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Barb Giamanco spoke at IFMA Atlanta’s May luncheon on Social Media and how FMs should be harnassing its power. It was a fast-paced, energetic discussion that had takeaways for everyone who attended. If you missed the presentation or want to relive it again, you can download it here: Social Networking for Facility Managers.
IFMA Chairwoman, Kathy Roper, has asked us to pass this opportunity along Spatial Plexus ’12: “Inspecting “Wicked Problems” with Geospatial Goggles” 2.5-Dy Conference, $300, May 21 – 23, 2012 Atlanta GA | Co-offered by the National Geospatial Technology Center for Excellence and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GIS@GTRI Program) Generally speaking, the goal of industry…
DetailsAIA Atlanta & IFMA Atlanta, along with USGBC, ASHRAE,The City of Atlanta, Sustainable Atlanta and BOMA, are proud to offer the AIA+2030 Professional Series. This is the first program in the nation that teaches design professionals and building management specific ways to reduce carbon emissions. We hope this series will become a ‘best practice’ that other cities…
DetailsThe Lifecycle Building Center is a new nonprofit which sells salvaged building materials to the public and reinvests the proceeds back into the community through green building education/job training programs. The LBC warehouse is located at 1116 Murphy Avenue in Atlanta and the organization is currently an all-volunteer effort. A renovation project for the warehouse…
DetailsThe topic of the fall quarter IFMA Atlanta Lunch and Learn for Nonprofits, held on November 17 at Georgia Lions Lighthouse, was Getting Discounts Using Nonprofit Procurement Vehicles. David Kidd, Program Manager with U. S. Communities, a government purchasing alliance that assists public agencies and non-profits to save time and money in the procurement process,…
DetailsThis month I had the opportunity to interview IFMA member Rod James — Facilities Manager at Allstate. Interviewing Rod gave me insight into how Facilities Managers job responsibilities may differ depending on the organization.
This month, we begin a new series of interviews between Arletrice Green — one of our younger members who is just starting out in our career — and some of our more seasoned professional members. Arletrice is a Facilities Management graduate student at Rochester Institute of Technology. She graduated from East Carolina University with a Bachelor’s of Science…
DetailsPrepare for the LEED Green Associate exam at this education event held on Friday, 7/8 8:30 am at Trane Training Center, 2677 Buford Highway, Atlanta. USGBC-GA Green Asssociate Exam Prep Course – Register at: http://usgbcga.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&Itemid=110 Please join other “emerging green” professionals for a Summer Farm Social on Sunday, 7/10 11:00 am at Gaia Gardens. Register…
DetailsDecisions made in Washington , D.C. , are increasingly affecting the built environment. Whether it is the newly announced Better Buildings Initiative energy efficiency, tax incentives for green technologies or the possible implementation of a carbon cap and trade system, now more than ever, the facility management profession needs to make its voice heard in…
DetailsHere are some sustainability-related events around metro Atlanta for the month of April: Please join other “emerging green” professionals for a free kickoff social on Tuesday, 4/5 5:30-8:00 pm at Ecco Earn AIA, CSI and LEED GBCI credential maintenance continuing education credit at this education event held on Friday, 4/8 8:00 am -5:00 pm at…
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