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Founded in 1980, IFMA is the world's largest and most widely recognized international association for facility management professionals, supporting 24,000 members in more than 100 countries.

This diverse membership participates in focused component groups equipped to address their unique situations by region (13​​6 chapters), industry (1​6 councils) and areas of interest (six communities). Together they manage more than 78 billion square feet of property and annually purchase more than US$526 billion in products and services.

To meet its mission to “advance the ​professional discipline of facility management worldwide,” on an annual basis IFMA:

  • Produces World Workplace, the world’s largest series of facility management conferences and expositions, and Facility Fusion, a more intimate gathering of FM professionals with powerful networking and a fusion of education, leadership training, best practices and an exposition.
  • Conducts research that strengthens the knowledge and skills of FM professionals while advancing the FM profession.
  • Produces industry-leading publications, including magazines, newsletters and blogs, and maintains the Knowledge Library, a robust online collection of resources ​reviewed by FM content experts.

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Latest News

  • IFMA names 2018 Awards of Excellence winners at World Workplace Conference and Expo

    Oct. 05, 2018
    IFMA has announced the winners of the 2018 Awards of Excellence at its World Workplace Conference and Expo in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. The annual awards honor the stand-out achievements of IFMA members, chapters, councils and communities. Winners were recognized in 16 categories, with judging panels comprised of industry experts scoring nominees individually across a variety of category-specific criteria.

  • Report shows significant value for organizations and employers who employ IFMA credential holders

    Oct. 04, 2018
    IFMA has released its second report on the return on investment (ROI) of its professional development program. The first report found a striking 15:1 ROI for individual FM professionals in terms of salary and career advancement. This report continues the story, quantifying the value organizations and employers achieve from employing IFMA credential holders. Among the key findings: - 70 percent of organizations rate IFMA credentialed employees as having statistically significantly higher performance. - 12 percent increase in employee performance for each US$2,000 spent on IFMA credentials. - The average IFMA credential results in more than a 40 percent increase in employee performance.

  • IFMA honors four new fellows, chair’s citation recipient at World Workplace

    Oct. 03, 2018
    IFMA has named four FM professionals as IFMA Fellows and honored one with a Chair’s Citation. The 2018 Class of IFMA Fellows includes Stephen Ballesty, Jeffrey Budimulia, Paul Doherty and Joachim Hohmann. Maureen Ehrenberg received the sole chair’s citation.

  • IFMA publishes annual report for fiscal year 2018

    Oct. 02, 2018
    IFMA has released its annual report for fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018). The digital report, titled “FY18 Year in Review: Annual Report” is available for download online at http://annualreport18info.ifma.org.

  • IFMA names Jenny Yeung to APAC regional board of directors

    Oct. 01, 2018
    IFMA has announced Jenny Yeung, CFM, CEnv., MRICS, MSOE, is taking up the Asia-Pacific Regional Board position vacated by Dave Hallam, MRICS, who upon completion of his two-year term has assumed the Hong Kong board role for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

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