Today marks the first day of IFMA’s World Workplace 2011 Conference & Expo, an annual three-day educational and networking event focused on the future of the built environment. Building on the professional development opportunities available through the association year-round, the World Workplace experience includes a conference focused entirely on education and an exposition incorporating [...]
After great anticipation and planning, FMJ has made it to Boston, Mass. Our booth is now open and we’re ready to meet you here at IFMA’s Facility Fusion Conference and Expo–going on until this Friday, March 25. Our day started off with a thought-provoking opening session on the evolution of FM, followed by an intriguing [...]
These days it seems there are more “sustainability seals/acronyms of approval” for products, services and buildings than anyone knows what to do with. Between Green Globe, ENERGY STAR®, LEED®, Cradle-to-Cradle and FSC (just to name a few), it’s no wonder people are confused which route to go. The good news is that there are multiple [...]
After a call this morning with professionals from around the world, I realized how perceptions on social media usage not only vary within organizations but also between countries. Where we in North America might view LinkedIn and Facebook among the most popular of the outlets, there seems to be great success in using Ning overseas. [...]
Back in October, at IFMA’s World Workplace 2010 Conference & Expo, the FMJ team honored the recipients of the first annual FMJ Editors’ Picks Awards. Twelve stories were picked among 85 of the submitted bylined articles in the 2009-2010 editorial calendar years. Winning articles were chosen on the basis of uniqueness of story angle, strong [...]
