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The topic of the fall quarter IFMA Atlanta Lunch and Learn for Nonprofits, held on November 17 at Georgia Lions Lighthouse, was Getting Discounts Using Nonprofit Procurement Vehicles. David Kidd, Program Manager with U. S. Communities, a government purchasing alliance that assists public agencies and non-profits to save time and money in the procurement process,…
Photo Submitted by Monte Townsend At the recent Emerging Leaders event at Georgia Tech; a group of IFMA members were briefly trapped in a crowded elevator together. Good thing everyone in IFMA’s Atlanta chapter is so friendly!
Are you a Facility Manager who is currently out of work? Would you like a chance to network with your peers – to share contacts and strategies for finding that next job? If the above statements describe you, then you should join us for IFMA Atlanta’s new FM Job Club – a monthly networking event…
Early on the morning of May 12, a group of facility managers converged on the Newell Rubbermaid headquarters for a tour of the facility and a lecture about the Green Globes rating system for sustainable buildings. This was one of our series of “FM Breakfasts” that are open for free to professional members – great…
On a recent Thursday evening, a group of Facility Managers converged upon the Centers for Disease Control to check out a very interesting exhibit called “Design for the Other 90%.” The show features design innovations that are meant to provide affordable solutions for the health, energy, water, housing, education and transportation challenges faced by people…
Have you ever thought that you would like to become a CFM but… oh gosh! Those test questions… what if you sign up and the very first question is something you can’t answer, like…“What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?” Nightmare! No, no, no, fear not – gentle reader, the CFM exam is…
If you were to peer into a crystal ball to try to predict the future of commercial leased space in the Metro Atlanta area, what would you see? Sustainable leasing efforts will present all kinds of opportunities and challenges in the months ahead. Are you prepared to make the necessary informed decisions with regard to…
The Arthur M. Blank Family Office received LEED Gold Certification in 2004 It was still dark that morning and I wasn’t sure where I was heading… but the directions said to take a right onto Howell Mill Road and that The Arthur M. Blank Family Office was up the hill at the 3rd driveway on…