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Tech Corner
 The Georgia Tech graduate
program is pleased to recognize three Masters and Ph.D.
students receiving scholarship awards at World Workplace
2011 in Phoenix.
Yong Lee was the
winner of the Atlanta Chapter $5,000
scholarship.
Robert "Bob" Barnes
received the Utilities Council $5,000
scholarship.
Seyed Shahandashti
received a $2,000 scholarship from the Central
Pennsylvania Chapter.
All three also
receive travel support and free registration to
Thursday's "Education Day" during World Workplace.
This gives them the chance to network with other
students and FM practitioners during education sessions
and on the Expo floor. Congratulations to all the
Georgia Tech scholarship
winners!
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Those
who have been involved in IFMA for many years, are
aware of how the Chapter has grown in size and
professional achievement. We should be proud of
what the chapter has become and how we stand out.
As one of the top 5 chapters in the country, our
chapter is known at IFMA International
for:
- IFMA
Fellows
- Multiple
International Board of Director Presidents
- Multiple
IFMA Foundation Board of Trustee Members
- Sponsor
of a white paper for Sustainability
- 1st
Chapter to produce an annual report
- An
International President
- Chapter
Sponsored "Sustainability How-To"
Guides
These
would be just some of the reasons our Chapter
stands out as a leader and initiator. As we reach
our 30th anniversary, we should reflect on our
accomplishments, but we should also begin looking
forward to ways we can continue to plan our growth
and chapter development.
Join
me in celebrating the 30th anniversary of our
successful chapter at the December luncheon.
However, contact me with any suggestions for the
professional growth of our chapter and other ways
we can continue to stand out as a leader in the
IFMA International community.
Let's
start 2012 as the beginning of a new 30 years of
great strides in the IFMA field.
Our
chapter must continue to be great and continue to
grow. We must all have this goal and contribute
for the chapter to reach it's potential. Thanks to
all those who have established us, helped guide
us, and had a vision. We owe to them and all our
members a reason to celebrate!
--Karen
Howard, IFMA Atlanta Chapter
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IFMA
NOVEMBER LUNCHEON PROGRAM
What: IFMA
November Luncheon "What are the benefits of
a Global FM
Proposition?"
When:
November 16, 2011. 11:30-1:30
Where:
Villa Christina
Register
Here!
Even with the global financial
crisis, the drive toward globalization by
businesses continues to be an undeniable fact. To
help them mitigate their risk, drive savings,
ensure consistency and to improve transparency of
data to support their management decisions,
companies are looking for a holistic, centrally
managed approach to support their regional/global
FM operations. They are expecting that it is
delivered seamlessly and include more programs
such as energy management and sustainability
programs. This presentation will address the
challenges, issues and benefits associated with
these propositions.
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Tour: Behind the
Scenes at Turner Field
November 3, 2011
- 12pm
Cost: $15 for members, $20
for non-members
On November 3 IFMA Atlanta is proud to
host an exciting "Behind-the-Scenes" Turner Field
Tour. The tour will begin promptly at 12:00, will
be approximately 2 hours in duration and will
include a "ballpark-style" lunch & a
question/answer with Facility Manager, Dawn
Gepfer. You can meet us starting at 11:30 in the
Turner Field "courtyard" just outside the stadium
OR in the museum behind the large #3 & #42.
Parking is free in the Green Lot just across the
street.
This tour will be custom-tailored
for our IFMA constituency, but will still include
the most interesting parts of a professional
baseball stadium tour!
There is a small fee of $15 for members
& $20 for non-members.
Register now
(online) to reserve your spot! Deadline is Friday,
October 28th
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Education Event:
Best Practices for Optimizing Building
Performance
November 10, 2011
- 10am - 3:00pm
Cost: $25 for members, $35
for non-members, $10 for
students
In today's environment where new
facility projects are few and far
between for
most of us, what cost effective - i.e. reasonable
Return
on Investment - things might be done to
have a positive impact on the
performance of
your company's existing facility
assets?
This presentation delivered by four
practicing professionals in the field
will
cover the methods utilized to measure and improve
performance
for building energy use, water use
and interior environmental quality
including
re- and retro-commissioning. The discussion by
persons
representing the full spectrum of
skills required for a successful program
will
present suggested best practices in implementing a
re-commissioning
or retro-commissioning program
in a practical and cost effective way.
Join
us on November 10, 2011 to learn about how you can
add value to
your company through these best
practices.
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Tour Event: GA
Tech Clough Undergraduate Learning
Commons
January 12, 2012 -
3:30pm
Cost: $10 for members, $15
for non-members,
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. Read more about the new
structure here.
Clough
Undergraduate Learning Commons at Georgia Tech is
located at 266 Fourth St, NW, Atlanta, GA
30332. Paid visitor parking is available in the
visitor lot along North Avenue (near Cherry St) or
adjacent to the Student Center along Ferst
Dr.
Register early - space is
limited to just 25 people!
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Getting
to Know...
Joyce
Roper
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 in Interior Design.
Arletrice has over six years of experience in
Design and Customer Service which she plans
to intertwine into one cohesive career path
to be successful within the FM industry. She
is also a student member of IFMA serving on the
Community Service and Newsletter
Committees.
This month's interview is
with Joyce Roper. Read it here!
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Recap:
October Luncheon
"Perkins+Will: Telling the
Story"
The
October luncheon at Cherokee Town Club focused on
an in-depth review of Perkins + Will's high
performance Atlanta office, tracking LEED Platinum
Certification, 2030 Challenge and the Sustainable
Sites Initiative. Paula Vaughan, Associate
Principal, Perkins + Will, was the speaker and
presented the process of converting the existing
structure located at 1315 Peachtree into a place
that inspires innovation through sustainable
design, building and monitoring practices.
The
visuals helped attendees to understand the
building site (mid-town, across from the High
Museum), the technologies and building elements
used to improve energy performance, reduce
greenhouse gas emissions and create a healthy,
productive work environment that supports
collaboration and idea-sharing.
Some
of the highlights included:
Decommissioning the existing structure
which led to the development of new Atlanta
organization, LifeCycle Building Center;
Cistern on site for captured rainwater for
irrigation/flush fixtures; the use of
radiant heating and cooling; discussion of
The Precautionary Principle in relation to
avoiding harmful or toxic building materials.
At
the end of the presentation, Paula reviewed 10
Competency Quiz Questions for CFM credits.
Participants are also eligible for AIA
credits.
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Call
for Volunteers - Subject Matter
Experts
IFMA
launched a major education initiative to define
the practice of facility management from a truly
global perspective by conducting the most
comprehensive Job Task Analysis (JTA) survey in
IFMA's history. Based on the JTA, updated
competency statements were written and efforts
have been underway to fully integrate the results
into IFMA's education programs.
With
the successful completion of the revised FMP
credential and the creation of the SFP specialty
credential, the IFMA Education Department is now
preparing for the next cycle of content
development. This next phase will focus on
developing a summary level Body of Knowledge for
the additional six competency areas which will in
turn be used in a variety of ways, including new
preparatory materials for those who plan to sit
for the revised CFM Exam anticipated to be
released in mid- 2013.
Subject
Matter Experts (SMEs) will play an important part
in this process, sharing their facility management
knowledge and expertise by working with
instructional design professionals to ensure
content quality. If you would be interested in
volunteering to serve as a SME for this project or
any future project IFMA may be developing, please
read the information and complete the application
located
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