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The Atlanta Chapter of the USGBC is sponsoring these events in August: August 13 Sustainable Design Collaborative Atlanta 2015 Project Happy Hour 13 Aug 2015 5:30 PM • Paschal’s Restaurant, 180 Northside Dr SW #B, Atlanta, , GA 30313 August 20th – USGBC Georgia Atlanta Branch Membership Luncheon 20 Aug 2015 11:30 AM • Southern…
The Construction Management (CM) Department at KSU is pleased to announce that we have awarded $1,000 scholarships to ten students pursuing the Facility Management Concentration in their CM degree program. These scholarships are made possible, in part, by contributions to our program from IFMA Atlanta. The CM Department’s annual fundraising dinner supplements our scholarship funds…
As an IFMA member, you have access to exclusive resources that give you valuable knowledge and help set you apart from fellow FM professionals. This month, we invite you to access two white papers published by the IFMA Foundation and one How-To Guide published via the Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability Advisory Group (ESS SAG): “The…
GREENGOV 2015 Symposium presentations available on video. The 2015 symposium was the platform for releasing the new implementing instructions for EO 13693 as well as providing updates on numerous other sustainability efforts by Federal Agencies. See the website for a full list of presentations and speakers. The symposium was held on 10 June 2015 and…
“No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.” Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie donated nearly 90% of his fortune to charities and foundations: he knew his fortune did not come without the help of others. This quote resonates with me as I…
Mid-summer is the time we start planning for the fall semester which begins mid-August. A whole new lot of facility management graduate students will be taking the basic FM courses. Now is your chance to provide expertise to these new students. A guest lecture at Georgia Tech is easy to arrange and can provide graduate…
Our local chapter dues change has been approved by IFMA Headquarters and they are in the process of having this reflected as of July 1. The only change to our local dues is for retired members. The cost for retired members has been reduced to $1.00! Since IFMA Headquarters starts to mail invoices approximately 90 days prior to…
Have you recently attended an educational session or heard a speaker present information that would be of interest to our members? If so, please email [email protected]. The Programs Committee is looking for people to join who are interested in making a big impact on IFMA Atlanta and having influence on the monthly programming. Please email…
The LEEP Campaign encourages facilities to install energy-efficient lighting and controls to cut energy use with the overall goal of achieving 500 million square feet of high-efficiency parking lighting by March 2015. FEMP encourages federal sites to join the LEEP Campaign and take advantage of resources, tools, and technical assistance related to high efficiency parking…
Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 Signed By President Obama (05/04/2015) Signed by President Obama on 30 April 2015, this act mandates the GSA Administrator develop model commercial leasing provisions and best practices to promote energy efficiency and water efficiency in Federal and other buildings. This act also amends the Energy Independence and Security Act…