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The Atlanta
Chapter of The International Facility
Management Association
Newsletter
| SEPTEMBER
2009
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The
Atlanta Chapter of IFMA welcomes the new fiscal year
with a blast of activities designed to dig deeper into
the facility management profession and provide you
with offerings for advanced education, career
opportunities and expanding your network to meet the
best in the business!
Our core objective
is to provide our stakeholders with opportunities to
expand their professional growth and build business
relationships. To that end, the Atlanta Chapter
has a great deal to offer you.
Our
Chapter sees the current recession and is being
proactive to connect the unemployed with the launch of
the .On-Call
Facility Managers program. The program is
designed to help IFMA members who are in transition
find part-time or on-call job opportunities.
This service is free for both members and companies
seeking to hire members. Members can post
resumes along with their areas of expertise and
contact information. Member employers may access
the resumes and contact the members directly.
Our Chapter continues to realize the
need for low cost, local, in depth training to keep
members up to speed on industry specific topics.
For the second year we bring Atlanta
Workplace to members, this year in partnership
with CoreNet and through invitations to other regional
IFMA Chapters, AIA, ACBR, BOMA, CCIM, CREW, NAIOP,
SIOR, ULI and USGBC. Providing a full day's worth of
CEU credits along with an opportunity to learn more
about our industry specific products and services from
chapter associates. Additionally, the chapter is
supporting its educational objectives by providing
scholarships for thirteen members that are currently
unemployed or without company training funds to
participate.
The education committee is
launching our first LEED EB
O&M class. TheLEED EB O&M training class
for IFMA is a test preparation class with a nine-week
study session on the back end. Participating
students will also earn professional experience on a
LEED certification project.
Our
Sustainability sub-committee continues to bring you a
series of bi-monthly FM Networking Breakfasts.
Check the website for details of the next planned
event at Turner, CNN Behind the Scenes.
The chapter also launched the new
electronic newsletter. In addition to its'
environmental benefits, it saves the chapter money,
provides sustaining patrons with hyperlinks to their
company websites and helpful reports on readership.
For those who desire a hard-copy publication, the
chapter will be developing a Year-End Summary for
reporting our balanced scorecard, highlighting the
year's outstanding activities, and providing plenty of
photos.
IFMA has also partnered
with Office and Commercial magazine. Look for
the September article on the history of the chapter by
our own IFMA fellow, Kathy Roper.
For
those looking to network and develop relationships
with others in the chapter, consider attending a book signing
event on Tuesday, September 22nd, to launch the
release of the 3rd Edition of the Facility Management
Handbook, co-authored by IFMA Fellows and Atlanta
chapter members, Kathy Roper and Ed Rondeau.
This event is in partnership with Georgia Tech.
The Atlanta Chapter of IFMA is proud to have been
supporters of Georgia Tech since the inception of its
Integrated Facility
Management
degree program.
Or join us for a
special event premiering the chapters' Young
Professionals' scarecrow entry into the Atlanta
Botanical Garden and a behind-the-scenes tour on
Thursday, October 1.
And on
Thursday, October 29th sign up for the launch of our
new Bowling
(Bowl-A-Ween) Night Event. A fun-filled
evening is planned, comprising bowling teams that
partner professionals with associates, fund-raising
and Halloween costumes. You won't want to miss this
one!
Also in the works is a networking
Wine Tour to north Georgia, an Extreme Networking
Event, Sustaining Patrons Focus Groups, and the Annual
Holiday Awards luncheon.
For "newbies" to
the chapter who are looking for how they fit in, on
Thursday, October 22nd, we will have our new member
orientation breakfast. This event is for new
members who have joined since our last orientation in
May, as well as for potential members who are thinking
of joining. Come see how you can maximize your
investment in the Chapter.
With a fall
line-up such as this, the Board and all its dedicated,
contributing committee members are truly offering you
value for your IFMA membership dollars. Be sure
to check the website often for details on the upcoming
events.
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There
will not be a luncheon
this month.
Atlanta
WorkPlace
will
take the place of the
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2009
-2010
Carithers
Wallace & Courtenay
Silver
Level
The
BEST
Consultant
Bronze
Level
APCO
Graphics,
Inc.
Carter
& Associates
Corporate
Environments
Patron
Level
Malcolm
B. Weiss &
Associates
Southern
Business Systems
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UPCOMING
EVENTS
Location:
CNN Center
Location:
Atlanta Botanical
Garden
Location:
1st Management
Services
Location:
Villa
Christina
Location:
Maggiano's
Buckhead
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Join
Us for a Launch Event Recognizing the New Edition Of
Facility
Management
Handbook
With
the release of the third edition of The Facility
Management Handbook, issues of security, emergency
preparedness and sustainability are addressed for
facility and property management professionals.
This seminar will provide an overview of new
materials in this edition and give an in-depth analysis
of why these issues have become critical for managers of
the built environment.
Authors Kathy O. Roper,
CFM, MCR, LEED AP, IFMA Fellow, Associate Professor and
Chair, Integrated Facility Management, Georgia Institute
of Technology, and Richard Payant, CFM, CPE, CHS,
Director of Facilities Management, Georgetown
University, will present and provide details on how to
ensure your facilities and FM departments are addressing
these issues in the rapidly changing world that the 21st
Century presents to workplace managers.
The
event is taking place at on September 19th from 5 - 7pm
at Georgia Tech's Klaus Computing Building.
Register
Here!
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Study
for the LEED-AP Exam with IFMA Atlanta
IFMA Atlanta
is happy to be offering a study course for its members
to become LEED-AP certified.
This one-day
course will be taught by Gary Merrow, LEED-AP. Gary has
over 25 years experience in facility management,
including numerous LEED Certification projects, and is
an Adjunct Professor in Georgia Tech's College of Architecture.
A
nine-week study group will follow this one-day course.
The nine-week study group will be led by Annette
Gorelick, LEED AP. Annette has ten years real estate
industry experience and will facilitate an
Internet-based webinar of course material, homework
assignments and test question review. Sessions will be
broadcast on Thursdays, September 24 = November 19,
2009, from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM. The course is
$250.
Register
Here.
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Community
Corner
This
month we welcome two new non-profits as we graduate two
from the IFMA Mentoring Program. After some
discussion, Our House and Child Development Association
have both decided that they have received enough
mentoring from IFMA and will attempt it on their
own. Of course we will enjoy keeping in touch with
them and seeing them at the educational
programs. The two new partners
that are being welcomed are The Atlanta Furniture Bank
and Homestretch - we are excited about having them on
board as the Furniture Bank searches for warehouse space
and Homestretch is looking to become more energy
efficient with the help of IFMA.
We are in
search for professional members to be co-leads with
several of the current partners. The amount of
time necessary for this involvement varies, depending on
the organization. It is a great way to give
back to the community and use your work skills.
Finally - A special thanks goes out to
Annette Gorelick (Ruppert Nurseries) for her work and
dedication to Our House and to Clara Smith (CMS
Enterprises) for her dedication to Child Development
Association. We would also like to give thanks to
Andy Hoover (The Best Consultant) for his continued work
with Atlanta Community Tool Bank. Barb Miller
(Axel Nobel) and Alan Jones (Adams Transfer &
Storage) for their assistance this past year with The
Elaine Clark Center. We are looking forward to a
great year of mentoring and partnership.
We
would love to have you join us and get involved.
If you are interested in
joining the community services committee, meetings are
held the Friday before the third Wednesday of each month
at Hendrick, Inc. Contact Dave Woelber at dave@total-plant.org for more
details.
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August Luncheon
It's
truly HOT in August and this month's IFMA luncheon
was no exception!
We started off with
a very entertaining and candid discussion on the
upcoming Atlanta Workplace and all it has to offer
IFMA participants! (Monte you're sure to get an
Emmy nod for your
interpretation!)
Our speakers this
month were Steve Clem of tvsdesign and Bettye
Russell of Herman Miller. Steve, with Bettye's
support, presented the Chapter with a very
interesting case study on the renovation of
tvsdesign's office space in midtown's Promenade
II.
Steve shared the many events that
led up to the changes his organization had to
address. The primary factors being their lease
expiration (should they stay or relocate);
succession planning in response to the change in
management; meeting the needs of multiple
generations in the workplace; and their commitment
to sustainable practices.
Although it
would mean redesigning three existing floors and
taking a fourth, the decision was made to stay put
in their current space. Their next step was to
partner with an outside design consultant (Herman
Miller) to help them objectively look at how they
were currently functioning and to give fresh eyes
on how to implement innovative ideas and create
positive change to address these different
factors.
With a design team in place
and industry experts on board, tvsdesign began the
process of implementing change. Their ideal was a
collaborative group effort seeking input not only
from management but from employees at every level.
No easy feat and a Project Manager's greatest
challenge! Through internal company communication
campaigns; programs that encourage team input and
buy-in from the different groups; along with
electronic voting and creative collaboration,
tvsdesign was able to create a workplace that met
the needs of both their multi-generation workforce
and their clients. The end result was an
innovative and sustainable environment that would
strengthen the company and support its desire to
become a global presence.
When the
current economic climate took a turn and tvsdesign
found itself going from fast-paced growth to
downsizing, they had to adapt and take advantage
of the moment. To maintain the morale of their
valued employees they knew it was important to
keep them together. Thus they discovered an
unexpected plus in the efficiencies of their new
space that allowed them to consolidate staff and
conserve resources by temporarily turning off one
floor while awaiting an improved economic
future.
Thank you Steve and Bettye
for your wonderful presentation on "Planning the
Future and Navigating the
Unexpected"!
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IFMA
Sustainability Breakfast & Tour:
UPS
On
July 28, nearly 20 facility managers converged on
the UPS corporate headquarters in Sandy Springs, intent on
learning about that company's environmental
initiatives.
It was interesting to
learn about how many of UPS' actions when building
out this facility in the 1990s were far ahead of
their time. For example, even though LEED
did not exist when the HQ was built, UPS made sure
that many trees were undisturbed at the build
site. The result is fabulous and the
beautiful campus is integrated very well with its
wooded surroundings.
One of the
highlights of the tour was getting the opportunity
to see how UPS is experimenting with LED
technology in its lighting. Since this is
still such a new technology, it was good to
finally hear some real-world reports about its
effectiveness -- and to see these lights in
action!
The second most interesting part of
the tour was getting to see the chillers deep in
the basement of the HQ building. It was
amazing to listen to how much more efficient they
are running their operation than just a few years
ago - running on much less electricity than just 2
or 3 years ago!
We had a great time and are
looking forward to the tour of Turner in
September!
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The
Associates & Sustaining Patrons Committees of
the Atlanta Chapter
of IFMA
Cordially
invite you to an
Exclusive
Associate Members Only
Event
Our
host will be Holly Hughes Chief Administrative
Officer and Executive VP Carter
"Learn
how to maximize the opportunities to grow your
business afforded by your membership in IFMA
Atlanta"
Professional
and Sustaining Patron members will share how they
leverage their involvement with the Atlanta
Chapter to build relationships, enhance company
exposure and uncover new opportunities,
while at the same time, contribute to the growth
and vitality of the Chapter.
Make
your membership a win-win-win
for
you, your company and IFMA Atlanta
Refreshments
and hors d'oeuvres will be
served.
Event: Learn How
IFMA-Atlanta Can Help Grow Your Business
Date:
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Time:
5:00pm
Cost:
Free
Location:
Carter & Associates HQ 171 17th Street,
Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30363
Due
to space limitations, the event is limited to the
first 30 associates to register.
Register
here.
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CNN-FM
Sustainable Networking Breakfast (Facility
Managers Only
Event)
Presentation
of Turner's Electrical and HVAC infrastructure
efficiency improvements and corresponding savings
over a 12 - 15 year span, as well as Turner's
involvement in Sustainable Initiatives and
Improving Working Downtown.
A
tour will be provided of the newly renovated
Properties space.
September 29th -
7:00 am - 8:30
am
Limit
25 attendees.
CNN
Center,
One
CNN
Center,
Atlanta, GA 30303
Corner
of Centennial Olympic Park
Dr. and Marietta Ave
NW.
Meet
at CNN Center-corporate entrance is located on
Centennial Olympic Park Dr.
Parking will be complimentary and
provided at the CNN Center Decks across street
(Centennial Olympic Park Dr.) from
CNN Center and
Philips Arena.
Register
Here.
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FM
Job Club
One of the exciting things we
do at the FM Job Club is to share success
stories. People who are successful in
getting a new job come to the Job Club and share
with the members their strategies to find a new
job.
At the August 18th meeting of
the FM Job Club, we heard two success
stories. Mitch Rabil secured a new position
as vice-president,. project management at
CresaPartners. Some of Mitch's insights
included the following: Develop a marketing
plan by highlighting your professional objective,
preferred functions, positioning statement,
competencies, target market characteristics and
target list of companies. It is also
important to get the word out. People are
willing to help. Regarding networking, it's
not six degrees of separation. it's more like two
to three degrees or levels of contacts to find job
leads. Weak links can be more powerful than
strong links.
Craig Kent secured a
new position as senior facility manager at Grubb
& Ellis Services where he is managing the
Equifax portfolio. Craig also offered some
great advice including: Meet people who are
working, create an accountability group with three
people in transition and meet once a week,
maintain a weekly activity form, follow-up every
6-8 weeks with your contacts, send hand-written
thank-you notes, update your profile on Linkedin
often, try to get 10 recommendations on Linked-in,
and create a trifold brochure to help market
yourself.
Mitch Rabil and Craig Kent
were presented the IFMA FM Job Club Appreciation
Award for sharing their success stories with the
FM Job Club.
The next FM Job Club will take
place on September 22nd.
Register
Here.
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"Volunteers
- Having Fun....
If
you don't have time to join a committee or know
which committee to join, but would like to get the
most out of your Membership contact Monte
Townsend, the IFMA Volunteer Coordinator, at
monte.townsend@floodbrothers.net
Professional Development Committee members
- Pam Essler, Programs, Lani Terry,
Sustainability, Clara Smith - VP-Professional
Development and Dan Walther,
Education"
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On-Call
Facility Manager Program Now
Available
We
are excited to announce that the
On-Call
Facility Managers Program is now available on
the IFMA Atlanta website! This is a free
benefit for all IFMA members looking for temporary
work. All you have to do is go to
www.ifmaatlanta.org, click on "On Call Facility
Managers Resource," and follow the
directions under "Job Seekers." The program
allows you to upload your resume and you can
indicate your skill levels by checking off the
skills that you may have. Only IFMA members
may submit resumes. Your resume, skill summary and
contact information may be viewed by potential
employers and/or recruiters who are authorized to
access the resumes.
Employers and
recruiters who are members of IFMA may access the
resumes by entering their IFMA member ID
number. If you are not an IFMA member, you
may apply for a temporary ID number.
Accessing the resumes is free. Should you
have any questions about this new program, feel
free to call Joe Carroll at 404-582-8859 or email
him at Joe@istmanagement.com.
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Sustainable
Products and Services
Directory
The Sustainable Product and Services
Directory is now open to all Associate members to
apply to if they have a "green" product or service
that they would like the Professional members to
know about.
Applications are
available on the IFMA
Sustainability Links Page.
Just
fill out and email to lanit@energyace.com and the
Sustainability Subcommittee will review
applications at their next meeting.
Professional Members: This
will serve as a great resource if you are looking
to "green" your workplace.
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Atlanta
Chapter of IFMA
Atlanta
Office & Commercial Real
Estate
Magazine!
Atlanta
Office & Commercial Real Estate (O&C)
magazine will be including editorial content from
Atlanta Chapter of IFMA in their quarterly
magazine. Look inside their new issue to see
the ad in the inside front cover advertisement we
share with CoreNet Global about the "Transforming
With the Times" education
forum.
For
those of you that may not be familiar with
O&C, they have been in the Atlanta and north
Georgia
commercial real estate markets for over seven
years. O&C has been in existence for
over fifteen years and is in five major markets in
the U.S.
Most recently, O&C published the official
BOMA-Atlanta magazine. In order to cater to
the complete Atlanta and northern
Georgia
commercial real estate market, O&C has chosen
to include as many professional organizations in
the local area as willing to
participate.
O&C will be mailed
FREE to our local chapter members quarterly!
If you are not receiving O&C currently and
would like to, please email the address below and
give them your mailing address. We will also
have copies of each issue available at our local
chapter events and O&C associates will be
available at many of our events for questions or
editorial suggestions.
Atlanta
Chapter of IFMA is excited about this new
partnership with O&C and hope you will be
too! We look at it as a great opportunity to
receive new perspective, as well as share ours
with a targeted and expanded audience. It is
also an opportunity to promote our chapter to the
commercial real estate professionals in our local
area.
To sign up for your FREE
Atlanta Office
& Commercial Real Estate Magazine
subscription, email your contact information to
jon@officecommercial.com.
If
you would like to explore advertising
opportunities for your company feel free to
contact the publisher, Jon Argenbright, at
770-952-7030 or jon@officecommercial.com. He or
his sales staff will be glad to send you a media
kit and schedule an appointment to speak with you
about how they can help you promote your company
to a targeted local market.
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GOLF
CLASSIC
FORE-WARNED:
We
know you like playing golf, hitting tennis balls
and drinking wine on a boat in the fall...well now
you are going to have to do it in the spring!
Due
to the rescheduling of Atlanta Workplace
on September 10th, the board has decided to move
the Fall Classic to a TENTATIVE date on April
23rd.
We
are excited, and believe the weather will be just
as nice in April as it is in October. Mark
you calendars as you don't want to miss the
largest fund raiser event of the year and a really
good time had by
all.
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