Research
In order to keep the profession informed of new developments
in the industry, ongoing research is essential. The IFMA Foundation
funds worthwhile research projects that strengthen the multifaceted
knowledge and skills of FM professionals. The IFMA Foundation
gathers topics relevant to facility management and groups them
into five categories: emerging trends (topics that will matter
next or are being redefined); timely topics (sizzlers); ongoing
issues (topics that matter now); background issues (infrastructure,
profession, trends, demographics, etc.); and blue sky (visionary).
Identification of topics is an ongoing process and we encourage
input. Provide your feedback on potential research topics
online.
Research Reports
The following is a list of recent project reports underwritten solely
or in partnership with the IFMA Foundation. Project reports are made
available to IFMA members through the bookstore at reduced rates and
sometimes at no charge.
- Pandemic Preparedness Manual
- Deliver the Green
- Wireless Systems in the Facility
- Addressing the Threat of Terrorism: Guidelines for Prevention
and Response funded by the IFMA Foundation
- Universal Design in the Workplace: Perceptions of Accessibility
and Accommodation funded by the IFMA Foundation
- Violence in the Workplace funded by IFMA Foundation and the
Norman Polsky Fixtures Furniture Endowment
- Speech Privacy in Clinical Settings funded by the IFMA Foundation
- Profiles '98: Salary Report funded by IFMA Foundation
Long-Term Research Projects
The Corporate Circle of Contributors (CCC) was formed in 2000 by the
IFMA Foundation to provide greatly needed corporate sponsorship dollars
to long-term research projects that are of benefit to the entire range
of the FM profession.
The CCC program funded the following projects that are available
through the IFMA
Bookstore.
- The Impact of E-Commerce on Facility Management Practices:
A Survey of Fortune 500 Facility Management Organizations" funded
by the IFMA Foundation's Corporate Circle of Contributors with
a grant of $15,709.
- Designing the Facility Management Organization funded by
the IFMA Foundation's Corporate Circle of Contributors with
a grant of $39,000.
Learn how to become a member of the Corporate Circle of Contributors
and what benefits membership includes. |
