This is a composite schedule of the benchmarking data milestones (in color), the shared practice meetings & events (in black), and the steering committee meetings (in gray – all participants welcome). Registration links and details are updated monthly as the meeting agendas are established.
The benchmarking data schedule is designed to allow participants to input their data and review it thru various draft report cycles. This assures that the overall quality of the benchmarking report is maintained. We schedule most support webinars at two different times to allow participation from different time zones.
Key Dates: 2024 Utility Facility Benchmarking Program
All meeting times listed for New York for EST/EDT and estimated for other time zones, check your local time for any event of interest. This is the tentative schedule but specific meeting dates and times are subject to change
Jan 10
Steering Committee Meeting: Open discussion of refinements for 2024 program.
3:00 pm EST / 12:00 pm PST
Jan 24
Instead of Shared Practice Meeting: Utilities Council Town Hall Session
3:00 pm EST / 12:00 pm PST
Feb 14
Steering Committee Meeting: Open discussion of refinements for 2024 program; Finalize any metrics changes
3:00 pm EST / 12:00 pm PST
Feb 28
Shared Practice Meeting: General Discussion – Space/Occupancy Metrics, Work Order Metrics
3:00 pm EST / 12:00 pm PST
Mar 13
No Steering Committee Meeting
NFMT
Apr 1
Website open for data input
Input preliminary data until June
Apr 11-12
IFMA UC Spring Meeting – Registration Page
11:00 am – 2:00 pm EDT / 8:00 am – 11:00 am PDT (Virtual)
Apr 24
Shared Practice Meeting: Using Benchmarking Metrics for Facility Master Planning
by Curtis Slife, AIA, NCARB, RCFM, FMP, IFMA Fellow, FM Solutions
3:00 pm EDT / 12:00 pm PDT
May 22
Shared Practice Meeting: General Discussion – Service Center Planning and Budgeting
3:00 pm EDT / 12:00 pm PDT
Jun 12
No Steering Committee Meeting this month
Jun 26
Instead of Shared Practice Meeting: Utilities Council Town Hall Session
3:00 pm EDT / 12:00 pm PDT
Jul 1
Draft Report available (updated every week)
Continue inputting data/make revisions until Sept, comments on draft reports
Jul 24
Shared Practice Meeting: Facility Condition Assessments – Practices and Use
3:00 pm EDT / 12:00 pm PDT
Sep 11
Steering Committee Meeting: discuss and finalize any report changes
3:00 pm EDT / 12:00 pm PDT (* Please register to be notified if schedule changes)
Sep 25
Shared Practice Meeting: Principles and Trends for Fleet Maintenance Facilities
by Norman Barrientos, Barrientos Design
3:00 pm EDT / 12:00 pm PDT
Sep 27
Final data adjustments and corrections deadline
** Extended until October 25
Sep 30
Final Report available
** October 28
Oct 7-8
IFMA UC Fall Meeting including Benchmarking Overview
San Antonio TX (2 Days before IFMA World Workplace)
Oct 9
No Steering Committee Meeting
World Workplace
Oct 23
NO Shared Practice Meeting this month
** Shared Survey on Building Mechanics/Engineers Due
Nov 13
Benchmarking Report Review (Instead of Steering Committee Meeting)
3:00 pm EST / 12:00 pm PST
Dec 4
Shared Practice Meeting: Discussion of Emerging Issues
3:00 pm EST / 12:00 pm PST *Note* 1 week later than normal due to Thanksgiving
Dec 11
Steering Committee Meeting – Review 2024 program and discuss 2025 program
3:00 pm EST / 12:00 pm PST
Dec
No Shared Practice Meeting: Holiday Break
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