Chapter Events

January Roundtable

Professional Credentials – Facility Professionals Only

Friday, January 23, 2026

10:00AM - 11:00AM

Lunch and Learn

Operational Performance Solutions

Friday, January 30, 2026

11:30AM - 1:00PM

Lunch and Learn

Leases as Leverage: Aligning Owners and Tenants Towards a Low-Carbon Future

Friday, February 27, 2026

11:30AM - 1:00PM

Save the Date: Expo

Wednesday May 13, 2026

More details coming soon!

Save the Date: 2026 Annual Golf Tournament

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

8:00AM - 4:00PM

More details coming soon!

Check Out Our Entire Calendar of Events

Chapter Announcements

Member Highlights:

We love spotlighting our members and the work you are doing to transform the field of Facilities Management. Want to be highlighted or know someone doing awesome work?

Looking to hire in the Facilities Management field?

We’d love to help spread the word! Share your job posting with us, and we’ll feature it on our Career Center page.

Mentorship Program

The Greater Seattle Chapter of IFMA Mentorship Program creates pathways to career success through the collaborative engagement between experienced and early career FM professionals.

In alignment with the greater strategy of the Greater Seattle Chapter of IFMA and Education Committee Charter, the Mentorship program serves as a member benefit, with shared value for both Mentors and Mentees. This program pairs Mentees with knowledgeable Mentors, providing tenured FM’s an opportunity to share their valuable knowledge to enhance the development of the next generation of industry professionals.

Participants also serve as IFMA Ambassadors, speaking to the benefits of a career in FM, IFMA credentials/programming, and connecting purpose with this line of work.

Interested in becoming a mentee or mentor? Visit https://www.ifmaseattle.org/mentorship-resources for more information!

Regional News

SEATTLE BEPS | BEPS Director’s Rule Released

OSE released the final BEPS Director’s Rule earlier this month. OSE incorporated feedback from the public comment period it held following the release of the draft Rule.

Read the Director's Rule on OSE's website.

BENCHMARKING

Seattle achieved higher than 96 percent Energy Benchmarking compliance for 2024! Data on the Seattle Energy Benchmarking Map and Seattle Open Data portal.

Help Desk Contact Info

Energy Benchmarking: EnergyBenchmarking@seattle.gov | 206-727-8484

Building Tune-Ups: BuildingTuneUps@seattle.gov | 206-727-8863

Clean Buildings Performance Standard

The Smart Buildings Center’s Clean Buildings Performance Standard Technical Assistance provides statewide benchmarking assistance, support, resources, and trainings to assist building owners in reaching compliance with the Clean Buildings Performance Standard.

The service is being sponsored and made possible by the Washington State Department of Commerce and participating utilities.

BOC Courses

IFMA members receive $100 off any BOC course registration, visit theboc.info/wa for more information or contact melanie.danuser@buildingpotential.org

Navigator Coaching Cohort Info Sessions

1/8, 1/20, 1/27, or 2/4, hosted by the Seattle Building Emissions Navigator

2026 is a great year to begin preparing your building because starting in 2027, the Seattle Building Emissions Performance Standard (BEPS) will require building owners to submit plans for meeting incrementally lower building emissions targets that eventually reach net-zero.

To help you understand BEPS and develop your plan for compliance, the City of Seattle provides support through the Seattle Building Emissions Navigator. The Navigator offers free group training and customized technical assistance for your building — and it’s available to building operators, owners, and property management teams.

Seattle City Light SEM program

Seattle City Light is offering a new no-cost program for commercial and multifamily buildings that are larger than 20,000 square feet. The Multifamily Strategic Energy Management (MSEM) program will launch in March! A second Commercial Strategic Energy Management cohort will launch in Fall 2026.

This coaching and training program will help commercial and multifamily buildings lower their energy consumption, prepare to meet the requirements of the Washington Clean Buildings Performance Standard (WA CBPS) and—for buildings within the city limits of Seattle—the Seattle Building Emissions Performance Standard (Seattle BEPS). Here are some of the benefits of participating in this program:

Learn how to lower operating costs and achieve persistent energy saving and emissions reduction.
Get on the path to compliance with both the Washington Clean Buildings Performance Standard and Seattle Building Emissions Performance Standard.
Join dynamic quarterly workshops, offering technical and organizational training and the opportunity to share practices and solutions alongside peers.
Work with an energy and climate coach for ongoing support throughout the program – up to two years. This includes:
One site walkthrough to identify energy-saving opportunities and help prioritizing project implementation.
Assessments and action plan to support integrating energy into business practices.
Coordination with the organization’s extended energy team to address specific needs and goals.
The program is free for participants. Your investment is your time spent attending workshops and activities – an investment which should yield energy savings as well as valuable organizational benefits.

Want to learn more about the Seattle City Light SEM program? Join an upcoming 60-minute information session! Register in advance:

Questions? Email: snaegelin@stillwaterenergy.com

IFMA National News

Human-centered AI: Transforming FM without losing trust

In the global race to modernize, facility management teams are being asked to lead with innovation — often at the intersection of human labor, automation and artificial intelligence. Yet the success of AI in FM is not a purely technological outcome. It hinges on trust, adoption, resilience and strategic value. While forward-looking organizations are deploying to integrate AI across facilities, they must find ways to keep people at the center of the journey. From data governance and service-level agreements to employee morale and sustainability, innovation unpacks the transformation of FM into a more agile, data-driven and human-first function.

Are you interested in joining us in 2026 as an Annual Sustaining Sponsor?

Email office@ifmaseattle.org for more info!

Connect with IFMA

International Facility Management Association

5727 Baker Way NW Suite 200 | Gig Harbor, WA 98332

(253) 265-3042

https://www.ifma.org/