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MEDIA RELEASE – June 2008
Productivity – the new FM KPI
Hear why “Productivity is the most important aspect of Facilities Management” - Roger Walker, National Operations Manager, SingTel Optus - 2008 FMA Australia & Transfield Services Environmental Achievement Award winner and 2008 NSW Green Globe Sustainability Champion.
Hear how Roger delivers productivity for Optus at the joint FM Action Agenda and FMA Australia Indoor Ecology Special Interest Group, ‘Productivity Industry Consultation Seminar’ on 13 June 2008 from 12.30 to 18.00 at Optus Centre Sydney, 1 Lyonpark Road, Macquarie Park.
This Industry Consultation Seminar will also workshop the FM Action Agenda – Productivity Innovation submission to the Australian Government based on research presented by the FM Action Agenda – Productivity committee members, including Karen Lyon Reid and Marshall Morison both of the Queensland Department of Public Works, Wendy Miller of Queensland University of Technology, Vyt Garnys of Cetec and John Holm
of Woods Bagot.
Topics include:
• The national value of office worker productivity;
• Review of international productivity studies;
• Critical review of Australian productivity studies; and
• The interest of major Australian companies in productivity and FM.
Learn, Participate, Network, Be Heard. Have an input in the FM Action Agenda!
Where: Optus Centre - 1 Lyonpark Road, Macquarie Park, Sydney
Date: Friday 13 June 2008
When: 12.30 - 18.00
Cost: $60.00 plus GST per person (including light lunch and afternoon tea)
TO REGISTER SIMPLY CLICK ON THE ON THE FORM AND FAX TO (03) 9640 0374 OR VISIT www.fma.com.au TO REGISTER ONLINE
MEDIA RELEASE – 7th December 2007
FM’s digital star shines at Sydney Opera House
ACEA 2007 Project of the Year
The FM Exemplar Project: Sydney Opera House’s digital modelling research has won the Gold Award in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Projects category and was awarded the prestigious recognition of being overall 2007 Project of the Year at the Association of Consulting Engineers Australia (ACEA)’s annual awards in Melbourne on 30 November 2007.
MEDIA RELEASE - 14th November
 New Orleans welcomes FM Action Agenda
The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) held its 27th annual World Workplace conference in New Orleans (24-26 October 2007), bringing over 5,000 FM industry leaders together for this important global event. Keynote addresses at World Workplace 2007 focused on Leadership and Sustainability, and for the third year running Australia was well represented with 9 delegates including FMA Australia’s current Chairman, Andrew McEwan and CEO, David Duncan, together with past Chairmen, Richard Mayes, Steve Gladwin and Stephen Ballesty. Read More
Korea & Australia sharing FM Knowledge
The Korea Facility Management Association (KFMA) held its 13th FM Symposium last week (7-8 November 2007) at the Seoul National University. The two day pan Asia FM summit focused the theme of ‘Facility Management in the Convergence Age’ considering the impact on culture, brand, creation and emotion around property asset management in the 21st century. The event was attended by over 500 industry and academic leaders. Read More
MEDIA RELEASE – 31 October 2007
FM Action Agenda’s Year 2 Report card
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The Facilities Management Action Agenda (FM Action Agenda) has released its Year 2 Implementation Report here and aboard, for this unique Australian initiative providing world class industry leadership. Read More
Click here for the Full Report 
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Sustainability in the Procurement of Facility Management Services
By Mike O’Shea, Director Currie & Brown, and Innovation Working Group member
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A recent Innovation Working Group survey confirmed a need to focus on procurement and sustainability and as a result a number of projects were identified including:
- A Procurement Project which will focus on relationships and the commercial model rather than the procurement process.
- A Sustainability Project which will result in the concentration of sustainability information and knowledge in one place for industry users to access (via the web portal). The project will focus on national and international performance benchmarks and standards and will identify best practice and technologies. Read more
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Changes for the FM Action Agenda Implementation Board
The Facilities Management Action Agenda Implementation Board and Recognition Working Groups are making very good progress and are working towards the release of the second annual report in August 2007.
Since the appointment of the Implementation Board last August that originally consisted of 14 industry leaders and ex officio members from the Department of Industry, Tourism & Resources to represent the Australian Government interests and FMA Australia acting as Secretariat, the Board has undergone a few changes. Read More
FM Action Agenda Reaches Midpoint
By Stephen Ballesty
Immediate Past Chairman, FMA Australia,
Deputy Chairman, FM Action Agenda
Managing Director | Advisory, Rider Levett Bucknall
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The Facilities Management (FM) Action Agenda was established by the Department of Industry, Tourism & Resources and produced its strategic plan entitled ‘Managing the Built Environment’ in 2005. The plan set out a 20 point action plan to improve the recognition of FM as a contributor to a more productive and sustainable built environment through improved innovation, education and regulatory reform.
The three year implementation phase has now reached its mid point and has already made significant progress across a wide range of initiatives. Highlights from our Recognition Working Group’s achievements on the key platforms include; Read More
October 2007 - IFMA Foundation’s Volunteer Rebuild Project - New Orleans
June 2008 - FM Action Agenda Reaches China, And Beyond
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