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Michael Rice’s parting blog with Cresa Atlanta documents IFMA’s Advocacy Day in Washington earlier this year. Reading the blog, you might learn some new (distressful?) statistics. For example, did you know that the US Federal Government is the largest landowner in the world with over 500,000 buildings. Unfortunately, nearly 14,000 of those buildings are believed to…
A few weeks ago I attended World Workplace along with over 60 of my closest Atlanta Chapter friends and thousands of IFMA friends from around the world. Held in Denver, Colorado, the Mile High City will go down in history as one of my most memorable World Workplace conferences ever. On Friday evening, after the…
IFMA World Workplace 2015 was held October 7-9, at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver Colorado. Attending from the IFMA Atlanta Chapter were a total of 60 members, including students, who enjoyed this magnificent “work hard, play hard” event in the shadows of the Rocky Mountains. Once again, IFMA Atlanta led the way among all…
The Construction Management (CM) Department at KSU received our Certificate from the IFMA Foundation designating our program as ‘Fully Accredited’ on October 8. The Certificate was given during the Academic Awards Ceremony at the World Workplace Convention and Expo in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Parminder Juneja accepted the Certificate on behalf of the Department. Dr. Juneja…
With strict guidelines, limits and even higher fines due to severe water shortages in California over the past several months, take a look at Part 1 of a 3-Part article on Water Conservation, published in Facilities Daily. Here’s the link http://www.facilitiesnet.com/plumbingrestrooms/article/Successful-Water-Conservation-Involves-Many-Critical-Factors–[email protected]&source=facility_insider&utm_source=facility_insider&utm_campaign=9/21/2015&utm_medium=email Also, if you have not seen it yet, check out (late Sept. or…
I’ve had the privilege to work in many aspects of the building industry: working as construction laborer, framer, residential property manager, Assistant Director of Facilities for a local university, Building Operation Specialist for a university, designer, etc. While attending Georgia Tech I am interested in developing and implementing better processes to utilize resources through…
Wendy Cowart What motivated you to enter your career? I first got the sales / customer service bug while working the National Order Desk at American Honda Motor Company back in 1992. We took calls from dealers and sales representatives and we were responsible for placing the orders, getting them credit approved and shipping to…
The School of Building Construction at Georgia Tech is developing a new Professional Masters in Occupational Safety and Health. The program will be operational in a hybrid distance format, with most work online. Your feedback and opinions can help to guide our decisions as we develop this new program. There are just a few easy…
Wow, hard to believe it’s October already! This means leaves changing, my mom’s pumpkin pie, trips to Burt’s Pumpkin Farm, trick-or-treating with the kiddos and of course, my favorite IFMA event, World Workplace! Please be sure to stop by the Hospitality Suite, located at the Hyatt Regency (HQ Hotel). The suite will be open Wednesday…
I’m a 25 year IFMA member and charter member of the Sustaining Patron’s Program. My many years in the Atlanta business community have given me the opportunity to participate in numerous chambers and organizations; while many have proven rewarding and all have generated a return on my invested time none compare to the personal and…