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Commercial Real Estate
contributes to economy
● BOMA International's 17,000
members own or manage more than 9 billion square feet of
office space -- the equivalent of 323 square miles of space.
● The commercial real estate industry is a significant
contributor to the nation's economic engine. In 2009,
the office building industry contributed $118.4 billion to
the U.S. economy.
● Real estate is one of the leading employers in the United
States. Office building operations alone supported
more than 1 million jobs in 2009. Firms in the
commercial real estate industry employ building managers,
asset managers, custodial staff, security staff, brokers,
and accountants and retain a myriad of other services
through contract, such as legal consulting, landscape
maintenance, and window cleaning to name just a few.
● BOMA members have an annual payroll of $600 million in
custodial staff alone. For contract cleaning, BOMA
members pay over $700 million annually.
● The office building
industry generated $37.6 billion in new personal earnings
for workers residing within these office an market areas and
respective state economies in 2009.
● The
performance of commercial real estate has historically been
a key driver to economic growth in the long term. |
Coming up
...
on
February 29
EXPO 2012
BOMA/Suburban Chicago's annual trade show
Event open to property professionals
only No non-member vendors.
on
March 15
Members Lunch
BOMA/Suburban Chicago's annual trade show
featuring
Stephen
Ayers, Architect of the Capitol
Event open to members &
property professionals.
No non-member vendors.
JOB POSTINGS
GSA is
looking for a PROPERTY MANAGER (Rockford).
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Click here to read what
BOMA/Suburban Chicago attendees have to say about
their
BOMA International Conference
experiences! |
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Assistant Property
Manager (Evanston):
Responsible for supporting the Property Manager in achieving
Client investment objectives through the support and
administration of activities involving lease administration,
tenant/employee relations, systems, procedures, financial
systems and coordination.
Click here for more information.
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To find the
VALUE
you and your owners have been searching for
click on these links
About
BOMA
Benefits
Information
or contact BOMA/Suburban Chicago
at 847/995-0970.
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Are you
looking for
your special niche?
BOMA/Suburban
Chicago has a place for you ...
● Commercial Office Condominium,
click here.
● Medical Office, click here.
● Student
● Emerging Professional
● Building Engineer (member buildings only)
● Property Assistant (member buildings only
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"BOMA
provides members with timely information regarding
legislative issues affecting our industry. As a
result, we are able to contact representatives at the
national, state, and local levels to ensure our voices are
heard."
Lance Knez, RPA
Vice President - Property
Management, Hines
Regular Member since 1987
"BOMA
provides the opportunity for members to network with peers
at luncheons and other functions."
Kimberly A. DeFily, RPA
Senior Real Estate Manager, CB
Richard Ellis, Asset Services
Regular Member since 2001
"The
largest single benefit our company receives from our
membership is the continued opportunities of BOMA functions
to get to know my existing and potential customers."
Dick Hoffman
President, Atomatic Mechanical
Services, Inc.
Associate Member since 1982
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BOMA/Suburban
Chicago accepts 7-Point Challenge
In an effort to further promote "green"
and sustainable practices in the suburban Chicago office and
commercial real estate market, the Board of Directors of the
Building Owners and Managers Association of Suburban Chicago voted
to accept BOMA International's "Market Transformation Plan and
7-Point Challenge."
"This Challenge is designed to encourage
our industry to voluntarily address energy and environmental
issues," explains Executive Director Patricia Schwarze.
"BOMA/Suburban Chicago is well-positioned to accept this challenge
from BOMA International and we are excited about it and the effect
we can and will have on our environment, buildings, and tenants."
BOMA/Suburban Energy Committee member Bruce Larson adds, "Everyone has the
ability to save energy and positively impact the environment at home
or in the workplace. Accepting BOMA/International's 7-Point
Challenge is just the right thing to do."
BOMA/Suburban Chicago member companies
accepting the Challenge include …
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CB Richard Ellis
Coventry Health Care
Cushman & Wakefield
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Hines
Jones Lang LaSalle
Lincoln Property Company
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NAI Hiffman
Transwestern
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Member properties that have achieved
EnergyStar®
ratings or LEED™
Certification can be found by clicking here.
Are you benchmarking your
building for EnergyStar®?
Here are some worksheets you
can use!
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Space
category
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Occupancy
Report
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Employee
Computer Count
Suburban Chicago BOMA 360 PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS
2300 Cabot Drive
(Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc.)
Continental Towers
(Colliers International)
Corridors Tower III (Piedmont Office
Realty Trust, Inc.
Highland Oaks I & II
(CB Richard Ellis)
Mid America Plaza (CB Richard Ellis)
Schaumburg Corporate Center (Manulife
Financial)
Two Pierce Place (Piedmont Office
Realty Trust, Inc.)
U.S. Hammond Courthouse (U.S. Federal
Government)
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BOMA/Suburban Chicago
and the Green Building Initiative
host Green Globes
Webtour
You can view this presentation (55 minutes)
here.
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2012
Gold
Partners
PAINTERS USA,
INC.
TOVAR SNOW
PROFESSIONALS
2012
Silver
Partner
ROSE PAVING
CO.
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LINKS
BOMA International
A
PODCAST
SPECIAL:
'Learning about
BOMA International'
Click here
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BOMA's
PODCASTS
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BOMA 7-Point Challenge
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BOMA Energy
Efficiency
Program
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Read about the
BOMA Annual
Conference
Special Report
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BOMA/Suburban leaders visit
Capitol Hill
AWARDS
BOMA
INTERNATIONAL
GOVERNMENT
AFFAIRS AWARD
OF RECOGNITION
2011
Outstanding
Government
Affairs Program
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BOMA
INTERNATIONAL
2010
Experience
Exchange Report
Participation
Award
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BOMA
INTERNATIONAL
BEST PRACTICES
HONORABLE
MENTION - 2009
Communications
Management &
Community
Relations
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BOMA INTERNATIONAL
BEST PRACTICES
AWARD - 2008
Marketing &
Communications
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2008 RECIPIENT
The Business
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BOMA/Suburban Chicago exists to serve real estate professionals working in the commercial real
estate industry through effective leadership, advocacy, education, professional development and
the analysis of information affecting the industry today and in the future.
Members benefit through participation, networking, and opportunities for professional growth.
BOMA/Suburban Chicago is a totally inclusive organization
which values the differences in its membership and recognizes that
this diversity adds value to the organization, its mission, and the
quality of its programs and services.
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