From October 26 – 28, 2021, the annual IFMA World Workplace was held in Kissimmee, Florida. Believe it or not, this was the first time that some of our members saw each other face to face for the first time. The conference began with Facility Tours and some housekeeping items with the Annual House of [...]
The IFMA Greater Triangle Chapter Coffee and Certifications event on Thursday, October 12th at the Boxyard RTP was a success! Thank you to everyone who attended and presented this morning. Coffee and Certifications was a discussion with Chapter members who hold credentials in the Sustainable Facility Professional (SFP), Facility Manager Professional (FMP), & Certified Facility [...]
What a great turnout we had for our Annual Bingo for Bones event! Thank you to all our sponsors and attendees! This year, we held the event at Lake Montague in Cary and set up a good old-fashioned tailgate-type event. Through the generosity of our chapter members and additional tent sponsors, the chapter raised over [...]
The IFMA Greater Triangle Chapter had great representation at the 2nd Annual IFMA Carolinas Summit and Gala in Charlotte, NC on Thursday, September 16th! Thank you to the guest speakers, Jeff Ross-Bain, our FM Professionals Panel and Dr. Dhaval Gajjar for providing an informative Educational Summit. Congratulations to the Best of the Carolinas award recipients: [...]
Thank you to Interior Elements for hosting the IFMA Greater Triangle Chapter on Wednesday, August 25th at Bloc [83] in Raleigh. Great job Matt Gault for organizing a networking/educational event for our members and guests. We had a really engaging session with Dr. Mike O'Neill of HumanSpace Solutions where we learned how real-time and historical data from sensors can help [...]
Thank you to all IFMA Greater Triangle Chapter members and guests who attended our July 2021 Luncheon and State of the Chapter Address. During the meeting the Board reviewed 2020, discussed goals for 2021, introduced our committees and swore in our 2021-2022 Board Members. Please join us in welcoming the IFMA Greater Triangle Chapter 2021-2022 [...]
by Travis Dodson Thank you to Jade Franklin with Knoll for providing the IFMA Greater Triangle Chapter and our guests with helpful tips as many of us continue working remotely. Jade provided insightful information to help our members continue to be productive while working from home. Key takeaways: 1. For every 20 minutes you're staring at your screen, take [...]
Holly Bowers (Roofwerks), Lynne Beaman (Raymond Engineering), and Kellie Renzi (McDonald York) had a great time shopping with our friends from the Marine Corps for Toys for Tots on Tuesday, December 8th. As an organization, we raised $455.00 in funds to purchase toys, and we supplemented these 5 full shopping carts with 7 1/2 boxes [...]
The GTC of IFMA held our annual Chapter Appreciation Event on November 12 at the Angus Barn Pavilion. Special thanks to those committees that made this 2020 event a success during COVID while keeping members safe! Angel Bond, Roberta Scoblick, the Networking & Events committee and Board members worked together in this effort! The Toys [...]
This year’s Mike Bradley Memorial IFMA Foundation Golf Tournament celebrated our 21st anniversary. Despite the challenges of rescheduling this year’s tournament due to Covid-19, this year was another huge success. Thank you to all players, sponsors and volunteers as well as to the staff at Lochmere Golf Club. The primary purpose of this annual event [...]
In years past, IFMA representatives from across the USA would convene in September for Advocacy Day: a two-day meeting each year to learn about current political issues and meet with their state representatives. Typically, the first day was spent learning about specific issues concerning the Facility Management profession and the second day was spent in [...]
On Thursday, September 17th, IFMA held a virtual meeting on the Workplace Post Pandemic. "The workplace is not dead. It is going to have a new beginning." - Raj Krishnamurthy "There’s only so much you can do inside a 2x2 box on your computer screen. You lose the ability to collaborate and build trust." - [...]
This year’s Ronald McDonald House event was a little bit different but still was a great success. Thanks to the members we raised a total of $680 and with those funds raised we purchased dinner from Mavericks Smokehouse and Taproom. This local purchase not only supported the families staying at the house, but it also [...]
The 1st Annual IFMA Carolinas' Summit and Gala was a success! We had a great turnout of 115 FM Professionals and Associate Members at the Foundation for the Carolinas in Charlotte, NC for an afternoon of educational sessions followed by a cocktail reception and awards dinner. The educational sessions were very informative, kicked off by [...]