Building Owners and Managers Association
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The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA International), founded in 1907, is a professional organization for commercial real estate professionals based in the United States[1] and Canada. Its membership includes building owners, managers, developers, leasing professionals, corporate facility managers, asset managers, and service providers. BOMA's U.S. membership represents nearly 10.4 billion square feet of office property supporting approximately 1.8 million jobs.
Purposes[edit]
BOMA International focuses on advocacy, monitoring and lobbying for legislative, regulatory, and code/standard issues. Key goals include electricity deregulation, capital gains tax relief, telecommunications, indoor air quality, property rights, risk assessment, and energy efficiency tax deductions.
Publications and Standards[edit]
BOMA publishes several resources for its members, including The BOMA Magazine, the Experience Exchange Report, and various guidebooks. The BOMA Method for the Measurement of Buildings is an international standard for measuring building dimensions, widely used by architects.[2][3]
International Affiliates[edit]
BOMA International has several affiliates operating in various countries, including:
- Australia (Property Council of Australia)
- Brazil (Associacao Brasileira das Empresas do Mercado Imobiliario (ANMI))
- Canada (BOMA/Canada)
- China (China Office Building Owners and Managers Association (COBOMA))
- Finland (Finnish Association of Building Owners and Construction Clients (RAKLI))
- Japan (Japan Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA Japan))
- Mexico (BOMA Mexico, Instituto Mexicano del Edificio Inteligente y Sustentable, A.C. (IMEI))
- New Zealand (Property Council New Zealand)
- Philippines (BOMA of the Philippines, Inc. (BOMAP) & Philippine Association of Building Administration, Inc. (PABA))
- United Kingdom (British Council for Offices (BCO))
Affiliates may pursue initiatives unique to their respective nations, such as BOMA Canada's BOMA BESt program.[4]
Conferences[edit]
BOMA International hosts several annual conferences, including the Annual Conference and The Office Building Show in summer, the Winter Business Meeting in January, and the National Issues Conference in spring.
Professional Certifications[edit]
As of March 2022, BOMI offers the following professional certifications for real estate professionals:
| Name | Post-nominal |
|---|---|
| Real Property Administrator[5] | RPA |
| Facilities Management Administrator[5] | FMA |
| Systems Maintenance Technician[5] | SMT |
| Systems Maintenance Administrator[5] | SMA |
| High-Performance Sustainable Building Management[5] | HP |
References[edit]
- ↑ "About BOMA International". Official Website. Building Owners and Managers Association. Archived from the original on 22 November 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Posner, Walter H. (2002). The Leasing Process: A Guide for the Commercial Tenant. Captus Press. p. 51-56. ISBN 978-1553220367. Retrieved 7 March 2022. Search this book on
- ↑ "BOMA Office Standards". Extreme Measures. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ↑ "BOMA BESt". BOMA Canada.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Designation Programs - BOMI International". BOMI International. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
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