About IFMA San Antonio
The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) is the premier professional association for facility management. Representing the largest community of FM professionals on the planet, IFMA membership comprises more than 19,000 facility professionals throughout 54 countries. Our members have a voice in 129 chapters and 13 councils.
IFMA was established in 1980 as a not-for-profit, incorporated association dedicated to promoting excellence in the management of facilities. Globally, IFMA spots trends, conducts research, provides educational programs, and assists corporate and organizational facility managers in developing strategies to manage human, facility and real estate resources.
IFMA exists for those who practice, service or outsource facility management by universally representing, leading and sustaining, strengthening and advancing the knowledge base of the facility management profession.
IFMA’s goals are the basis for the Association’s strategies, tactics and daily activities:
- Forecast and direct the course of facility management
- Provide superior facility-related education, information and interaction
- Create greater awareness and recognition for facility management
- Guide the growth of the facility management industry
Membership & More
IFMA provides the industry’s practitioners and suppliers with professional and leadership development, chapters and councils, online job referrals, FM degree programs and more.
IFMA supports the industry’s practitioners and suppliers through competency-based courses, annual leadership conference, publications, certification exams and much more.
What is FM?
Facility management is the practice of coordinating the physical
workplace with the people and work of the organization. It integrates
the principles of business administration, architecture and the
behavioral and engineering sciences.
The International Facility Management Association (IFMA), the professional
association for facility managers, has grouped these responsibilities into several major functional areas:
- long-range and annual facility planning;
- facility financial forecasting;
- real estate acquisition and/or disposal;
- work specifications, installation and space management;
- architectural and engineering planning and design;
- new construction and/or renovation;
- maintenance and operations management;
- telecommunications integration, security and general administrative services.