Registration Now Open for Facilities America Education Forum
Registration is now open for "Buildings for a Better World," the 2012 Facilities America Education Forum focusing on efficient and costeffective building operations. AFE, the leading association for commercial building and facilities operations professionals, will hold the conference September 10-12 in Arlington, Virginia. Read more...
Government High Performance Building Operations Course Announced in DC area
AFE has announced that the first Government Operators of High Performance Buildings (GOHP) certification preparatory course will be held in Reston, Virginia from April 30 - May 3, 2012. Jointly created and presented by AFE and the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), the program is designed to provide training in energy management, sustainability, and operations and maintenance for government personnel and contractors operating government high performance buildings. Read more...
As Workers Age, Oil Industry Braces for a Skills Gap
As AFE will be highlighting in the May issue of The Facilities Engineering Journal, commercial building operators are having a tough time finding skilled workers for their facilities. Now, NPR reports that the same thing is happening in the oil industry. Is it time to tell you kids to forget college and go for the big money by atttending trade school? Read more...
Better Buildings Initiatives Could Save American Businesses $40 Billion
President Obama announced the Better Buildings Initiative in February, 2011, as part of his Administrations vision for "catalyzing a homegrown, clean energy economy in the United States." The Better Buildings Initiative set a national target of improving energy efficiency in commercial buildings by 20 percent by 2020. Achieving the Presidents goal could reduce energy bills for American businesses by approximately $40 billion per year. For more information, please click here.
Sponsorship Opportunities Now Available for Facilities America Education Forum
The Facilities America Education Forum, one of the fastest growing and respected annual conferences, still has sponsorship opportunities that can help your company build strong connections with hundreds of facilities operations and management professionals. The event will be held September 10-12 in Washington, D.C. For more information about sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities, email rstukey@afe.org.
AFE's Member Benefit: FM BENCHMARKING Subscription Discounts
AFE is offering an exciting benefit for its thousands of members. In addition to AFE's many networking and educational opportunities--and free webinars taught by hands-on building operations experts--members now receive discounts of up to 45 percent on subscriptions to FM BENCHMARKING solutions. How do your building operations compare with similar buildings in regard to energy use and other important criteria? For more information, please click here.
