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To
all my fellow Chapter members: As my presidential term comes
to a close, I look back in awe at what the chapter has
accomplished. I have been fortunate to preside over a year
when a number of chapter activities came to fruition that had
been ongoing, in some cases for years, beforehand. I cannot
take credit for those achievements, …
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Our
guests for this meeting are representatives from our IFMA
Atlanta Nonprofit Partners. Prior to the Georgia Power
program, there will be a presentation highlighting the work of
the IFMA Atlanta Community Services Committee and introducing
our Nonprofit Partners Synopsis of Presentation by Georgia
Power: This training will provide an overview of the financial
incentives available through Georgia Power’s Commercial
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This
session will be presented by two of IFMA Atlanta's own: Kathy
Roper,. Georgia Tech and Joseph Geierman, Troutman
Sanders. Click on the link to read their Bios: K. Roper
and J. Geierman Bios As a maturing industry, facility
management has grown in importance and new formal programs of
study are offered around the world.
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This
program has been submitted for approval of 0.1 CEU's from
IACET Course Description: This presentation examines in detail
the economic impact of ergonomic design interventions in
commercial office environments. The talk reviews various cost
justification metrics that can be used to evaluate the impact
of an ergonomics program. It examines the benefits of
ergonomics as an attribute of designed …
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Thanks
to the wonderful opportunities the Atlanta Chapter of IFMA has
afforded us, we received a scholarship to attend IFMA’s
Facility Fusion in April. Similar to World Workplace,
Facility Fusion is a smaller, more intimate conference that
offers networking, education, and an expo. The Atlanta
Chapter sends 2 Board members each year to attend the Chapter
Leadership tracks. We brought …
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President
Obama Announces Commitments and Executive Actions to Advance
Solar Deployment and Energy Efficiency President Obama has
announced an additional $2 billion goal in federal energy
efficiency upgrades to Federal buildings over the next 3
years. The challenge, in combination with the initial
commitment of $2 billion in 2011, will result in a total of $4
billion in energy efficiency …
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SPSU
CM MCAA-Student Chapter Named NATIONAL CHAMPION for 2014 and
STUDENT CHAPTER OF THE YEAR It is with pride that we announce
that CM Student Team Faculty Adviser, Professor Maureen
Weidner, and her team placed first at the national Mechanical
Contractors Association of America (MCAA) Competition held on
3/12/2014. To add icing to the cake, the team was also named
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On
Saturday, May 3, thirty-one IFMA Atlanta members, family, and
friends turned out to assist our Nonprofit Partner Atlanta
Community ToolBank with renovations in their new warehouse.
ToolBank is using volunteers to help demolish interior walls
and rooms in their new facility, which will save them
approximately $25,000 on their renovation costs. Skilled
IFMA volunteers demolished two interior rooms, removed
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