September 14, 2007—The Open Standards Consortium for Real Estate (OSCRE) has announced that the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), the world’s leading association for professional facility managers, has joined OSCRE as an Executive Member—the highest level of partnership with the organization. IFMA will support OSCRE’s efforts to develop workplace standards and improve the efficiency, consistency and transparency of data used in the corporate supply chain, says OSCRE.
As a leading association for facility management professionals, IFMA represents thousands of members in countries around the world. IFMA members have a total combined purchasing power of $100 billion and manage more than 37 billion square feet of space.
“Technology is the newest facility management competency and it is revolutionizing how real property assets are managed and how fast critical information can be shared,” said David J. Brady, IFMA president and chief executive officer. “Previous to OSCRE’s initiatives, FM software used different platforms and there were no information exchange standards. Custom interfaces were necessary or time was wasted by manually re-keying information. Data standards enable facility professionals to readily share information with architects, designers, contractors, government officials and other stakeholders.”
