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Small Commercial Building Energy and Water Assessment Toolkit for Facility Managers Want to identify the optimum energy and water efficiency improvements for your small commercial buildings? Interested in learning how you can provide ASHRAE Level I and II audits for your own facilities? Having trouble pinpointing the source of energy or water spikes in your…
Ever since I joined the Atlanta Chapter of IFMA, I have been a Sustaining Patron of the Chapter for all but a mere 6 months. Being a Sustaining Patron of our Chapter is beneficial in so many ways: The ultimate and most important purpose of Sustaining Patrons is supporting our Chapter. Our programs, events &…
Small Commercial Building Energy and Water Assessment Toolkit for Facility Managers Want to identify the optimum energy and water efficiency improvements for your small commercial buildings? Interested in learning how you can provide ASHRAE Level I and II audits for your own facilities? Having trouble pinpointing the source of energy or water spikes in your…
Machelle Pellegrini is a Certified Facility Manager (CFM) and Administrative Services Supervisor for State Farm Insurance. She has worked for State Farm Insurance for 27 plus years and is currently a member of the Facilities team managing overseeing 1.7 million square feet of office space in the Atlanta Metro area. Machelle graduated from Georgia State…
Want to learn about the environmental aspects of your geographical location? EPA website – My Facility/My Community/My Environment provides a cross section of environmental information based on your location, including MyAir, MyWater, MyClimate, MyLand, and MyEnvironment Reports. To check it out, click below and simply enter your zip code. http://www3.epa.gov/enviro/myenviro/ For more information on…
What motivated you to enter your career? I can’t say I was ever really motivated to be in sales or business development…. initially. What began my career while working with a large janitorial company in a role as executive assistant evolved over the years into client relations which later transformed into business development. It was…
When I think of the New Year, I immediately think of resolutions. Nearly 45% of Americans make resolutions but a mere 8% actually achieve their goal. What is the number one resolution people make? You probably guessed it…to lose weight. This year let’s strive to make a different kind of resolution….one that is easily attainable…
Joe Pearson was sworn in at the December meeting as the new Secretary of IFMA Atlanta. Joe is an Assistant Director at EY (Ernst & Young) and oversees the daily operations for the Atlanta and Alpharetta offices comprised of over 3,000 people. Prior to joining EY, Joe worked in Records Management and Conflicts/New Business Intake…
Upcoming local events: Southface Check the Southface Calendar for education opportunities. USGBC High Performance Healthy Schools Leadership Recognition Luncheon When: 03 Feb 2016, 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM Location: Georgia State Capitol – Floyd Room, James H. “Sloppy” Floyd Building, 20th Floor of the West Tower, 200 Piedmont Ave SE, Atlanta, GA Urban Green Urban…
The Construction Management (CM) Department at KSU is proud to announce that Facility Management students Ron Jones and Devon Vance have graduated from our program. Ron and Devon received their degrees at the first fully consolidated commencement exercise on the KSU campus on December 15, 2015. The KSU College of Continuing and Professional Education has…