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College of Business Administration

University of Nebraska at Omaha

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IFMA Credential
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professional benefits
  • Learn practical skills and new methods
  • Be in a position to impact your organization's bottom line
  • Earn recognition and credibility
  • Use in depth study guides as on-the-job reference

company benefits

  • Improve building efficiency
  • Upgrade management with exposure to globally diverse experts and practitioners
  • Create a common vocabulary for your team
  • Strengthen your corporate image


Today more than evER
, organizations are requiring that their current and prospective employees demonstrate that they meet industry-wide standards. In the world of facility management, this means that credentialed sustainability facility professionals (SFP) will be play key leadership roles in creating, managing and operating sustainable facilities acrosss the FM spectrum.

SFP CREDENTIAL WILL BENEFIT:
  • Facility coordinators, directors, managers, specialists, supervisors
  • Architects, designers, safety engineers
  • Consultants to the FM industry
  • FMPs and CFMs

Focus on the complete picture
This program provides a complete and comprehensive picture of how individuals can improve their facilities by focusing on three areas:

I. Strategy and Alignment for Sustainable FM
Introduction to sustainability
Developing an organization strategy
Sustainability considerations, goals and initiatives
Communication and reporting sustainability


II. Managing Sustainable Facilities
Policy development and planning
Change management
Finance for sustainable facilities
Purchasing and procuring
Standards, systems and support

III. Operating Sustainable Facilities
Energy, water, materials and resources
Indoor environmental quality
Workplace management
Waste management
Site impact

Program Details
The five-day course will be offered in spring and fall semesters. The registration fee of $2,600 will include all course materials and the credential. You may also apply for CEUs. To receive CEU application, request at time of registration.

SPRING 2012 CLASS SCHEDULE

Schedule A: May 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 8 am-5 pm
Schedule B: May 21-25, 8 am-5 pm (consecutive class days for out-of-town participants)

UNO's College of Business Administration, Mammel Hall
6708 Pine Street, Aksarben Village campus
Omaha NE

ACCOMMODATIONS
Courtyard by Marriott is directly across street from classroom. For reservations call 1-402-951-4300.

TO REGISTER or for more information, call Jennifer Metzler
402-554-2900 or email
jmetzler@unomaha.edu

INTERNATIONAL FACILITY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
is the world's largest and most widely recognized international association for professional facility managers. IFMA's credentials are the global standard for the facility management profession and include Certified Facility Manager (CFM), Facility Management Professional (FM), and Sustainability Facility Professional (SFP)

INSTRUCTOR

Rick Yoder

Rick Yoder, is UNO's College of Business Administration's first chief sustainability officer. Yoder is director of the Pollution Prevention Regional Information Center (P2RIC) one of the eight centers which comprise the USEPA-funded national information network known as the Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange (P2Rx). His current focus is on the links between prevention, sustainability, and business strategy. Yoder is a registered mechanical engineer specializing in HVAC, indoor air quality, energy efficiency, and water conservation.