IFMA – Cleaning in the U.S.A.
International Facilities Management Association (IFMA) Show, Dallas, TX
This was a new show for me. Not much different than the Building Owners and Managers (BOMA) Show, except that attendees were primarily building engineers, facilities managers, architects and interior designers. Approximately 6000 people attended the three-day show, which included 250 booths and some 60 seminars in 6 different subject matter tracks. IFMA has 17,000 members worldwide.
The overriding focus of this year’s event was sustainability, environmentally preferred purchasing and green buildings. I was surprised by the number of attendees in the seminars related to these subjects. From what I can see, it appears sustainability issues will play a major role in the way we plan, construct, maintain and utilize buildings in the future. Several of the seminars at the conference dealt with how to get a building certified as “green” under the auspices of the U.S. Green Building Council’s “Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design” (LEED) program. For more information on this subject visit: www.usgbc.org
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