New BOMA 360 Performance Program

BOMA International has announced the development of the BOMA 360 Performance Program, a groundbreaking new program designed to validate and recognize commercial properties that demonstrate best practices in all major areas of building operations and management. A BOMA 360 Performance Building designates that a property is being managed to the highest standards of excellence. The BOMA 360 Performance Program is an online self-assessment that evaluates six major areas of building operations and management and benchmarks a building's performance against industry standards. Applicants must achieve the required number of points to be recognized as a BOMA 360 Performance Building. If you have questions, contact Ron Burton at rburton@boma.org.  For additional information, click here.


Who's Who in CRE

Congratulations to the following BOMA-Atlanta members, who were named to the Atlanta Business Chronicle's 2009 Who's Who in Commercial Real Estate list: Grace Bickham, RPA, with
Carter Property Management; Mark Dukes, RPA, with Duke Realty Corp.; and Gabriel Eckert, CAE, with BOMA-Atlanta.


Fluke Recalls Digital Clamp Meters

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recently announced a voluntary recall of around 52,000 digital clamp meters made by the Fluke Corp. Although no injuries have been reported, the Fluke meters can fail to give appropriate voltage readings, resulting in the false assumption that electrical power has been turned off. Consumers should stop using these recalled products immediately and contact Fluke for a free replacement meter. For a complete list of model and serial numbers associated with the recall, or for more information, click here.
 
Benchmarking your building's energy performance is a key first step to understanding your building's energy consumption, reducing your carbon footprint and achieving LEED certification.  You can assess your buildings' energy performance, water efficiency and carbon emissions using the ENERGY STAR program's free Portfolio Manager tool.  All property managers, facility managers and building engineers are invited to join us on August 18 at 11:30 a.m. as ENERGY STAR Regional Program Manager Danny Orlando provides a comprehensive overview of the ENERGY STAR program, reviews the benchmarking tools available for your building and gets you started on the path to achieving an ENERGY STAR rating for your commercial or medical office property.  Click here for more information or to register.


BOMA International Publications

The 2008 Experience Exchange Report (EER) is available in book and CD-ROM form from BOMA International. Use the EER to demonstrate how efficiently you manage your building. To order the 2008 EER, call BOMA International at 800-426-6292 or click here. BOMA International also offers the Standard Method for Measuring Floor Area in Office Buildings. Since 1915, this book has been the only floor measurement method for commercial real estate approved by the American National Standards Institute, making it a must for building owners, property and facility managers. To order the BOMA Standard, call BOMA International at 800-426-6292.


City of Atlanta Recycling and Materials Recommendations

Recently, the City of Atlanta has created a Recycling and Materials Management Stakeholder Task Force. BOMA-Atlanta has obtained a seat on the task force and is the only commercial real estate nonprofit group on the task force. Click here to view the PDF document with a list of recommendations the task force has proposed.  If you have any questions or comments on the proposals, please contact Gabriel Eckert at geckert@boma-atlanta.org.  BOMA-Atlanta will likely be advocating for changes to some of the proposals.



New LEED Program Launched