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2011 A Year of ‘Great Successes’ for AFE Building a ‘global agenda’ was one of the most important accomplishments of AFE in 2011, helping our current members enjoy many of the opportuni-ties and building technologies from countries around the globe. But as Carley noted as he rounds out his fi rst year as the organization’s executive director, 2011 was a year of ‘great successes for AFE.’ Those successes include: Q Maintaining outstanding customer service levels Q Partnered with the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) to develop the fi rst in the nation educational program to certify government building operators in high performance building maintenance (GOHP). Q Increased attendance at Facilities America and expanded participation leadership meetings. Q Formation of the Leadership Development Institute to train AFE’s current and future leaders. Q Expanded the size of our corporate offi ces while increasing our corporate staff by nearly 30 percent (over 2010) to respond more quickly and completely to customer requests. Q Increased Facilities Engineering Journal advertising revenue by nearly 75 percent in January 2012 (compared to January 2011). Q Signed major new corporate sponsor (IDEAL Industries) and renewed more than 80 percent of current corporate sponsors and Global Technical Partners. Q Improved webinar program with new technology, and more relevant topics to help generate higher attendance. Q New computers to help improve employee productivity. Q Increased number of “Legislative Alerts” to make members aware of legislation initiative in Washington D.C. that could have an impact on the facilities profession throughout the country. Q Participated on Capital Hill (Washington, DC) as a major contributor and partner with the Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act (FBPTA) of 2010. Q More than doubled 2011 profi t projections Q Signifi cantly increased the number of executive level meetings with Fortune 500 companies. buildings operations. While eff orts to conserve energy helped limit U.S. consumption to one half of one percent between 2002 and 2008, China's energy demand almost doubled over the same period, according the U.S. Department of Energy's Buildings Energy Data Book . Th e same report noted that China consumed the second largest amount of primary energy (85.1 quads), produced the largest share of carbon dioxide emissions in the world. Carley strongly believes that these statistics underscore how important it is for AFE to promote its programs throughout the world. “AFE acts as an information-sharing resource for all of the new products and services now available to profession-als, who maintain, operate and manage buildings and other facilities throughout the world,” he said. “It is through our webinars, education sessions at trade shows, facilities tours, or our education and certifi cation programs, we strive to be con-tinually at the forefront of the worldwide revolution in building maintenance and operations. By reaching out to the facilities professionals throughout the world, AFE can help our members whether they are from Paris, Shanghai —or Peoria.” FEJ Richard Stukey is senior editor of the Facilties Engineering Journal and business development director for the Association for Facilities Engineering. It’s too HOT, It’s too COLD Ceiling Air Diffusers With an Innovative Design They’re quiet and SAVE on energy bills (tests reveal a savings of 28%) Eliminates HOT or COLD drafts blowing on people Mixes supply air with room air quickly for uniform temperatures CONTACT US FOR A TRIAL OFFER! Linden, MI 48451 www.applausedistr.com Phone: 810-569-3000 E-Mail: sales@applausedistr.com January | February 2012 Q  Facilities Engineering Journal Q  www.AFE.org 17

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