EuroFM

EuroFM is a European FM (Facility Management) organisation has contact with 60 organizations in 15 countries. Society's main focus is the following:

•       Promoting FM in Europe
•       Increase value for members
•       financial stability
•       Dissemination of knowledge and information
•       Facilitate networking to share best practices

CiB 

CIB is an abbreviation of the French (former) name: "Conseil International du Bâtiment" (in English: the International Council for Building). During 1998, the acronym has been retained, but the full name changed to: "International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction".

CIB was established in 1953 as an association whose aim was to stimulate and facilitate international cooperation and information exchange between governmental research institutes in the construction sector, with an emphasis on those with involvement in technical disciplines.

The purpose of the CIB is to provide a global network for international exchange and cooperation in research and innovation in construction, in support of an improved building process and improved performance of the built environment.
CIB covers the technical, economic, environmental, organisational and other aspects of the built environment in all phases of its life cycle, and addresses all steps in the process of basic and applied research, documentation and transfer of research results, and implementation and actual application of them.

The objectives of CIB is to be: a relevant source of information on research and innovation worldwide in construction; a reliable and efficient hub for the global research community - and a forum to achieve meaningful exchange between the entire spectrum of building and construction interests and the global research community.

Objectives and scope:

Within the framework of the mission is the focus on the concept of usability of jobs, which are used in a variety of building types, including commercial buildings and buildings for healthcare and education.
Research topics include:

• Usability concepts, tools and methods
• Economy, efficiency and effectiveness
• Context, culture, situation, performance, experience.

Commission's objectives are:

• To undertake a variety of case studies and associated workshops, and involving users, practitioners and researchers in a program of action research
• developing concepts for ease of use in practice
• To promote, develop and share methods, processes and techniques for the evaluation of the built environment in use

CIB W70 Facilities Management

Objectives  and  Scopes: The  Commission  aims:

• to  foster  a  deeper  understanding  of  how  our  built  environment  influences  human  behavior,  health  and  organizational  productivity
•  to  promote  the  strategic  and  operational  value  of  facilities  management  and  asset  maintenance  in  meeting  emerging  business  challenges
•  to  forge  closer  links  and  collaboration  between  the  financial,  technical,  sociological  and  operational  aspects  of  facilities  management  and  asset  maintenance  through  an  integrated  resource  management  approach
•  to  disseminate  the  findings  of  research  work  on  facilities  management  and  asset  management  to  a  wider  audience
•  to  provide  a  forum  for  the  exchange  of  know-how  and  best  practice  in  education,  research  and  industry  that  addresses  physical  workplace  and  functional  workspace  demands
• to  communicate  the  work  of  CIB  W070  by  publication  of  its  symposium  proceedings.

NfN - Norsk Nettverk for Næringseiendom

NfN's vision is "NFN is the most important arena for best practice in FM in Norway." NfNs development areas are key figures/ benchmarking, strategic FM commitment, information strategy and contact with external venues.

NfN awards an annual scholarship to a FM Master student, by nomination of the NTNU.