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Meet the Committee - Membership

Led by Edia Lamboy and Pamela Coen, the Membership Committee is one of the most important to ensure the health and growth of our Chapter.  As the facility management profession evolves, your role as an indispensable partner in your organization's success becomes more prominent. You're expected to drive workplace change and innovation that result in improved efficiency and productivity.  Our Membership Committee ensures that the new Associate and Professional Members are brought into the fold and made welcome to gain the most benefit from their membership.

IFMA is the premier association for your profession. For more than 30 years, IFMA has served to strengthen the knowledge, skills and value of FMs worldwide and directly supports facility professionals in your area of practice.

Here are a few fabulous benefits about the IFMA Chicago chapter for professional and associates to encourage you to join:

• Educational programs designated to enhance your knowledge
• Networking and information sharing opportunities
• Fostering the attainment of FMP,SFP and CFM designations
• Community service opportunities allowing to give back in unique ways
• Serve on a committee to gain experience in a leadership role
• Benefit from real-world resources geared specifically toward your    challenges, needs and interests as a facility professional.
• Recognizing your career achievements across the membership
• Earn Chicago IFMA bucks to redeem for great prizes

Holistic Building Performance Panel

Holistic Building Performance Panel – February 18^th

The following panelists joined  Chicago Chapter of IFMA to give us an update on what is going on in Chicago at the moment in terms of Energy Initiatives, Building Performance trends and chat about pressures and opportunities for facility managers today.

•          Amy Jewel, City Energy Project
•          Darren Meyers, IECC Code
•          Jessica Bollhoefer, JLL
•          Ruairi Barnwell, DLR Group

Amy shared the latest on the mandatory energy disclosure ordinance due to the City Energy Project, Darren gave us an update on the newly adopted energy code in Chicago (IECC 2015), Jessica discussed sustainability benchmarking programs such as LEED, WELL and Living Building Challenge, while Ruairi explained how all these changes are affecting the design and operation of buildings. The panel was a huge success – we got some great feedback from our members and suggestions for future Sustainability Committee led events, which we will take into consideration when planning for the future.