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12/10/2020 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
World Workplace 2020 Virtual Happy Hour
World Workplace 2020 for the Environmental Stewardship, Utilities & Sustainability Community Virtual Happy Hour!
December 10th, 2020 — 4:00 to 5:30 PM (CST) Opportunities are rare for the IFMA Communities of Practice members to join together in person. As World Workplace is being held a virtual event this year the Environmental Stewardship, Utilities & Sustainability (ESUS) community is taking advantage of this occasion to host a Virtual Happy Hour. Everyone is welcome to this free event, and registration for World Workplace is not required Come join the ESUS Board for an interactive virtual event where we’ll celebrate the holidays and engage in open discussion with questions like “What is the most interesting thing you have done since the Pandemic started?”, “What is the most surprising event you’ve encountered in your work?”, and “What milestones have you celebrated this year?” – and more… Put on your holiday sweater, grab your favorite cocktail, turn on your camera & join us on online! |
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10/20/2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Webinar: Managing 3D Printer Emissions For Occupant Safety And Health
Years of research prove that designing, operating, and managing our buildings with a focus on good indoor air quality results not only in healthy, productive building occupants but also in protected property investments and reputation. As new technologies emerge, they may bring unintended consequences for human health. Therefore, researchers at Chemical Insights, an Institute of Underwriters Laboratories, completed a multi-year study with Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) on the impact of 3D printer emissions on indoor air quality (IAQ). This webinar will make the case for prioritizing IAQ, reveal what Chemical Insights and Georgia Tech’s research found about the impact of operating 3D printers on indoor air quality and most importantly, focus on what you can do to best mitigate the unintended consequences associated with this exciting, innovative technology. Finally, the webinar will explore common real-life scenarios in order to evaluate which mitigation strategy is most effective, practical, and safe. Join to hear trusted experts share their unique scientific knowledge and apply it to your practice right away. October 20, 2020 at 2 pm ET Speakers: Dr. Marilyn Black and Dr. P. Barry Ryan
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04/23/2020 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
April 2020 Webinar -- Better Buildings: Smart Energy Analytics
Commercial buildings are full of hidden energy savings potential, and facility managers and building owners are now reaping the cost-saving benefits of data analytics through the use of Energy Management and Information Systems (EMIS). The Smart Energy Analytics Campaign program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy through the Better Buildings Initiative and managed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) encouraged the use of a wide variety of commercially available EMIS technologies and ongoing monitoring practices to help uncover those energy-saving opportunities and improve building performance. IFMA was an organizing partner in the original design of the campaign and contributed to the outreach plan to target building owners and operators. Based on the article appearing in the Mar-Apr Facilities Management Journal, join us for an in-depth look at the analytics behind energy use and how to find those hidden savings. Noon – 1 PM (CDT)
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04/21/2020 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
April Webinar: Efficiently Cooling Buildings with Combined Heat & Power
Commercial office buildings are continually looking for ways to reduce operating costs through improved efficiencies, enhance tenant comfort and most importantly keep the lights on during and after major natural disaster events. These buildings can address these issues through the application of combined heat and power (CHP). Traditionally, CHP has been seen largely as an industrial and manufacturing application. However, now with improvements in the technology efficiency at smaller sizes and the growing diversity of applications for the waste heat, CHP is finding its way into the less traditional applications, such as office buildings. A fast growing opportunity to CHP applications is the use of absorption chillers. These chillers are quickly becoming a cost-effective and efficient solution for cooling all sizes and types of commercial buildings. We invite you to join the Southcentral Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Technical Assistance Partnership as we present webinar on the growing opportunities for CHP in commercial buildings. We will be joined by Abhijit Moholkar, International Sales Manager, from Thermax. Abhijit will discuss a variety of CHP applications using absorption chillers and present some cases of successful installations. What is CHP? CHP systems, also known as cogeneration, are a highly efficient form of distributed generation, typically designed to serve a single large building, campus or group of facilities, including microgrids. During normal operation, CHP operates at high fuel efficiencies by simultaneously generating electricity and recovering heat to provide steam, hot water or chilled water. LEARN FROM AN EXPERT
SPEAKERS Dr. Gavin Dillingham – Director, Southcentral CHP TAP Abhijit Moholkar – International Sales Manager, Thermax |
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01/23/2020 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM |
January Benefit of the Month: PropTech Webinar
January Benefit of the Month: PropTech Webinar PropTech products and services are powered by cutting-edge technologies that can fundamentally disrupt how we currently practice facility management and corporate real estate. Sponsored by IFMA’s ESUS and IT communities and the Utility Council, this webinar is part one of a two-part series. “Understanding PropTech” will cover its current status, how it’s evolving, and how it can impact utilities (Micro Weather), CRE (blockchain) and FM (Machine Vision and BIM technology). Next month, “Understanding PropTech Technologies” will take a deeper dive into the primary technologies that PropTech deploys. PropTech in Utilities, CRE and FM |
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11/21/2019 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
[WEBINAR] 24 Hours of Reality: Truth in Action
24 Hours of Reality: Truth in Action
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10/16/2019 |
Climate Change Fundamentals Report Launches at World Workplace October 16th, 2019
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09/17/2019 - 09/18/2019 12:00 AM |
Advocacy Day and Public Policy Forum 2019
Advocacy Day & Public Policy Forum 2019Dates: Sept. 17-18, 2019 Location: Hyatt Regency Crystal City and Capitol Hill WHAT IS IFMA’s ADVOCACY DAY & PUBLIC POLICY FORUM? Now more than ever decisions made by our elected officials in Washington DC are having an impact on the FM Profession and the Built Environment. This FREE two-day annual event provides a unique opportunity to meet with your elected officials and make your voice heard. Get updates on FM related legislation, training on how to engage with elected officials and meet directly with your congressional representatives to share your passion and subject matter expertise on facility management issues. Held in Washington, D.C., this FREE annual event open to U.S. residents. TOP 7 REASONS TO ATTEND:
Click Here for additional event information on the IFMA website. Click Here for registration and hotel information. |
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08/22/2019 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
WEBINAR: Disengaged or Stressed? Solving the Wrong Problem for 40 Years
Thursday, August 22nd, 2019 – 1PM CDT Gallup’s research reports year after year that only 30% of employees are engaged, 50% are along for the ride and 20% are killing your business. These are some of the most cited statistics we use as workplace professionals. What if the problem isn’t disengagement? What if we have been solving the wrong problem in the first place? That would have massive ripple effects throughout our companies and profession. The new research suggests we don’t have a disengagement problem. It is deeper and more serious. But addressing it may actually turn around an issue that has remained stuck for decades and restore employee vitality. Rex Miller will share new research MindShift has been working on for over five years. It is the product of a collective journey with more than 100 corporate leaders and experts, and it is a very personal journey. Companies face a clear health cost crisis. Nobody can sustain both the rise in chronic health issues or the cost it drives. If we look behind it, stress is the real villain and root cause. What if the culprit behind disengagement is also stress, fatigue, depression and even trauma disguised as disengagement? It may be the door that opens we keep looking for. It may start a new conversation with new ideas and solutions that can re-humanize work and restore people’s vitality and hope. Rex Miller is an international award-winning author, speaker, and leading industry futurist. He started his career in facility management for Southwestern Bell, now AT&T, in 1979. He has worked as an owner, manufacturer, distributor and sub-contractor. His background has given Rex unique insight into the current and future challenges owners and providers face. He works at the intersection of numerous complex challenges including the common nightmare of delivering capital projects, workplace disengagement, toxic shadow cultures, workplace health and well-being. Rex is known for solving “wicked problems” by linking diverse thought leaders together in a two-year process called MindShift. He has won the CoreNet Global’s Innovator Award, Industry Excellence Award. His first industry book, The Commercial Real Estate Revolution: Nine Transforming Keys to Lowering Costs, Cutting Waste and Driving Change in a Broken Industry became a catalyst for industry change and established Rex as one of the early experts for Integrated Projects. His most recent book, The Healthy Workplace Nudge provides breakthrough insights into why wellness programs have failed for seventy years to improve health and lower cost and alternatives that work. Rex received the World Workplace 2018 Award of Excellence in the Book Category for this publication. Rex along with Mim Senft will be delivering the Plenary Session keynote address at World Workplace 2019 Thursday, October 17th, 2019 from 8:00 – 9:30 AM in Phoenix, AZ. |
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07/23/2019 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
Webinar: Combined Heat and Power for the Manufacturing Industry
Manufacturing facilities are increasingly concerned with power resilience for continuity of operations during outages that can occur with storm events or other causes. The drive to improve efficiency and reduce cost is ever-present. Combined Heat and Power (CHP) offers both power resilience for confident emergency preparedness and energy efficiency essential for reducing energy costs. The Department of Energy’s Upper West CHP Technical Assistance Partnership (CHP TAP), will be leading a webinar on the opportunities and applications of CHP at manufacturing plants. Tuesday, July 23rd, 10 am – 11 am CDT Register here!LEARN FROM AN EXPERT
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Claire Curtin is a program manager at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, supporting research on EMIS. Previously, she was with Pacific Gas & Electric in the Commercial Whole Building Demonstration project and administering Automated Demand Response utility programs for EnerNOC and Global Energy Partners. Curtin spent more than 20 years as a senior producer and designer in the computer gaming industry with Electronic Arts, Maxis and Broderbund Software.
Hannah Kramer is an affiliate to the Building Technology and Urban Systems Division at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. She holds a master’s degree from the Energy and Resources Group from UC Berkeley. Her research focuses on building energy performance monitoring and diagnostics and supporting how owners implement monitoring-based commissioning. Kramer has authored numerous studies and resources on commissioning and building performance.
