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The purpose of this survey is to understand the current trends in facility management (FM) career opportunities and topics and to better align the School of Building Construction’s FM program’s curriculum and courses that we offer. We appreciate your opinion and time to fill out the following survey, and we guarantee that your responses will…
On Friday, October 29th, our FMs toured the Home Depot Store Support Center in Atlanta, GA. The campus totals 1.7 million square feet of conditioned space. Including a full-service kitchen, state of the art fitness center, and meeting spaces. It truly is a “little city” within its walls. Facility Manager and planners Gip Johnston and…
Atlanta Workplace is the premier educational and networking event for Facility Managers, Designers, and other professionals who work in the building industry. Atlanta Workplace is held annually and you can view photos of previous Atlanta Workplace events and festivities by clicking on the following link: Event Photos On March 4, 2022, at Zoo Atlanta, the IFMA…
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Stephen D. Harvey, Unrestricted Licensed Master Electrician, Unrestricted Licensed Low Voltage Technician. Stephen Harvey has a very popular name during the age of Family Feud, Miss America and the Steve Harvey show. But do not confuse Steve Harvey the comedian with Stephen Harvey the family man, electrical contractor, business owner, and minister. Stephen is currently…
According to ATL Facilities Management Administration Director John Means, earning the distinction of Accredited Airport Executive (AAE) was a major milestone in his career. He recently passed the AAE exam of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE). “I pursued this because eight years ago when I came to the airport, Means explained. “I was ‘green…
It shocked me when I learned that long-time IFMA member Lyle D Gladney had not yet been featured in our newsletter. Lyle has served for our chapter since 2005 and is currently on the ballot to become our incoming Vice President. He was born in Chicago, but still considers himself to be a southerner; as…
“On Friday, April 23rd, our group had the pleasure of touring the brand new, state-of-the-art facility for the National Headquarters of Insight Global. All 16 floors of the facility are owned and occupied by IG. The building, which officially opened in March 2020, comes equipped with full service roof-top bars (a wine bar, a beer…
Interviewed by Debi Gilbert, CRE Business Development, Greenwood Group Landscape. The Atlanta Chapter of IFMA is very excited to share with you that our current Chapter President, Dr. Charles Marshall, is now serving as the Energy Director for HUD in Washington, DC. I recently had the opportunity to interview Charles about not only this new…
Trade and Industrial Educators of Georgia (TIEGA) functions as a professional group within the Georgia Association for Career and Technical Education in furthering the growth and development of Career and Technical education, providing an opportunity for trade and industrial educators to discuss developments affecting trade and industrial education on the state level and provide trade…