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Small Commercial Building Energy and Water Assessment Toolkit for Facility Managers This event was scheduled for March 31, it has been postponed until April 21, 2016. April 21, 2016 at Southface. Registration price: $20, includes lunch. Agenda: 11:30 – Get lunch and get settled 11:45 – Welcome and Presentation 1:00 – Southface tour (30 min)…
I am sitting in the living room, laptop in my lap, Word document open, staring at a blank page. Conner is playing his PS4 and I say to him, “I can’t decide what I want my IFMA President’s Letter to be about.” He shrugs his shoulders and keeps playing. I go in the kitchen to…
Jeffrey G Ross-Bain, PE, LEED Fellow President Ross-Bain Green Building, LLC 659 Auburn Ave, NE Suite 259 Atlanta, GA 30312 (404) 220-8955 [email protected] IFMA Member since 2013 What motivated you to enter the FM career? Upon completing dozens of building energy assessments (i.e. ASHRAE Level 1, 2) it dawned clear for me that the solution…
Getting involved with IFMA Atlanta does not need to take a lot of your time, just a little effort. Starting March 1st through May 1st, we challenge you to get involved, to take advantage of the multitude of opportunities our chapter offers each year to learn, connect, and advance. 1. Get engaged! Simply complete five…
Small Commercial Building Energy and Water Assessment Toolkit for Facility Managers Want to identify the optimum energy and water efficiency improvements for your small commercial buildings? Interested in learning how you can provide ASHRAE Level I and II audits for your own facilities? Having trouble pinpointing the source of energy or water spikes in your…
Ever since I joined the Atlanta Chapter of IFMA, I have been a Sustaining Patron of the Chapter for all but a mere 6 months. Being a Sustaining Patron of our Chapter is beneficial in so many ways: The ultimate and most important purpose of Sustaining Patrons is supporting our Chapter. Our programs, events &…
Small Commercial Building Energy and Water Assessment Toolkit for Facility Managers Want to identify the optimum energy and water efficiency improvements for your small commercial buildings? Interested in learning how you can provide ASHRAE Level I and II audits for your own facilities? Having trouble pinpointing the source of energy or water spikes in your…
Machelle Pellegrini is a Certified Facility Manager (CFM) and Administrative Services Supervisor for State Farm Insurance. She has worked for State Farm Insurance for 27 plus years and is currently a member of the Facilities team managing overseeing 1.7 million square feet of office space in the Atlanta Metro area. Machelle graduated from Georgia State…
Want to learn about the environmental aspects of your geographical location? EPA website – My Facility/My Community/My Environment provides a cross section of environmental information based on your location, including MyAir, MyWater, MyClimate, MyLand, and MyEnvironment Reports. To check it out, click below and simply enter your zip code. http://www3.epa.gov/enviro/myenviro/ For more information on…
What motivated you to enter your career? I can’t say I was ever really motivated to be in sales or business development…. initially. What began my career while working with a large janitorial company in a role as executive assistant evolved over the years into client relations which later transformed into business development. It was…