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http://www.ifma.org/
International Facility Management Association - IFMA is the largest and most widely recognized professional association for facility management, supporting more than 18,500 members. The Association's members are represented in 125 chapters, 15 councils and one Special Interest Group (SIG), in 60 countries worldwide. Globally, IFMA certifies facility managers, conducts research, provides educational programs, recognizes facility management degree and certificate programs and produces World Workplace, the largest facility management-related conference and exposition.
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http://www.boma.org/
BOMA International - Founded in 1907 as the National Association of Building Owners and Managers, the association assumed its present name in 1968 as it broadened its reach to include Canada and other affiliates around the globe. BOMA International is a primary source of information on office building development, leasing, building operating costs, energy consumption patterns, local and national building codes, legislation, occupancy statistics and technological developments.
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http://www.edfacilities.org
The National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities - A massive compendium of information including resource lists, links, construction data, and safe schools.
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http://www.nibs.org/
National Institute of Building Sciences - An authoritative national source of knowledge and advice on matters of building regulation, science and technology; it contains a wealth of information on every aspect of building safety, environmentally friendly design, hazard mitigation, maintenance and operations, and much more.
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http://www.sbga.org/sfmi/
School Facilities Management Institute - A non-profit organization created for the purpose of providing education and training programs on timely school facilities management issues. Educational programs are offered to Directors of School Facilities, their key staff and others interested in pursuing a career in the field.
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http://www.sbga.org/
The New York State Association for Superintendents of Building and Grounds, Inc. (SBGA) - SBGA serves as a voice for more than 600 Directors of School Facilities, Facilities Managers, Head Custodians, Health and Safety Coordinators, and other key school facilities personnel. It provides its members with professional development opportunities, legal advice, facilities resources, education and training and more.
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http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/facplan
New York State Education Department, School Operations and Management Services (SOMS) - New York State Education Department site devoted to school planning, maintenance, and operational issues. Numerous checklists, guidelines, forms, reports, manuals, articles and newsletters, covering every aspect of school facilities management in New York State.
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http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/facplan/ArticleNewslet.htm
Office of Facilities Planning, New York State Education Department A more concise listing of publications and downloadable PDFs from SOMS.
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http://www.ari.org/
The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) - The trade association representing manufacturers of more than 90 percent of the air conditioning and commercial refrigeration equipment installed in North America. An internationally recognized leader in developing standards for and certifying the performance of these products, ARI is also a major advocate for the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) industry both domestically and abroad.
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| ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE
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http://www.epa.gov/schools/index.html
Healthy School Environments -
The Environmental Protection Agency’s webpage promoting healthy school environments, including the EPA’s Healthy School Environments Assessment Tool (HealthySEAT), a unique software tool designed to help school districts evaluate and manage their school facilities for key environmental, safety and health issues.
HealthySEAT is designed to be customized and used by district-level staff to conduct completely voluntary self-assessments of their school (and other) facilities and to track and manage information on environmental conditions school by school.
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http://www.edcmag.com
Environmental Design + Construction - This is an excellent website on sustainable and environmentally conscious design principles and construction techniques (Integrated High Performance Building) for the public sector.
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http://www.usgbc.org/
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) - A coalition of leaders from every sector of the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work.
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http://www.greenseal.org/
Green Seal - An independent non-profit organization that provides science-based environmental certification standards to help manufacturers, purchasers, and end users make environmentally responsible choices.
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