🎉Following a successful launch, an IFMA delegation visited Latitude 0 for our first ever facilities visit as an association.
#builtenvironment#IFMA#IFMAUG
@IFMAUganda chapter has been launched today, with Presidents from IFMA Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda present and Rwanda is yet to come on board soon next year.
Transforming the facilities management landscape in Uganda, Africa and the world starts with us
🎉Welcome IFMA UGANDA CHAPTER to the IFMA family.
#IFMA#IFMAUG#builtenvironment
We are excited to welcome:
📌Eng. Sheriff Daramola, IFMA Nigeria Chapter President
📌Sampson Opare-Agyemang, IFMAGhana Chapter President
📌Mizero Herve, IFMA Rwanda Chapter President
for the #IFMAUG CHAPTER official launch this Thursday, 30th April, 2026 at Protea Marriott Hotel.
#builtenvironment
Facilities management is easy to ignore… until something stops working.
But behind every well-run building is a team quietly keeping things efficient, safe, and sustainable.
Sustainability in the built environment isn’t just about how a building is designed. It’s about how it’s run every single day.
Facilities management makes the difference by:
📌Reducing energy use through smarter operations
📌Keeping systems running efficiently for longer
📌Cutting waste and managing resources better
📌Creating healthier, more comfortable spaces for people
A “green” building on paper means very little if it’s not managed properly.
Real impact happens in the day-to-day decisions; what gets maintained, what gets switched off, what gets improved.
If we’re serious about sustainability, every organization must have a facilities manager.
It is only 6 days to the official launch of #IFMAUG Have you booked your seat?
We are officially launching the #IFMAUG chapter on 30th April, 2026 and you are invited!
The power of facilities management has gone unrecognized for far too long, and we are on a mission to change that.
Come network with facilities managers, developers, government official and other professionals who are shaping the #builtenvironment we live in daily.
More than 25,000 @IFMA facilities management professionals in 100+ countries have committed their careers to making the world a better place...literally...by taking care of the world we live in.
The #builtenvironment is more than your cozy apartment. It is schools, airports, manufacturing plants, roads, hotels, supermarkets, banks and more.
#Facilitiesmanagers spend everyday of the year making sure that your building, utilities and just about every part of your facility is in tip top shape.
So, the flex is real.
And we would not have it any other way.
We are officially launching the #IFMAUG chapter on 30th April, 2026 and you are invited!
The power of facilities management has gone unrecognized for far too long, and we are on a mission to change that.
Come network with facilities managers, developers, government official and other professionals who are shaping the #builtenvironment we live in daily.
Lara Paemen @IFMA will be our guest speaker at a live online webinar at 11:30 am EAT.
Invite a friend, invite a student @MakCEDAT & be in the room.
Most people only notice the built environment when it fails.
...when traffic doesn’t move
...when the office is overheating
...when water systems break
...when spaces feel uncomfortable or unhealthy
But when it works?
It’s invisible.
But we want to change that!
If you work in the built environment, whether in:
📌#FacilitiesManagement
📌#Architecture
📌#Engineering
📌#Construction
📌#UrbanPlanning
It's your time to shine.
Describe your day-to-day contribution to the built environment in one sentence in the comments.
Many people spend large amounts of each day indoors—in many cases, 80–90%—in a house, an automobile, a waiting room, an office or other workplace, or a confined space accessible to the general public, such as a store or a restaurant. These are all part of the #builtenvironment
From the moment you wake up to the moment you sleep, most of what you touch, walk on, sit in, or rely on…was designed, built, and is being managed by someone.
Everyone experiences the built environment…
but not everyone knows who’s behind it.
If you are a prefessional in the built environment, share what you do in the comments below.