NONPROFIT PARTNERS FOR 2014-2015
More information about our partners
IFMA Welcomes the 2014-15 Non-Profit Partners
The mission of IFMA Atlanta Community Services Committee is to assist nonprofit organizations in improving their facilities, maximizing the value of their facility dollars so that more funds can go to their program operations. From the forming of the Committee in 1997, we have grown from serving one Nonprofit Partner to serving ten partners this…
SPSU Corner – August
Cherri Watson Organizes Successful Fundraiser Held By SPSU’s Construction Industry Advisory Board On Friday, April 25, 2014, industry professionals joined SPSU Construction Management Department faculty, alumni and students for their annual Sporting Clays Fundraiser. The event was held at Etowah Valley Sporting Clays Course in the hills of Dawsonville, Georgia from 10:00 a.m. until 3:30…
Sustainability Corner – August
Urban Agriculture: New ordinances promote city farming The Atlanta City Council’s vote last month to encourage and support more urban agriculture is set to make the city a national leader in local food systems. More Atlanta families are growing their own food, while community gardens and farmers markets are now hubs of community interaction, but…
GA Tech Corner July 2014
Time for a quiz! Often when IFMA members think of facility management students, they envision young people who are full-time students and need to learn about working world in addition to the specialties of facility management. But non-traditional students make up the majority of Georgia Tech’s FM students. How many members of IFMA Atlanta have…
SPSU Corner – July 2014
Cherri Watson Organizes Successful Fundraiser Held By SPSU’s Construction Industry Advisory Board On Friday, April 25, 2014, industry professionals joined SPSU Construction Management Department faculty, alumni and students for their annual Sporting Clays Fundraiser. The event was held at Etowah Valley Sporting Clays Course in the hills of Dawsonville, Georgia from 10:00 a.m. until…
IFMA Atlanta the First Chapter to Become IACET Accredited
As of August 1, 2013, The Atlanta Chapter of IFMA became the first IFMA chapter to successfully complete the application process to become an accredited IACET Authorized Provider of Continuing Education and Training from the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET.) This distinction means that the chapter has met rigorous ANSI requirements in…
IFMA Facility Fusion Recap by Christy Lowell and Dawn Abraham
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…
June Sustainability Corner
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…
June SPSU Corner
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,…