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Georgia Tech was again honored this year to have a Master’s student receive the Atlanta Chapter Scholarship at World Workplace 2015. Chaehee Han, graduating student this semester, received the scholarship in October at the Education Reception at the conference in Denver. As the scholarship winner, she received not only the money, but a full World…
This November I celebrated Thanksgiving not once, not twice, but THREE times! My son and I went out of town early in the week and had the best smoked turkey I have ever eaten. Back in town for Thanksgiving on Thursday, we had pulled pork and BBQ ribs. Yes…pork. While smoked turkey and pork are…
On October 27, 2015, the IFMA Atlanta ADP Liaison Committee sponsored a meeting of students from the IFMA Accredited Degree Programs at Georgia Tech and Kennesaw State University and IFMA Members who have an interest in these programs. Approximately 35 of us gathered in the newly renovated Caddell Building at Georgia Tech where the Facility…
Michael Rice’s parting blog with Cresa Atlanta documents IFMA’s Advocacy Day in Washington earlier this year. Reading the blog, you might learn some new (distressful?) statistics. For example, did you know that the US Federal Government is the largest landowner in the world with over 500,000 buildings. Unfortunately, nearly 14,000 of those buildings are believed to…
A few weeks ago I attended World Workplace along with over 60 of my closest Atlanta Chapter friends and thousands of IFMA friends from around the world. Held in Denver, Colorado, the Mile High City will go down in history as one of my most memorable World Workplace conferences ever. On Friday evening, after the…
IFMA World Workplace 2015 was held October 7-9, at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver Colorado. Attending from the IFMA Atlanta Chapter were a total of 60 members, including students, who enjoyed this magnificent “work hard, play hard” event in the shadows of the Rocky Mountains. Once again, IFMA Atlanta led the way among all…
The Construction Management (CM) Department at KSU received our Certificate from the IFMA Foundation designating our program as ‘Fully Accredited’ on October 8. The Certificate was given during the Academic Awards Ceremony at the World Workplace Convention and Expo in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Parminder Juneja accepted the Certificate on behalf of the Department. Dr. Juneja…
With strict guidelines, limits and even higher fines due to severe water shortages in California over the past several months, take a look at Part 1 of a 3-Part article on Water Conservation, published in Facilities Daily. Here’s the link http://www.facilitiesnet.com/plumbingrestrooms/article/Successful-Water-Conservation-Involves-Many-Critical-Factors–16156?email=bzv6@cdc.gov&source=facility_insider&utm_source=facility_insider&utm_campaign=9/21/2015&utm_medium=email Also, if you have not seen it yet, check out (late Sept. or…
I’ve had the privilege to work in many aspects of the building industry: working as construction laborer, framer, residential property manager, Assistant Director of Facilities for a local university, Building Operation Specialist for a university, designer, etc. While attending Georgia Tech I am interested in developing and implementing better processes to utilize resources through…
The School of Building Construction at Georgia Tech is developing a new Professional Masters in Occupational Safety and Health. The program will be operational in a hybrid distance format, with most work online. Your feedback and opinions can help to guide our decisions as we develop this new program. There are just a few easy…