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 The
master's students in Georgia Tech's graduate program in
Facility Management have a new course option,
"Sustainable & Health Facility Management." This new
course, has been taught twice - In the 2010 and 2011
Spring Semesters - by Professor Kathy Roper. It was
developed in response to student interest in health and
medical related facilities. The course fits the goals of
several research groups in the College of Architecture,
focusing on Healthcare spaces and places. Topics
in the new Facility Management graduate course include:
Sustainable Business Management, The Healthcare
Regulatory Environment, Healthcare Operations and Energy
Star Initiatives, and Future Trends in Healthcare
Facilities.
For
more information, contact Brenda Morris, Brenda.morris@coa.gatech.edu
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BSC-Balanced
Scorecard- is the name of the IFMA International
and Atlanta Chapter's tracking and planning device
for objectives. This is reviewed and refined
annually and 3 and 5 years in advance.
As
anyone who has set goals knows, if you put your
goals in writing and mentally acknowledge them,
you will be more likely to achieve them. It will
be amazingly accurate.
Sometimes
goals need to be re-set, but this is only because
you had a target set that you were working to meet
and you realized it needed to be amended. The
Atlanta Chapter began working with this BSC
vehicle a few years ago for its goal setting. It
has helped leaders and committee chairs to be more
thoughtful, aware, and focused. The achievements
and successes of our chapter have been enhanced by
this targeted goal setting. It's also helped the
incoming leaders be more aware of the chapter's
strategies, successes, and expectations. The BSC
is posted on the IFMA website for communication to
the members. It's a developing document that is
updated as needed.
As
we proceed into 2012, let's all set our goals for
more targeted achievement; not just in our
Chapter, but in our working and personal lives.
Hopefully, we will all be more successful and
happier!
Let's
make it a memorable year!
Karen
Howard, IFMA Atlanta Chapter President |
Getting
to Know Rod James
Author:
Arletrice Greene
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Rod
James |
This
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.
Rod
has been an employee at Allstate for 24 years. He
began his career in accounting and managed the
accounting division at Allstate, which included
the property management and telecommunications
departments. When he was promoted, 12 years ago to
manage the entire division he was cross trained to
gain knowledge about the property management role
which enabled him to transition into his current
role as the Facilities Manager. Over the past 10
years the property management role was centralized
to the corporate office in Chicago, which now
includes Facility Managers in several regions.
Around the same time frame all the metro Atlanta
offices were consolidated into one office building
where Allstate leases 5 out of 6 floors, which is
where Rod is housed. READ
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IFMA
JANUARY LUNCHEON
Subject:
Linking
Facility Management to Organizational
Strategy
When:
January
18, 2012
Time:
11:30am-2:00pm
Where: Crowne
Plaza Ravinia
Now
is the perfect time for facility managers in all
types of organizations (big, small, public and
private) to critically re-evaluate where they are
and where they need to be. Mr. Lynch will discuss
how enterprises are
leveraging
the strategic facility planning process to enhance
the performance of fixed assets and will explain
what you can do to create and communicate a plan
that is right for your organization.
After
the 50 minute presentation and 10 of Q & A,
Mr. Lynch will be available for a workshop where
the topic will be "Whatever is on your mind." Mr.
Lynch will answer questions and provide resources
for members with unique facility-related problems.
He will also facilitate a discussion among
attendees where they will share their experiences
in solving frequently encountered challenges.
Speaker Bio: Barry Lynch, RA, CFM,
MBA, IFMA Fellow is an architect and strategic
facility planner at Labarre Associates, an
architecture, construction, real estate and
facility management firm that specializes in
solving facility related challenges for banks,
credit unions and institutional clients. He has 27
years of strategic facility planning experience,
and his most notable project is the master plan
for the US $165 million renovation of the Kansas
Capitol. He is a frequent speaker at World
Workplace, and his articles have appeared in U.S.,
European and Japanese publications.
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Upcoming
Associates Event :
How
to Network with
Professionals
Date:
January
24, 2012
Time:
5:00
Place: GA
Tech
Cost:
$0
The
IFMA Associates committee has identified a panel
of professionals that will offer insight and
direction on how to best network with professional
members. This event will focus on providing tools
to associate members to aid in getting the most
out of your IFMA membership. The professionals
will offer experience and advice on topics such
as: selling by networking, how to distinguish
yourself from other vendors, how to establish
relationships, etc.
The
goal of this event will be to educate our
associate members on how to utilize the resources
of IFMA as a tool for business growth. The event
will be located in the incredible board room
overlooking the Georgia Tech football field of the
GT Wardlaw Center. A gate code for parking will be
provided to all that register. Food and drinks
will be provided by the Associates committee. For
questions, contact Jeff DellaMaggiora
(404-644-7603, jeffd@humanscale.com).
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Upcoming
Tour: Georgia Tech Clough Undergraduate Learning
Commons
Date:
January
12, 2012
Time: 3:30pm
Cost:
$10
Please
join us on January 12, 2012 at 3:30 pm for a tour
of Georgia Tech's new innovative learning center,
Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons. This new
facility is located in the heart of the campus
adjacent to the library.
The
sustainability features include: solar panels, a
roof garden, carbon dioxide sensors in each
classroom, a 1.4 million gallon cistern, daylight
harvesting to bring natural daylight into the
spaces, and use of recycled materials. The
facility is striving to achieve LEED Platinum
certification. In addition to being
environmentally responsible, Clough Commons
provides unique opportunities as a learning lab
for students in a wide range of
disciplines.
Register
for this
Event
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Education
Program - LEED - Specific Course and Tour -
LEED Project Certification EXISTING BUILDING
OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE
Date:
January
19, 2012
Time:
3:30-5:30
Place:
Kimberly-Clark
HQ
Cost: $35
This
course will cover information for certification of
a LEED Existing Building project, Kimberly-Clark
Building 100 in Roswell, Georgia.
Attendees will implement knowledge of a practical
and real-world LEED project, develop LEED Online
and project credit submittal skills, and
participate in a collaborative forum to review
LEED requirements. A tour of Building 100 is
included and attendees will also have the
opportunity to sign up for participation as a team
member on the Building 100 LEED EBOM certification
project. The course will be taught by LEED
Accredited Professionals and
practitioners.
Register
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Emerging
Leaders Event: Bowling!
Date:
February 9, 2012
The
cost per person is $35.00. This includes ball and
shoe rental, bowling lane, food and soft drinks
and there will be a cash bar. What we want to do
is charge $10.00 per person to help offset some of
the cost. Also we will be doing a raffle. If an
IFMA member signs up for the event and brings a
potential new professional member the guest will
not be charged to attend the event and the member
will receive 1 raffle ticket for a $50.00 Visa
gift card. If the guest is under the age of 35
years old and is a potential new professional IFMA
Emerging Leader the member who invited them will
receive 2 raffle tickets for the gift
card.
Contact
Person for questions: Chris Sword - 678-849-7259.
Chris.sword@floodbrothers.net
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Recap:
December Holiday Luncheon & Awards
Ceremony
IFMA
Atlanta held its annual awards ceremony on
December 14 at the Piedmont Driving Club.
Congratulations to this year's award
recipients:
Martha
Osborne CFM Award: Ken
Stephenson
Harry
Ludwig Community Service Award: Rick
Yarbrough
Outstanding
Associate Award: Lauren
McLeroy
Distinguished
Member Award: Ken Bryson
Achievement in FM
Award: Joyce Roper
The
luncheon also raised money and supplies for the
Atlanta Day Shelter for Women - a worthy cause
that gives a helping hand to needy
women.
Please
check our Flickr
gallery for this event to see
more pictures from the December
event.
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