Sustainable FM: A practitioner’s guide to greening your facility

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IFMA’s new course is designed to assist facility management professionals to plan and implement a sustainability program. Whether you have only a basic understanding of what is involved in such a program or you’re already in the planning or implementation stages of a sustainability project, this course will be a valuable guide. Learn how to assess your organization’s interest and capacity to implement sustainability initiatives. Prepare a compelling business case for justifying a sustainability program. Understand the methodologies for designing, implementing and operating sustainable sites and facilities. Learn how to lead efforts that complement your organization’s specific sustainability objectives.

DAY 1	DAY 2
Introduction and self-assessment History/legislation/benefits Sustainability assessment of organization and FM department Metrics, reporting and green claims Greening your FM operations Greening your physical facilities	Greening your physical facilities (cont.) Engaging upper management Leading sustainable change Analyzing the sustainability team Choosing your entry point Creating the action plan Post-course self-assessment

Speaker: Kit Tuveson, CFM, IFMA Fellow
Kit Tuveson is President of Tuveson & Associates LLC, a facility management consultancy company. His 36-year Hewlett-Packard career included responsible positions in Process Engineering, Manufacturing Line Management, Facilities Management and Environmental Health & Safety. Kit has managed facility teams, global program managers, cross functional teams and served as Global Director Facility Operations and also Global Director of Environmental Health & Safety.

He is a graduate of Stanford University with a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering. He served IFMA as Board Chairman (1997-1998). Kit has advised a high-tech start-up company, SynapSense Corp. (Wireless Sensor Monitoring technology and solutions), on FM strategy and implementation; revised the IFMA CFM Exam Review course; developed a new California State University Sacramento Certificate Program on Greening Your Business and Sustainable FM; and lectured at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, University of San Francisco and Holy Name College.

1.5 CEUs 15 CFM Maintenance Points