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Guide The Next Chapter of Facility Management Excellence

Join a select group of leaders who review nominations and help honor the innovation, leadership and impact shaping the global IFMA community.

Guide The Next Chapter of Facility Management Excellence
  • Strengthen your professional reputation
  • Gain insight into emerging practices and innovation
  • Broaden your industry network
  • Support the next generation of FM leaders
  • Contribute to the integrity of IFMA’s highest honors

Why Become a Judge?

Serving as a judge for IFMA’s Awards of Excellence is an opportunity to strengthen your leadership while helping advance the facility management profession. Judges bring thoughtful perspective, industry expertise and a commitment to recognizing the innovation, service and impact demonstrated by peers across the global IFMA community.

Volunteer as a judge

2026 Judging Timeline

Applications Open
10 Mar 2026

Applications Open

Submissions open for all IFMA Awards of Excellence categories.

Call for Judges Opens
06 Apr 2026

Call for Judges Opens

Facility management professionals are invited to volunteer as awards judges.

Applications Close
10 Jul 2026

Applications Close

Final deadline to submit all Awards of Excellence nominations.

Judging Period
20 Jul 2026

Judging Period

Confirmed judges review submissions and complete scoring and feedback. Judging period officially closes 30 August 2026.

Who Are the Judges

Judges represent IFMA champions, component leaders, IFMA Fellows and IFMA staff.

Panels are composed of qualified volunteers with direct experience in the areas they review.

Each judge brings practical knowledge that supports a fair and informed evaluation process.

How Judging Works

How Judging Works

Step 1

We ask volunteer judges to commit at least five hours and attend one training session. Judges evaluate nominations using criteria aligned with IFMA’s standards for excellence in facility management.

Step 2

Each submission is reviewed and scored independently to ensure fairness, consistency and objectivity.

Step 3

Scores are reviewed and validated before finalists and winners are confirmed.

Award recipients at IFMA ceremony

Discover the Awards of Excellence

Learn about the award categories, view past winners or submit a nomination for this year’s program.