Projects in Progress

12 Cities Study: Operations & Maintenance, CRE Insights, Salary & Compensation

Facility professionals and mid-to-large FM service providers frequently seek leasing, salary information and facility operations data for major geographic regions throughout the world. IFMA’s study will collect these metrics for 12 of the most populated cities/ metropolitan statistical areas throughout the world, filling in the data gap for the built environment.

The 12 Cities include: 

Space Planning:
Post-COVID Update

In July 2020, IFMA published the Space Planning Benchmark Report. The Report provided facility professionals and their industry consultants with information to make informed decisions and enhance the value communicated in their next business case. This project will update the reported benchmarks with the latest information while also creating new benchmarks related to facility space planning and management technologies, including sensor usage and the workplace of the future.

Return to Work Study

Facility professionals are being called on to provide leadership in how employees return to the office, create socially distanced environments, and enhance the overall workspace (perhaps much more so than in the past). IFMA’s Space Planning and Benchmarking Report found that 57% of more than 1,100 facility professionals did not follow any formal shutdown process, and 43% do not have any formal reopening plans available.

This research project will to evaluate the facility manager’s role in enabling a successful Reentry Program, and will assess the timelines, tools, and lessons learned of bringing personnel back to the office.