Mahnaz Ensafi, PhD joins Stephen DeVito of Procon Consulting to share her journey into facility management and her involvement with the IFMA Foundation. Hear her story, insights, and the impact of supporting the next generation of FM professionals.

Topics
building management, lifecycle management, facility management, IFMA Foundation, technology

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The human being has an innate tendency to seek connections with nature and other life forms. But with the growth of cities and the verticalization of living and working spaces, how can the facilities teams help to regain this connection? Today, Thayla Bizarro a facility coordinator based out of São Paulo, Brazil aims to answer that questions and discusses the importance of biophilia in the workplace.

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IFMA's First Vice Chair, Dean Stanberry, joins us to discuss the latest emerging trends shaping facility management. From circular economy and climate change to ESG reporting and beyond, hear how IFMA’s new Emerging Topics working group is tackling the issues that will define the future of FM.

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Most change efforts don’t go as planned—some say as many as 70% fail. But with the right approach, your organization doesn’t have to be part of that statistic. In this episode, we’re joined by Lisa Whited, author of Work Better, Save the Planet, to explore practical strategies for driving successful change. Tune in for actionable insights that can help your workplace adapt and thrive.

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• Pick up a copy of Lisa's book: Work Better. Save the Planet - Lisa Whited

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Luis Viña who is currently on IFMA's Global Board of Directors and is a Director at CBRE talks to IFMA's LATAM working group about Integrated Facility Management in Latin America. ¿Cuál es la oportunidad para los servicios integrados de FM en Latinoamérica?

Topics
Integrated Facility Management

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Rheaply’s Garr Punnett and Bharani Sankar, along with Angel Bou, CEO & Co-Founder of Simplr, join us to explore innovative business models within the circular economy. Discover how facility managers can rethink resources, reduce waste, and unlock new opportunities by embracing circular strategies.

Topics

circular economy, sustainability, efficiency
 

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• IFMA World Workplace 2023
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0GflS67rL8
• Rheaply's Multi-usiverse podcast

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In today’s episode, Graziella Sicilliano from the US Department of Energy sits down with Greg Lamson from Boston Scientific to talk about energy management and the ISO 50001 global standard.

Greg Lamson, Principal Facilities Engineer at Boston Scientific shares what's driving energy and carbon management at Boston Scientific, and how using the ISO 50001 energy management system framework is helping streamline efforts across the company saving energy, carbon, time and money. "

Resources Mentioned

• DOE 50001 Energy Footprint Guide
  https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2017/11/f39/EnergyFootprintGuide.pdf
• DOE 50001 Ready Program Resources
  https://www.energy.gov/eere/amo/50001-ready-program
• ISO 50001 Energy Management
  https://www.iso.org/iso-50001-energy-management.html

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