A call for people with a passion for Facilities Management and the built environment who are keen on innovation and research has been made.
The coordinators of CIB W070 – Facilities Management and Maintenance propose meeting with both existing and potential members to set the way forward. The aim of the meeting is twofold – to introduce the new co-ordinators of W070 – Carmel Lindkvist, Sarel Lavy and Nora Johanne Klungseth, and to plan future activities and engagement of the working commission.
The meeting will be held on Tuesday 18th March at 14:00 CET
We invite you for a member meeting and look forward to your active input
Outline agenda for the members meeting is:
- Presentation of the new co-ordinators of W070 Facilities Management and Maintenance
- Progress/thoughts for W070 CIB World Building Congress 2025
- Discussions with W070 members:
- How would they like the W070 activities to be? And what meeting frequency should be kept?
- Do you dare to do an alternative presentation style on WBC25? We would like to test something new and exciting
- W111 merging with W070 process and your desires
Coordinators will also ask members for advice and suggestions for activities we as a group can do outside the WBC and the W070 conferences.
Coordinators are seeking your input on how we can make this a great commission for you and are looking forward to meeting you and hearing your thoughts!
Are you new to FM?
Facilities Management is an “organizational function which integrates people, place, and process within the built environment with the purpose of improving the quality of life of people and the productivity of the core business.” [Source ISO 41011]
New to CIB W070?
The Working commission W070 are a group of people with passion for Facilities Management (FM) and the built environment who are keen on innovation and research. You can read the aims of W070 below and further information about the objective and scopes of our commission see here.
The aims of W070
The aims of the commission are:
- to foster a deeper understanding of how our built environment influences human behavior, health and organizational productivity
- to promote the strategic and operational value of facilities management and asset maintenance in meeting emerging business challenges
- to forge closer links and collaboration between the financial, technical, sociological and operational aspects of facilities management and asset maintenance through an integrated resource management approach
- to disseminate the findings of research work on facilities management and asset management to a wider audience
- to provide a forum for the exchange of know-how and best practice in education, research and industry that addresses physical workplace and functional workspace demands
- to communicate the work of CIB W070 by publication of its symposium proceedings.
