International Facility Management Association

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The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) is the largest recognized professional association for facility managers in the world. IFMA headquarters is located in Houston, Texas.

IFMA was founded in October, 1980 by a group lead by David Armstrong at the Facility Management Institute (FMI) in Ann Arbor, Michigan as the National Facility Management Association (NFMA), a not-for-profit incorporated association. The name was changed to IFMA in 1982. As of 2007, IFMA has more than 19,000 members in 125 chapters and 15 councils in 60 countries worldwide.

IFMA certifies facility managers, conducts research, provides educational programs, recognizes facility management degree and certificate programs and produces World Workplace, the largest facility management-related conference and exposition. The official publication of IFMA, Facility Management Journal (FMJ), is published bimonthly.

[edit] History

In the early 1970s, two significant, simultaneous events helped set the evolutionary course of facility management. First, the use of independent, freestanding dividing screens in the office environment –– popularized in the 1960s –– gradually faded in favor of today’s increasingly sophisticated systems furniture, commonly known as “cubicles.” Next, the introduction of the computer terminal into the workstation challenged facility managers to solve computer, wiring, lighting, acoustic and territory problems. The office scene was becoming more complex and the facility manager needed guidance.

At the time, many facility professionals were members of other international organizations, but those groups could not supply the information needed to manage the offices of the future. The first step toward the formation of a more specialized organization occurred in December 1978 when Herman Miller Research Corp. hosted a conference, “Facility Influence on Productivity,” in Ann Arbor, Mich.

This conference was the meeting place for the three founders of IFMA. George Graves of Texas Eastern Transmission Corp., Charles Hitch of Manufacturer’s Bank in Detroit and David Armstrong of Michigan State University voiced a need for an organization comprised of facility professionals from private industry.

In May 1980, Graves hosted a meeting in Houston to establish a formal organizational base for a facility management association. By the end of the meeting, a new organization known as the National Facility Management Association (NFMA) had a constitution, bylaws, temporary officers and plans to expand nationally.

At the first annual meeting of NFMA in October 1980, there were 47 participants — 25 were direct members of the association. The attendees from Houston helped establish the first chapter and committed to host the second annual national conference. Shortly after the 1981 conference, the name was changed to the International Facility Management Association to accommodate a large Canadian membership. The growth of the new organization began to accelerate.

Today, IFMA serves more than 18,750 members in 62 countries with 125 chapters. The association’s structure of 15 councils serves the vertical and specialized interests of those who manage educational and cultural institutions, manufacturing and petrochemical plants, research and development laboratories, financial centers, call centers, corporate headquarters, utilities and health care facilities –– as well as those who focus on environmental health and safety concerns, computer applications and real estate issues.

To date, 3,670 Certified Facility Managers® have been designated through IFMA’s certification program — an examination designed to test skills and knowledge in eight core competencies.

IFMA’s annual World Workplace Conference & Expo event and its counterpart conferences, World Workplace-Europe and the Asian Facility Management Conferences, attract thousands of attendees each year and continue to elevate the importance of the facility manager worldwide.

[edit] Board of Directors

[edit] 2007-2008

Chair
Gary P. Broersma, CFM
Director, Global Facility Management
Covance

First Vice Chair
John McGee

Second Vice Chair
Thomas L. Mitchell Jr., CFM, CFMJ
Senior Facilities Management Consulting Associate
Booz Allen Hamilton

Past Chair
Teena G. Shouse, CFM
Vice President Strategic Partnerships
ARAMARK

Board of Directors
Christopher P. Hodges, P.E., CFM, IFMA Fellow
Eileen McMorrow
Lionel Prodgers
Paul A. Ratkovic, CFM, FMP
Mark R. Sekula, CFM
Rick Snyder
Meredith Thatcher, CFM, CFMJ, IFMA Fellow
Peter M. Winters, CFM, CFMJ, AIA

[edit] Chapters

[edit] USA and Canada

[edit] Northwest

Alberta
Calgary
Northern Alberta(Edmonton)
British Columbia
British Columbia (Vancouver)
Manitoba
Manitoba (Winnipeg)
Oregon
Oregon & SW Washington
Regina
Regina
Washington
Seattle
South Puget Sound

[edit] South Central

Kansas
Wichita
Louisiana
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Missouri
St. Louis
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma State University
Texas
Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex
Houston
Austin
San Antonio
Texas A&M University

[edit] South

Alabama
Birmingham
North Alabama (Huntsville)
Florida
Suncoast(Tampa/St. Petersburg)
South Florida
Jacksonville
Orlando
Georgia
Atlanta
Tennessee
Memphis
Nashville
East Tennessee (Knoxville)

[edit] Southwest

Arizona
Greater Phoenix
Southern Arizona (Tucson)
Colorado
Denver
Rocky Mountain (Ft. Collins)
Pikes Peak (Colorado Springs)
New Mexico
New Mexico (Albuquerque)
Nevada
Nevada (Las Vegas)
Utah
Utah (Salt Lake City)
Brigham Young University

[edit] West Coast

California
Los Angeles
Orange County (Anaheim/Costa Mesa/Santa Ana/Irvine)
San Francisco
San Diego
San Fernando Valley (Burbank)
Sacramento Valley (Sacramento)
California Central Coast (Santa Barbara)
Silicon Valley (Milpitas/Palo Alto/San Jose)
East Bay (Oakland/San Leandro)
Redwood Empire (Santa Rosa/Sonoma)
Hawaii

[edit] Canada East

Ontario
Toronto
London
Ottawa
South Central Ontario
Conestoga College
Quebec
Montreal

[edit] Europe

Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Finland
Holland
Italy
IFMA Italia
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Poland
IFMA Polska
Spain
Madrid
Sweden
IFMA Sverige
Switzerland
IFMA Sverige
Switzerland

[edit] Asia Pacific

Hong Kong
Hong Kong
India
Singapore

[edit] Africa/Middle East

Nigeria
Lagos
Abuja

[edit] Councils

Academic Facilities
Airport Facilities
Banking Institutions & Credit Unions
Corporate Facilities
Corporate Real Estate
Environmental Health & Safety
FM Consultants
Health Care
Information Technology
Legal Industry
Manufacturing
Museums/Cultural Institutions
Public Sector
Research & Development
Utilities
Fifty Plus Community

[edit] Research

[edit] April 2008

Background
In 2007 Johnson Controls conducted research within the North American business community to look at the impact of rising energy prices on organizations. This survey of executives examined what companies were doing in response to rising energy costs, what sort of payback they expected on investments in energy efficiency, to what extent they were motivated by concerns about the environment vs. purely economics, etc. The project has been repeated in 2008 and the results compared to 2007 in order to determine whether businesses are changing their thinking and actions regarding energy efficiency.

Methodology
• An online survey was completed with energy management decision makers. Specifically, in order to qualify, respondents had to meet the following criteria: Job responsibilities included ‘reviewing or monitoring the amount of energy used by their company’s facilities, or proposing or approving initiatives to make their company’s facilities more energy efficient.’
• They had ‘capital- or operations-related budget responsibility’ for their company’s facilities.

In North America, respondents included company executives, identified from an executive panel, and facilities professionals who are International Facility Management Association (IFMA) members. They represent a wide range of facility types, sizes and locations.

The report focused on the responses of IFMA members in both years but also includes the responses of the executive panel sample for comparison. Interviews were conducted in March 2008. A total of 338 completed surveys were returned by IFMA members in 2008 and 449 in 2007. Where applicable, data for 2008 have been compared with that for 2007. However, new questions were added in 2008 and some other questions were modified significantly and for these questions only 2008 data are shown.

Results
Note: IFMA members included in the survey tend to represent larger companies, with bigger facilities, larger revenues, and more employees, so some of the observed differences between their responses and those of the executive panel may be a function of company size.

• IFMA members tend to work for companies that spend significantly more on energy but the proportion of total expenses energy accounts for is no larger than for other companies. On average, about 11% of total expenses are for energy. • As with other decision makers, the vast majority (80%) of IFMA members believe energy prices will rise over the next year but they are considerably more optimistic about how much they will rise:

• On average, IFMA members expect an increase of about 10%, compared to 15% among other respondents.

IFMA members are considerably more likely to make energy efficiency investments from both capital and operating budgets but they do not expect to dedicate a greater proportion of these budgets to such investments:

IFMA members and other respondents expect to invest 9% of facilities-related capital budgets and 6% of facilities-related operating budgets to energy efficiency improvements
• IFMA members are less optimistic about the impact of their energy efficiency improvements on energy consumption. They expect a resultant decrease of 8% in consumption, while other decision makers expect a decrease of 10%.

[edit] April2007

Background
As the costs associated with energy use increase rapidly, Johnson Controls would like to develop a program that provides a strong tie between the Johnson Controls name and the energy efficiency of corporations. CKPR recommended that Johnson Controls develop an Energy Efficiency Indicator to measure the relative energy efficiency of different industries, with a view to publishing the information in PR programs citing best corporate practices in energy efficiency.
Methodology
Initial qualitative research indicated that, while final decision makers for significant expenditures are at the C-level, other levels (including Facility Managers, Procurement personnel, and Energy Managers) are frequently involved in identifying appropriate energy management initiatives. As such, the survey was sent to executives and facility managers, and qualification determined by energy management responsibilities, rather than by job title.
Specifically, in order to qualify, respondents had to meet the following criteria:
• Their job responsibilities included ‘reviewing or monitoring the amount of energy used by (their) company’s facilities, or proposing or approving initiatives to make (their) company’s facilities more efficient.’
• They had ‘capital- or operations-related budget responsibility’ for their company’s facilities.
The survey was completed online and two cells of interviews were completed:
1. Interviews with company executives identified from an executive panel
2. Interviews with members of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA)
The responses of the two cells are reported in total and separately. Interviews were conducted in March 2007.
Results
The vast majority of decision makers for energy-related issues believe that electricity and natural gas prices will increase significantly over the coming year:
• 79% believe prices will increase in the next 12 months
• The average expectation is an increase of 13.25%, with over half putting the increase in the 6%-20% range
• Executive respondents are even more pessimistic, with an average expectation of a price increase of close to 15%.
• Consistent with these expectations, it is a majority of decision makers that expects to make investments in energy efficiency improvements in the next year:
• Almost 60% expect to make improvements with capital expenditures and just over 60% expect to make improvements from operating expenditures
• Facility personnel (IFMA members) have even higher expectations in this respect, as considerably more of them expect their companies to make improvements using both budgets in the next year.
• Those expecting to make investments anticipate investing a significant amount of their budgets:
• Those anticipating making investments from capital budgets expect to invest an average of 8% of that budget and those making investments from operating budgets expect to invest an average of 6% of that budget
• Although they are more optimistic about actually making energy efficiency improvements, facility personnel (IFMA) are less optimistic than executives about the proportion of capital and operating budgets they will invest.
• While decision makers expect their investments in energy efficiency to result in a reduction in the amount of energy they consume, the majority (61%) do not believe it will translate to a reduction in the dollar amount paid for energy per square foot of space:
• The average expectation is that investments will reduce consumption by 8%, which is roughly consistent with the proportion of operating and capital budgets they expect to invest
• However, only 38% expect this to result in a reduction of dollars paid in energy per square foot.

For Additional Research from previous years visit the IFMA Bookstore

[edit] Programs

IFMA’s Corporate Sustaining Partner (CSP) program is an opportunity for the largest association for facility management professionals and the companies and organizations that support those professionals to champion, promote and market one another.

IFMA’s corporate partners make a powerful statement in support of facility management and share in IFMA’s mission to provide the profession with the best in education, information and interaction.

IFMA represents the professional interests of thousands of facility managers worldwide. IFMA members purchase a variety of products and services annually that are used to effectively operate work areas, improve productivity and ensure a safe environment. CSPs represent the industry’s foremost businesses and organizations. CSPs have the opportunity to build their brand among the professionals who play a substantial role in the management and sustainability of facilities.

Corporate Sustaining Partner also have the ability to tailor a support package that not only meets their specific business objectives, but also ensures that their impact on the facility management profession is recognized. As industry experts, CSPs have the opportunity to reach and educate thousands of professionals.

[edit] Events

[edit] World Workplace

The annual conference and exposition of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), World Workplace encompasses the vast educational and networking opportunities available through the Association year-round. IFMA’s knowledge and resources are consolidated into a three-day, world-class gathering of facility professionals, educators, students and companies for the continued advancement of the profession.

IFMA designed World Workplace as a collaborative forum for facility managers and those in related fields to discuss, evaluate, share and grow, both personally and professionally. The World Workplace experience includes a conference focused entirely on education and a unique tradeshow that incorporates product demonstration and instruction.

World Workplace draws attendees from all over the world and from a variety of workplace-related industries, including technology, engineering, architecture, design, security, real estate and facility management. Attendees are able to experience the best of what IFMA has to offer in one location.

The enduring success of this event is based both on IFMA's reputation as the ultimate resource for facility management and the variety of industries represented in the educational sessions and on the Expo floor. IFMA partners with other highly respected organizations in order to bring attendees the most well-rounded educational experience available.

The Youniversal Facility Management Experience

IFMA’s World Workplace Conference & Expo represents a multi-national, multi-disciplined discussion on the built environment, addressing challenges universal to the facility management profession in order to help you find the best solutions for your workplace.

It’s about broadening your perspective of the total facility. It’s about sharing experiences and best practices with a supportive community of professionals. It’s about taking ownership of the facilities you manage and adding value to your position. It’s all about you, and it’s brought to you by the leading authority on facility management.

World Workplace 2008
Oct 15-17, 2008- Dallas, TX

[edit] Facility Management Journal

IFMA’s Facility Management Journal is an award-winning bimonthly publication written specifically for facility professionals concerned with developing and maintaining productive workplaces. It is consistently ranked as one of the top benefits of IFMA membership. IFMA’s FMJ is the leading source of current, credible news for industry professionals seeking to improve the productivity of their facilities. More than 85% of IFMA members say the FMJ is one of the most beneficial publications they read, and more than 70 % save each issue of FMJ for a month or longer to use as a reference. Each issue of the FMJ focuses on a specific concern, trend or aspect of facility management.

[edit] IFMA Foundation

Established in 1990 as a non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation, and separate entity from IFMA, the IFMA Foundation works for the public good to promote priority research and educational opportunities for the advancement of facility management. The IFMA Foundation is supported by the generosity of the FM community including IFMA members, chapters, councils, corporate sponsors and private contributors who share the belief that education and research improve the FM profession.

[edit] External links

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