A resource to help individuals effectively
manage & maintain a variety of facilities.
Academic Facilities Council, a part of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), offers facility managers and space planners a resource to help them deal with the many unique challenges they encounter each day managing facilities. These individuals must effectively plan, design, construct, utilize and maintain a variety of buildings, grounds and equipment including classrooms, computer labs, residence halls and apartments, athletic facilities, dining halls, theaters, laboratories, libraries and health care facilities. The students, instructors and researchers who utilize these facilities have needs that may radically differ from conventional building tenants.
IFMA is the world’s largest and most widely recognized international association for professional facility managers, supporting more than 19,000 members in 78 countries. The association’s members, represented in 123 chapters and 16 councils worldwide, manage more than 37 billion square feet of property and annually purchase more than US$100 billion in products and services. Formed in 1980, IFMA certifies facility managers, conducts research, provides educational programs, recognizes facility management certificate programs and produces World Workplace, the world’s largest facility management conference and exposition. To join and follow IFMA’s social media outlets online, visit the association’s LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter pages. For more information, visit the IFMA press room or www.ifma.org.
Would you like to become a member of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA)? Click here to become a member.

AFC Blog
This blog will be a location to post and respond to information for AFC members. Currently this blog is under construction. Please check back for future updates..

Council Resources
The AFC offers many resources to council members, including council newsletters, articles and member submissions, links to other organizations in the industry, and job postings. This information is for council members; therefore it requires a user name and password. If you have forgotten your username and password or would like to become an AFC member contact Jeannie Nguyen.

Membership Community
The AFC also offers resources that are available only to council members and require a login to access. These resources are available on our Community page.
Upcoming Events
- October 25-26, 2010: Academic Facilities Council Fall Conference. Click here for preliminary agenda
- October 27-29, 2010: IFMA's World Workplace Conference and Expo
What's New
AFC is 20 Years Old
This year the AFC is 20 years old. Watch here for special events to commemorate the anniversary.

IFMA Foundation - FMpedia
Help others learn the language of FM. The IFMA Foundation is proud to bring you FMpedia, an accessible glossary of 800 to 900 descriptions, terms and abbreviations related to facility management. Click here to listen to a recorded version of a short introductory webinar to learn more about this new tool. IFMA Foundation Trustee Eric Teicholz, IFMA Fellow gives a brief overview of how it works and how you can provide definitions from your industry. Explore FMpedia on your own.

