July 2001 - IFMA Seattle

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The Newsletter of the Greater Seattle Chapter of IFMA
July 2001
IFMA SEATTLE: YOUR RESOURCE FOR EXCELLENCE!
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Chapter Strategic Plan
IN THIS ISSUE
Members Info
page 3
Associates Mixer
page 3
CFM ? of the Month
page 3
Spotlight On...
page 4
Golf Outing!
page 5
Security sytems software
page 6
Announcing 2002 Officers
page 6
Calendar
page 7
Programz Corner
the back page
Our Mission
Create an environment that supports
the diverse membership of IFMA and
encourages each member’s growth
in the areas of facility management
most important to them individually.
W W W. I F M A S E A T T L E . O R G
One of our annual planning and organizational events is to
update our Strategic Plan and finalize our plans, budgets and
programs for the coming year. We take this opportunity to
conduct a self-assessment and refine our plans based on our
performance this past year. In a future message, we’ll also
share our Annual Report. The Board and Committees will be
meeting this month and your input is always welcome. Please contact any board
member or committee chair with your input. We emphasize membership feedback and
know that the quality of our membership experience is due in part to you taking the
time to tell us where to go (so to speak). See the Strategic Plan online on the chapter
web site at ifmaseattle.org.
“FORE ! !”
The Seattle Chapter’s Annual Golf Event will be held at Washington National on
Wednesday, September 12. We’re encouraging you to register early for this popular
event, as the attendance will be limited. Note that the title is “Golf Event”, not a
tournament and no serious competition. It’s really for the benefit of our Community
and Education partners and has been a very successful event. Proceeds benefit the
Sander Abrams scholarship fund for students in the UW Facilities Management Certificate Program and the Washington Special Olympics. So register now and help us help
these two worthy organizations.
Register Now for World Workplace 2001
World Workplace is the international conference and trade exposition sponsored by
IFMA and will be held in Kansas City, Missouri on September 23 thru 25, 2001. You
can see the conference program, schedules and even register online for this year’s
conference at: http://worldworkplace.org/. Seattle Chapter and Washington members
are invited to a Seattle Chapter Dinner on Monday night of the conference. Watch for
further details on the website and in your mailbox.
Looking forward . . .
To Major League Baseball Fun with the All Star Game in July
To a first time tour of the new Bellevue Art Museum in August
To the Annual Golf Event in September
To the World Workplace 2001 Conference in September
Regards,
the directory
page two
officers
committee chairs
president
advertising & promotions
public relations & member recognition
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Oasis, Inc.
Lees Carpets
John Benny, CFM
John Balch
tel:
206.667.5150
fax:
206.667.5104
email: [email protected]
tel:
206.545.7167
fax:
206.632.7803
email: [email protected]
Steven Stein
tel:
425.413.1231
fax:
425.413.1711
email: [email protected]
1st vice president
associates liaison
special events/golf
Horizon Air
Herman Miller
Facilities West
Ray Zimmerman, CFM
Robert Barnes
tel:
206.248.6331
fax:
206.248.6200
email: [email protected]
tel:
206.442.4353
fax:
206.386.8968
email: [email protected]
Dan Maus
tel:
425.337.6637
fax:
425.316.0609
email: [email protected]
2nd vice president
education
special events
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Horizon Air
Internap
Dean A. Baker, CFM
tel:
206.268.1734
fax:
206.268.2001
email: [email protected]
Ray Zimmerman, CFM (acting)
tel:
206.248.6331
fax:
206.248.6200
email: [email protected]
Chris Lewis, CFM
tel:
206.342.7025
fax:
206.264.1833
email: [email protected]
treasurer
membership
chapter administrator
University of Washington
Mannington
Shirley Bishop Inc.x
Ann Aumann
tel:
206.598.8476
fax:
206.598.4036
email: [email protected]
Julie Tonning
tel:
206.285.7633
fax:
206.285.1912
email: [email protected]
secretary
newsletter publisher
Optiva Corporation
Agilent Technologies
David W. Ling, CFM
tel:
425.396.2506
fax:
425.396.4851
email: [email protected]
Mary C. Joyce, CFM
tel:
206.664.2055
fax:
206.664.5001
email: [email protected]
immediate past president
programs
Facility Professional
Puget Sound Properties
Darren Toshi
tel:
206.779.2567
fax:
206.706.1991
email: [email protected]
Eric Postle
tel:
425.586.5646
fax:
425.455.9138
email: [email protected]
Alma Villegas
tel:
206.367.8704
fax:
206.367.8777
email: [email protected]
Seattle News is published monthly by and for the
members of the Greater Seattle Chapter of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA).
Opinions expressed in Seattle News do not necessarily represent the views of the association, its
members, or its Board Members.
IFMA is the premier professional association for
facility management. Representing the largest community of FM professionals on the planet, IFMA
membership comprises 18,000 facility professionals worldwide.
The Greater Seattle Chapter of IFMA serves to support our members on a local basis. Our Vision is to
be an organization that fosters social interaction and
opportunities for personal and professional growth
within the facility management industry.
For more information or to contact us, please visit
our website at www.ifmaseattle.org.
IFMA SEATTLE: YOUR RESOURCE FOR EXCELLENCE
members, the buzz, sponsorships
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J. J. Robert De Grasse, PE, BC
National Operations Manager
CB Richard Ellis
Jon A. Reiswig
Facilities Operations Manager
Boeing Employees Credit Union
Molly L. McMurray
Senior Account Manager
Ketiv Technologies Inc.
Patti J. Webber
Facilities Services & Supply Buyer
Nordstrom
Kevin G. Raley
Facilities Technician
Metawave Communications
Carol D. Wood
Account Representative
Spacesaver Corp.
members of mention:
5 years + for June
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Linda Coan
John M. Edwards
Bonnieclare N. Erling
Philip A. Giuntoli
John Naismith
Bob Rahr
Peter Renner, CFM
Nick Vlahovich
SAFECO Corporation
Perkins Coie
KPFF Consulting Engineers
Collins Woerman
Steelcase, Inc.
PEMCO Insurance
Wizards of the Coast
Steelcase, Inc.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
General Facilities Manager
Rowley Enterprises, Issaquah
Coordinates repairs, maintenance
and remodeling of facilities. May have
one or two areas of expertise including HVAC, appliance repair, and
carpentry, electrical or plumbing. Relies on experience and judgment to
plan and accomplish goals. A wide
degree of creativity, organization and
latitude is expected. This is a first-line
supervisory level exempt position.
www.ifmaseattle.org
for more information
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* Please contact Julie Tonning with any info or
interesting tidbits about our members in motion.
[email protected]
ASSOCIATES MIXER
Attention Associates: Mark your
calendars for July 18th! IFMA's
summer Associate Members will
be held at 4pm at the Pyramid
Brewery and Ale House by Safeco
Field. Come and enjoy the
camaraderie, hoist a pint or two,
network, and learn more about
how to get the most out of IFMA.
Parking will be easy as the M's
will be on the road whipping the
competition. Come join the fun!
RSVP to Robert Barnes at
206.442.4353
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CFM QUESTION OF
THE MONTH
The contractor submits to the facility
manager the final notice of completion
and asks for a signature. Project is
99% complete. The facility manager
should:
1) Ask to see all documents pertaining to
the tenant improvements and then sign
the form.
2) Not sign the form until you consider
the project complete.
3) Not sign the form until final occupancy permit is received.
4) Check with management and receive
its approval before signing form.
See page 6 for best answer.
SEATTLE NEWS JULY 2001
spotlight on...
page four
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY WORKPLACE
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This month spotlight is on the 21
Century Workplace. It is based on an
informative seminar and research
conducted by Knoll’s Christine Barber,
Director of Workplace Research and
DYG,
DYG a social and marketing research
firm. These two companies have been
working together for two years
exploring workplace issues. In 1998 a
qualitative study (focus groups) with
high tech workers was conducted and
in 1999 a national quantitative survey
of office workers.
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As we enter the 21 century, the
following six critical trends will impact
people’s attitudes towards work, how
they work, and where they will work:
(1) more diverse workforce on many
levels, (2) breakdown of boundaries,
(3) weakening of hierarchy, (4)
simplification, (5) passionate pursuit
of leisure, (6) personal freedom &
control.
retirement. How will this affect your
workplace and the management of
your facility? The Gen-Xer’s are the
trend leaders for the breakdown of
boundaries. They want reduced
compartmentalization. They want to
work from their homes, the car, the
beach, anyplace but the cubed world
of Dilbert. 55% would prefer a shared
enclosed space, open area, low walls,
or half walls versus the high walled
cubicles. The weakening of hierarchy
is due to workers having less respect
and faith in authority; at its worst,
mistrust and cynicism regarding
institutions. 61% of those in the study
strongly agreed that businesses focus
too much on profits and forget about
their employees and customers. Only
29% felt that most businesses still
care about the welfare of their
employees and try to be fair to their
customers. As a result, a loyalty
problem exists. Workers today have
less loyalty to their companies than
they used to. Companies expect a lot
more from workers today then they
used to and workers are expected to
get more done and to do it faster. This
will increase the demand for
simplification in order to reduce stress
and overload. Work is falling on the
priority list and the passionate pursuit
of leisure in rising. This trend is
especially increasing among the GenXer’s and the Boomers. Workers want
to have fun. For college-educated
generation-x and boomer men, knowing
how to have fun is a greater symbol of
success than working hard and making
it in their career. Having a sense of
freedom and autonomy and control in
all aspects of life is increasingly
important, especially to the upscale
and educated.
about their jobs and enjoy their jobs
more. It’s not all about technology.
The argument that workers care only
about technology and not space or
amenity issues in a workplace has been
refuted. A segment of the office
workers do hold this view, however,
they are a minority. The argument that
today’s office workers are so “on the
go” that they care little about their
workspace is also refuted. Most
workers are still in the office most of
the time.
In the survey, they tested an extensive
battery of workspace characteristics
and for each asked if it would make
them; more productive, less
productive, no impact on productivity,
more satisfied, less satisfied, no impact
on satisfaction. Technology, storage
space, climate control, quiet space
and space that could be personalized
to individual work styles had the
greatest impact on productivity.
Ergonomic chair, visually appealing
workspace, lighting control, privacy and
exterior window have a moderate
impact on productivity. “Analytic”
workers are more likely to say an
ergonomically designed chair would
improve
their
productivity;
“Supervisors” are more likely to say a
private workspace would improve their
productivity; and “Creative” workers
place more importance on an exterior
window. For most workspace
characteristics tested, there is a high
correlation between what workers say
will make them more satisfied and
more productive.
In 1998, 55% of Masters Degrees
were earned by women compared to
40.1% in 1971. The projections for
2007 is the 9.2 million women will be
enrolled in college compared to 6.9
million men. The current flextime boom
was essentially female driven. 50% of
female workers with young children
report they would be more satisfied at
work if on-site day care were provided.
50% of all workers would be satisfied
at work if a fitness center existed and
33% of office workers would be more
satisfied if an errand service (dry
cleaning, video rental, etc.) were
provided at work. Some companies
even have lactating rooms for women
that are breast-feeding. These are
For more information regarding
workspace trends, check out Knoll’s
just a few of the ways in which the
workplace will be impacted by the
website at www.knoll.com.
increase in female workers, not to
mention the increase in racial diversity Workspace is tied to job enjoyment.
and older workers. 80% of baby Having a nice workspace is the key
boomers plan to “work” during thing that helps people feel better
Terri Lundberg is a Commercial Account Executive with CORT Furniture Rental, the nation’s leading
nationwide furniture rental company. For more information, or to suggest a company for Spotlight On... call
206.441.5857 or email to [email protected].
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ANSWER:
CFM Question of the Month
The best answer is #3.
golf outing!
page five
4th Annual
IFMA Seattle Golf Outing
Dan Maus
Facilities West
2001 Social Chair
“Going-Going-Gone”
Your Golf Committee has secured Washington National Golf Club in Auburn
again for
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this year’s event. Mark you calendar for Wednesday, September 12 . This “home
of the Husky’s” golf course with a University of Washington theme received rave
reviews last year and numerous requests to come back this year. Proceeds again will
benefit Special Olympics Washington, the University of Washington Facilities Management program and the Sander Abrams Scholarship Program. Registration is filling up
fast! Last years event sold out early.
We must limit this year’s participation to 144 players. When they’re gone, they’re gone.
Fill out your registration form today to ensure that you will be part of this “mustattend” social event. Reward your peers, associates and customers by treating
them to a fun filled day that includes: golfing and cart, barbeque lunch, prizes
and much more.
REGISTRATION MATERIALS ON-LINE AT
AT www.ifmaseattle.org.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Peter Renner, CFM at 425-204-8027 or [email protected].
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
S e a n C o m e r at 206-343-7401 or [email protected].
PRIZE DONATIONS (cups, shirts, products, etc)
Dan Maus at 206-714-8900 or [email protected]
Take action now to ensure your spot in the 4th Annual IFMA Seattle Golf Outing
at Washington National Golf Course.
SEATTLE NEWS JULY 2001
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article
Vigilos Software Delivers Systems Integration
--Brenda Snowden
At last month’s the “Best of the Northwest” Facility Management Conference
more than 80 facility managers met to share information about making their
existing systems better suit their business needs. I heard comments about how
data was locked in archaic, standalone systems that weren’t intelligent, and
relied on proprietary software managing intrusion and access control panels
made by various manufacturers. The headaches of multi-locations were
severe.
Facility managers now have new, patent-pending software from Vigilos, Inc.
called Avanta™ to help them integrate and manage security data. This is a
browser-based software that collects data from disparate systems, evaluates
it against customer-defined rules, automatically notifies individuals of alarm
activity, and allows system control and management via a Web browser.
Avanta integrates data from various security subsystems and evaluates the
data against business rules written by facility managers. Rules can incorporate
data created by one or many subsystems. For example a rule could be written
to provide automatic notification when a parking garage camera detects
motion, yet the door to the facility was not opened, and no valid card read was
granted in the access control system controlling the vehicle gate. Based on
information from these three systems, circumstances may suggest an intruder
in a parking garage.
Once an event occurs, the software automatically notifies the appropriate
personnel via phone, e-mail or wireless device. Using a browser-based
personal digital assistant (PDA), laptop, or desktop PC, activity can be viewed
and corrective action taken. Not only can Avanta manage data from disparate
systems (like access control, CCTV and intrusion), it can integrate data
generated by various manufacturers’ hardware and from geographically dispersed buildings so that all facilities can be tied together and viewed from one
computer. Think of having one “security dashboard!”
Vigilos hosts Avanta from a secure, central data warehouse to facilitate
maintenance and upgrade processes, and to provide a repository for archived
data. This software eases the burden on IT staffs and delivers new features
and release updates quickly and easily, unlike traditional client/server applications. Users do not need a “black box” or any locally-stored software, just a
standard Web browser loaded on off-the-shelf computers from well-known
manufacturers.
2002 SEATTLE
CHAPTER OFFICERS
The ballots are in and the roster
of candidates as presented have
been confirmed by the membership of the Seattle Chapter.
The Chapter Officers for the 2001
- 2002 fiscal year are:
President
John Benny, CFM
Vice President
Ray Zimmerman, CFM
Secretary
David Ling, CFM
Treasurer
Ann Aumann
The upcoming year promises to
be another exciting and successful year! Thank you for your
support of the Seattle Chapter.
Your participation and input are
critical to the continued success
of the chapter. Please feel free
to contact any of the Board
members listed in the directory
with any feedback.
-2002 Nominations Committee
When you are asked to evaluate ways to integrate your systems (and don’t want
to suggest “rip and replace”) consider that hosted software can deliver a viable
alternative.
Brenda Snowden is on the end user application team at Vigilos, Inc. She has been in
the security integration industry for nearly seven years, most recently with Pinkerton
Systems Integration. Her phone number is 206-728-6464 x 123.
IFMA SEATTLE:
YOUR RESOURCE FOR
EXCELLENCE!
the calendar
page seven
**Board Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month at 7:30am.
July 2001
18th - Associate’s Summer Social Event,
Pyramid Brewery & Alehouse
September 2001
12th - Annual Golf Event, Washington Nat’l
August 2001
21st- 7:30am - Bellevue Art Museum
October 2001
16th - 7:30am - Tour: Microsoft Home 2
22nd-25th - World Workplace, Kansas City
November 2001
20th - TomorrowSpace
January 2002
Happy New Year!
December 2001
5th - Holiday Recognition Event
February 2002
20th - Chapter Event
TBD - Educational Symposium
March 2002
20th - Chapter Event
May 2002
15th - Chapter Event
Driving instructions to VoiceStream Wireless are at www.ifmaseattle.org.
April 2002
17th - Chapter Event
June 2002
19th - Chapter Event
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Programz Corner
Eric Postle, Programs Committee
TOUR BAM!
Are you looking for Culture, Fun, and a peek into the future of museum design? Then you won't want to miss
IFMA's August tour! In August, IFMA Seattle will be touring the BELLEVUE ART MUSEUM in downtown
Bellevue. This innovative 36,000 sq. ft. state of the art museum was designed by world renowned architect
Steven Holl. This unique Art Center includes classroom space for paint. print and drawing, as well as Gallery
areas, a unique Exhibition Hall lecture areas, and much more.
Time: 7:30am-9:00am
Date: August 21, 2001
Place: The Bellevue Art Museum
Cost: $10 members, $15 non members
**RSVP to 206-367-8704**
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