Sustainability

IFMA assists facility management professionals in planning and implementing strategic sustainability programs.

The integration of sustainability into the facility management process is a natural fit. Facility management professionals have long been concerned with and engaged in the environmental aspects of the facilities they operate, especially from the perspective of energy conservation and high-performance buildings.

Facility professionals are in the position to be environmental stewards of the physical workplace with the ability to upgrade a building's equipment and daily operations through sustainable initiatives and management strategies. IFMA's sustainability resources and programs can help you develop and implement plans to take the next step towards implementing environmentally friendly and cost saving practices into your daily operations.

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Sustainability Chapter Spotlight:
IFMA Southeast Wisconsin
Learn about innovative sustainability practices, events, initiatives and projects created by IFMA members!

Become an IFMA ENERGY STAR^®!
Join your peers in setting up your ENERGY STAR building profile and sharing data through IFMA's Master Account.

Sustainability How-to Guides: Getting Started
This white paper shows FMs how to start an organization on the sustainability path. The detailed findings in this Getting Started Guide include a step-by-step process for assessing your organization, finding a starting point, identifying initiatives, evaluating their value, and implementing, measuring and monitoring effectiveness. Case studies of three organizations on the path of Sustainable Facility Management round out the paper.
Professional Development

Learn about sustainable facility practices

Sustainability Facility Professional™ credential
IFMA's SFP™ credential provides the sustainability knowledge to operate a facility on a daily and long-term basis to achieve its desired performance goals. Unlike any other credential or building certification, the SFP helps facility professionals play a key leadership role in creating, managing and operating sustainable facilities by giving them the skills to continually improve their facility's impact on the environment and the community.

FM Sustainability: Creating Your Action Plan
This online course provides valuable information on the most effective way to introduce sustainable practices into your facility management operations.

Continuing Education
Search a variety of educational opportunities including on demand recordings, webinars, and more to help you meet your unique professional goals.

Sustainability How-to Guides
This white paper series is a practical resource providing data, best practices, emerging trends, and case studies (including ROI) on a range of subjects related to sustainability in the built environment to assist you in implementing sustainable practices.
Community

Engage in group discussions on sustainable practices

IFMA Sustainability Committee
The ISC has been tasked by IFMA's board of directors to empower facility management professionals in leading the implementation of sustainable practices in their workplaces. The committee is fulfilling its goal through the dedicated work of four task forces.

Sustainability Special Interest Group
The SIG is an online community forum for professional collaboration in which members can share knowledge, insights, challenges, solutions and discuss sustainability-related topics.

Have you found a green facility management practice that works well for you?
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If you haven't yet, join the conversations on the official IFMA SFP LinkedIn Group and IFMA's Sustainability LinkedIn Group

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Featured Sustainability Articles

Eco Friendly, compostable products for office pantries (Added 10/30)

Brochures on various eco-friendly, compostable products from Pactiv Corporation; available through distributors like Sysco, GFS, and local distributors.

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Going Green is Easy (Added 10/29)

How to jump-start green initiatives and achieve many environmentally friendly objectives as well as save substantial costs by seamlessly managing facilities and flexible space.

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Greater Greener Buildings Plan - NYC (Added 10/29)

On September 20, 2011, the NYC Chapter of IFMA hosted the Mayor's Office for a discussion on the Greater Greener Building Law.

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Green Practices Survey Results (Added 10/29)

In August, 2008, the Corporate Facilities Council of IFMA conducted a brief survey on Green Practices. Thirty different questions were posed.

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Dyson Airblade Case Study (Added 10/23)

Dyson Airblade Case Study

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