FM Standardization Symposium at GA Tech

Don’t miss leaders of IFMA and RICS presenting at the upcoming International Symposium on FM Standardization and Research at CNN Center and Georgia Tech’s new Caddell Building May 21-22, 2015. Spaces are filling fast, so don’t miss IFMA Chair, Jim Whittaker, IFMA Research Director, Nick Rocha and RICS Head Corporate Affairs for RICS in the…

IFMA Welcomes the 2014-15 Non-Profit Partners

The mission of IFMA Atlanta Community Services Committee is to assist nonprofit organizations in improving their facilities, maximizing the value of their facility dollars so that more funds can go to their program operations. From the forming of the Committee in 1997, we have grown from serving one Nonprofit Partner to serving ten partners this…

SPSU Corner – August

Cherri Watson Organizes Successful Fundraiser Held By SPSU’s Construction Industry Advisory Board On Friday, April 25, 2014, industry professionals joined SPSU Construction Management Department faculty, alumni and students for their annual Sporting Clays Fundraiser. The event was held at Etowah Valley Sporting Clays Course in the hills of Dawsonville, Georgia from 10:00 a.m. until 3:30…

Sustainability Corner – August

Urban Agriculture: New ordinances promote city farming The Atlanta City Council’s vote last month to encourage and support more urban agriculture is set to make the city a national leader in local food systems. More Atlanta families are growing their own food, while community gardens and farmers markets are now hubs of community interaction, but…

GA Tech Corner July 2014

Time for a quiz!  Often when IFMA members think of facility management students, they envision young people who are full-time students and need to learn about working world in addition to the specialties of facility management.  But non-traditional students make up the majority of Georgia Tech’s FM students. How many members of IFMA Atlanta have…

SPSU Corner – July 2014

  Cherri Watson Organizes Successful Fundraiser Held By SPSU’s Construction Industry Advisory Board On Friday, April 25, 2014, industry professionals joined SPSU Construction Management Department faculty, alumni and students for their annual Sporting Clays Fundraiser. The event was held at Etowah Valley Sporting Clays Course in the hills of Dawsonville, Georgia from 10:00 a.m. until…