the World Workplace 2009 Conference & Expo, held Oct. 7-9 in Orlando, FL.

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BOMI And IFMA Foundation Standardize Industry Lingo

Heidi Schwartz — 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.

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Catherine Pavick Appointed IFMA VP Of Education

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:21:07 +0000

Pavick will now sit on IFMA’s senior strategy team (SST) with IFMA President and CEO David J. Brady; Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer R. Alan Thomas, CAE; Vice President of Administration Linda Beverly, CAE; and Vice President of Communications Donald Young, APR.

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IFMA Foundation Executive Committee and Board

Heidi Schwartz — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:09:59 +0000

Members of the IFMA Foundation board of trustees serve a two year term and are tasked with managing the foundation and guiding it in its efforts to serve the facility management profession through education, research, and scholarships.

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New Report On Workplace Violence Focuses On Role Of Facility Managers

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:51:38 +0000

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.

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