For the second consecutive year, IFMA Belgium Chapter hosted its ‘Summer Vibes’ event under a brilliant blue sky and nearly tropical temperatures. The chosen venue this time was the Sport Vlaanderen domain in Hofstade, one of the 14 sports centers operated by this organization. During his welcoming remarks, Kris Cloots, Vice President of IFMA Belgium Chapter and CEO & Country Manager of ISS Facility Services Belgium & Luxembourg, reflected on a year and a half of effective operation for the IFMA Belgium Chapter. The Belgian branch of the global professional association for Facility Managers now boasts over 120 members and is supported by more than 20 partners. Compared to other young IFMA chapters, Belgium is rapidly establishing itself as a well-rooted organization for and by FM professionals.

The future of work is hybrid, and BNP Paribas Fortis has understood that since well before the COVID pandemic. Their brand new office building at their headquarters in Brussels, Montagne du Parc, hosts 4,100 workplaces for over 8,000 employees. We sat down with BNP Paribas Fortis’ Marianne Kremer and application lead Kevin Huart, to discuss how they collaborated with PROCOS Group to smoothen the transition to hybrid working using the Facile app.

The FM Student Challenge provides a special opportunity for students to develop their skills and capabilities through a team challenge, make contacts with potential employers and fellow FM students. The winning team included three Belgian students.

Do you have a passion for coordinating, communicating and networking? Do you feel happy managing projects, organizing events and setting up a backoffice?

On Tuesday 14 March ’23, IFMA Belgium Chapter organised a theme evening around ‘Generation Z’. Those present were able to get to know Generation Z in the flesh, as the professional organisation brought together four enthusiastic students in the field of Facility Management who are about to graduate. A better representation of ‘Generation Z’ could not be imagined!

In the kitchen of the brainmove office, there is a dishwasher. Strangely enough, the agreements about filling and emptying this machine are not followed. Many organizations struggle with unwanted behaviour from their employees, such as having loud conversations in an open work environment, taking the elevator instead of the stairs, printing emails, leaving confidential notes on the whiteboard and moving office furniture. How do we deal with this? And how can we change this behaviour without having to play the bad guy?

Thursday evening, 16 February, IFMA Belgium Chapter invited its members to get acquainted with the ‘metaverse’ a concept that is appearing more and more often, has already acquired great name recognition, but in terms of content remains very unfamiliar and even puzzling to most.

Let’s start by wishing you all a prosperous 2023! We are sure that the new year will bring amazing FM challenges to tackle. As IFMA Belgium Chapter, it is our mission to help you to achieve your ambitious objectives.

Together with some 80 FM professionals from EMEA, a small group of motivated Belgians participated in IFMA World Workplace.

TWR2022 is the ideal opportunity to indulge in scientific insights into workplace strategy and change management.

IFMA Belgium will cooperate with KiCom for the 42nd Facility Night on Tuesday the 13th of December at La Sucrerie in Waver. If you become now a member of IFMA Belgium you can win a free entrance ticket for this Facility Night edition and you’re welcome to join us at the IFMA table during the diner.

The health crisis has profoundly changed the way employees look at their work. Employees are questioning the necessity of returning to the office, are attaching great importance to a work/life balance, while for organizations finding and retaining suitable people became more difficult than ever. Xwork responds to this with a co-working solution that is both innovative and practical.

For a Facility Manager, each project is a strategic challenge. You have to make sure that people, planet and profit aspects are integrated in everything you do. In the past we were mainly focused on energy saving and sustainability. Nowadays we’re talking about ESG, and our work covers three different domains: Environmental, Social and Governance. As such, Facility Managers have a huge impact on delivering the objectives linked to each of these domains.

Learn how the Level(s) indicator on ‘Life cycle Global Warming Potential’ can help you assess and report on the carbon performance of buildings!

FM is not an easy job! Do you have a promising rookie in your team? As IFMA Belgium, we want to put our hard working members in the picture. Especially those who have recently arrived on the FM scene and are pushing to make a difference.

Anton & Tom are recognized experts, daily interacting with Facility Managers and C-levels. In 2021, they decided to relaunch IFMA Belgium with a board of people sharing the same ambition: to position Facility Management as a strategic role within organizations. They oversee IFMA Belgium’s communication and marketing and put a lot of energy in delivering great content to inspire IFMA members. Today, they answer a few questions on the core enablers to implement an efficient workplace strategy!

Data and extensive collaboration must bring water management into the 21st century. The e availability of fresh water is under increasing pressure in Belgium. “Human beings have adapted the landscape to their own needs for decades and we are now bearing the consequences,” explain Kobe Geryl and Thomas De Ruyck (…)

Mitigating the climate and energy crises requires a massive reduction in our energy consumption. This is a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for all organizations. It is a resilience factor for companies faced with soaring costs…

Key Findings from exclusive roundtable discussions outlining insights from industry experts on the role of technology in the evolution of FM services.

Listen to our international panel discussion on workplace strategy with Clark Elliot, Marisa Toldo, Céline Chaverot & Martin Ruppe!

IFMA has embarked on a global effort to disseminate facility operations and performance data. This white paper focuses on concierge/housekeeping as well as the use of in-house versus outsources services for a variety of facility service contract types.

Our first edition of the IFMA Summer Vibes networking event is a fact! We had the right tropical temperature to get the vibes going. More than 80 FM professionals joined this unique event. IFMA Belgium welcomed the attendees with a well deserved refreshment drink before revealing the calendar for the next events in 2022.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) still has a limited presence within the facilities domain but includes a lot of potential to support companies in their quest for efficiency and sustainability.

Our board members, Jan-Maarten Van Damme & Kristof Schrijvers have answered several questions on the new challenges and priorities for Facility Managers. For them, Energy Management, Employees Retention and Sustainability are 3 strategic topics that should be handled by Facility Managers!

IFMA has embarked on a global effort to disseminate facility operations and performance data. This white paper focuses on sustainable operations and maintenance practices and is the first in a series of three reports summarizing performance of select buildings throughout Europe. While there is a small sample size for this pilot study, there are relevant findings to consider.

Sustainability is on everyone’s lips, but over the years it has also become an easily claimed umbrella term. Companies play an important role in the sustainability debate, but according to Meliopus, they also have a responsibility to set a good example for individuals and society.

After years of online meetings and virtual events, the World Workplace congress Europe was finally back in a physical format. De Hallen in Amsterdam were the perfect venue for a great event on “FM for a sustainable future”.

Immerse yourself in the world of E-mobility & learn how to prepare for this as a buyer, supply chain manager, logistics manager & facility manager! What’s in store for us? What is the future of E-mobility? How can you already prepare your organization & your infrastructure for this?

The world of work has changed beyond all recognition in recent years – and so have the demands of managers, employees, and customers. The experience that these stakeholders have come to expect is personalised, holistic, and integrated. In other words, what they expect is a Total Experience.

Aïcha Leeters, project manager in Facility Management, recently joined the board of IFMA Belgium to develop the activities and actions of the organization for Young Facility Managers. She is passionate about buildings, architecture and design, but also people and enjoys the challenge of finding the best partners to carry out a project as good as possible. Let’s learn more about her and her ambitions for IFMA.

Workplace experience in the new world of Hybrid Working continues to be a hot topic, not only in FM, but also in HR, Corporate Real Estate, and on many top management tables. The war for talent that many thought would have ended with Covid is flaring higher than ever before. The role of the physical workplace in attracting and retaining talent is being reconsidered from all angles.

Humans are very creative and inventive beings who look for solutions when the need arises. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many organisations to reinvent themselves:…

Intense discussions and great insights for our 1st brainstorming group!