By esevitz@ifma.org The IFMA Foundation has published papers presented at the World Workplace 2014 Conference and Expo Academic and Research Track via IJFM, an independent online academic journal. The Academic and Research Track at World Workplace was developed to meet the strict academic requirements of most higher education institutions. Each submitted paper is double-blind reviewed, corrected, formally resubmitted and reviewed a second time before being approved for presentation and publication. Topics addressed in 2014 include BIM/COBie, green building performance, tenant satisfaction, external service providers, food waste and more. Abstracts and full PDFs of the 2014 papers can be accessed at www.ijfm.net/index.php/ijfm/issue/view/12. The foundation’s goal is to have more than 25 successful submissions each year. Additionally, the foundation is developing a separate track for graduate students pursuing research and academic careers, availability of which is targeted for World Workplace 2015, Oct. 7-9 in Denver, Colorado, USA. A call for papers notice for the 2015 Academic and Research Track will be published in January 2015. Details will be made available via IFMA and IFMA Foundation communication vehicles, and at foundation.ifma.org. If you have any questions, please contact Steve Lockwood, CFM, director accreditation and academic affairs, Facility Management Accreditation Commission (FMAC) and IFMA Foundation, at +1-281-974-5601 or steve.lockwood@ifma.org.

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