By invitation. Thursday and Friday, 2027.
City & County Facilities & Public Works Summit
Two days with peers who keep public buildings, fleets and works running on a budget voters watch, and only the vendors you choose to meet.
- ColumbusApril 29–30168 days to go
- DetroitOctober 28–29350 days to go
Led a project worth 20 minutes? Tell it to your peers.
Ten past delegates, in their own words · 1:47
- 35summits since 2007
- 69city, county and public-authority leaders have come
- 19past summits had city, county and public-authority leaders in the room
- 2days. Home Friday afternoon.
The call for speakers is open
Did your city or county fix something this year? Tell the room how.
The program is 20-minute talks by facilities and public works leaders, on projects they finished: an energy program, a preventive maintenance program, work brought back in house, a building that stopped failing.
- 1Send a few lines about the project.
- 2Joe Piazza calls you.
- 3Your seats are complimentary, as our thank you for speaking.
“…you truly deliver what you claim- the leaders in the industry. Very high-powered.”
City and county leaders have stood at the front of this room.
Facilities, energy and sustainability leaders from these cities, counties and public authorities presented their own projects at FMA summits, and their peers came to hear them. Past speakers and delegates, not the 2027 program.
City, county and public-sector speakers at past FMA summits
Erin MillerEnvironmental StewardCity of Columbus“Blending Energy Efficiency, Economy and Environmental Performance Down Main Street (E3 panel)”
John LeeDeputy DirectorNYC Mayor's Office of Sustainability“Accelerating towards an Energy Efficient Future for New York City - the Road to 80x50”
Jairo GarciaSustainability Management Analyst, Mayor's Office of SustainabilityCity of Atlanta“Power to Change: Ready.Set.Realize”
Bomee JungVice-President for Energy and SustainabilityNew York City Housing Authority“NextGeneration NYCHA Sustainability Agenda: Comprehensive Sustainability Planning In A Large Residential Portfolio”
Charles MarshallDirector, Asset ManagementHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport“Asset Management Efficiencies in Aviation”
Sheila McNamaraSustainability ManagerHillsborough County“Serving Sustainably”
Alicia HuntDirector of Energy & EnvironmentCity of Medford, Massachusetts“Knowledge is Power (Savings)”
Michael LiChief of StaffMaryland Energy Administration“Maryland's Sustainable Energy Future: Clean, Affordable and Reliable”
City, county and public-authority leaders who came as delegates
69 facilities, public works and energy leaders from 44 cities, counties and public agencies. Their titles are below.
- City of Columbus
- Environmental Steward
City of Chicago- Environmental Engineer II
- Assistant Project Director
- Projects Administrator
- Deputy Commissioner
Wayne County Airport Authority- Director Infrastructure Engineering
Chicago Transit Authority- Manager, Environmental Affairs
- City of Atlanta
- Director of Sustainability
- Energy Manager
- Director, Office of Sustainability
- Urban Sustainability
- Office of Sustainability Project Manager
- Deputy Director
Port Authority of NY and NJ- Senior Program Manager
- Energy Management Specialist
- Principal Energy Analyst
- Energy Analyst
City of Boston- Energy Manager
- Energy Finance Manager
City of Philadelphia- Energy Manager
Georgia Department of Natural Resources- Director, Engineering and Construction
- Project Assistant
- Assistant Director, Sustainability Division
Miami-Dade Aviation Department- Assistant Aviation Director, Facilities Management Division
- Division Director III, Facilities Management
- Division Director, Civil-Environmental Engineering
Town of Concord- Energy Specialist
- Facilities Director
- Director of Sustainability
Bexar County- Division Chief, County Facilities
- Energy Manager
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City of Laredo- Assistant Director
- Director Environmental Services
City of New Bedford- Director of Facilities and Fleet Maintenance
- Superintendent of Facilities
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Director Asset Management
- Facility Project Planner
Leon County- Recycling & Sustainability Manager
- Facilities Superintendent
Metropolitan Area Planning Council- Energy Strategist & Procurement Specialist
- Director of Clean Energy
NYC Parks- Director of Sustainable Facilities
- Energy Manager
City and County of Denver- Climate & Policy Analyst
City of Bethlehem- Director of Facilities
City of Blue Island- Sustainability Coordinator
City of Boulder- Business Sustainability Coordinator
City of Chattanooga- Facilities Operations Manager
City of Denton- Conservation Program Coordinator
City of Fort Worth- Administrator of Sustainability Programs
City of Haverhill- Energy Manager
- City of Medford, Massachusetts
- Director of Energy & Environment
City of Melrose- Energy Efficiency Manager
City of New Braunfels- Facilities Manager
City of Plano- Facilities Division Manager
City of Worcester- Chief Clerk of Works
Colorado Department of Agriculture- Energy Grants Program Administrator
Colquitt County Board of Commissioners- Maintenance Superintendent
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport- VP Environmental Affairs
King County Metro- Power Distribution Superintendent
Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)- Director of Architecture & Design
Miami-Dade County- Sustainability Program Manager
- New York City Housing Authority
- Vice-President for Energy and Sustainability
NJ Transit- Manager, Energy & Sustainability
Palm Beach County- Regulatory Specialist
State of Illinois- Acting Energy Division Manager
- City of Fort CollinsCity of Fort Collins
- City Sustainability Coordinator
- City of LakewoodCity of Lakewood
- Sustainability Division Manager
- Louisiana Department of Natural ResourcesLouisiana Department of Natural Resources
- Assistant Director Energy
Built around the problems you’re working on.
What city and county facilities and public works leaders are up against this year and next, with the numbers behind it. Every talk on the program answers one.
PJM's capacity price hits its cap from June 2027. Ohio, western Pennsylvania and West Virginia budgets feel it first.
Procurement, peak demand and the contract.
PJMPJM is short of its 2027/28 reliability requirement; its reserve margin is 14.8% against a 20% target.
Backup power for the buildings that can't go dark.
PJMto fill a facility-management vacancy, on average.
Keeping know-how when people leave.
IFMA, 2026The last day to spend federal recovery (ARPA) funds. What isn't spent goes back to the Treasury.
Paying for the next project without it.
U.S. TreasuryFixed a problem that isn’t on this list? Propose it for the program.
Propose a talk
Public works leaders come to hear how other cities fixed it.
The program is built from projects cities, counties and public authorities actually finished, presented by the leader who ran them. Every session below is open. If you’ve solved a problem like these, your story belongs here.
Capital planningThe capital plan you can defend: which roof, boiler and electrical failure gets funded firstSpeaker wanted
Council and commissioners ask why this roof and not that boiler.
The problem: Backlogs grow faster than budgets, and every request competes with roads, safety and parks.
We’re looking for: A city or county that rebuilt its capital plan around condition data and got it funded.
The power billYour 2027 electric bill: what you can control, and what your supply contract won't fixSpeaker wanted
PJM's capacity price hits its $333.44/MW-day cap from June 2027.
The problem: Capacity charges reach public budgets from June 2027 across Ohio, western Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and most contracts pass them straight through.
We’re looking for: A city or county that cut peak demand or re-bid its supply, with the before-and-after numbers.
PeopleWhen your best technician leaves: keep buildings running without losing what they knowSpeaker wanted
A facility-management vacancy takes 17 weeks to fill on average (IFMA, 2026).
The problem: Retirements and turnover take undocumented know-how with them, and public pay scales make trades hard to hire.
We’re looking for: A public works or facilities team that kept preventive maintenance on schedule through turnover, or brought work back in house.
Open buildingsSafe water, working HVAC, open doors: public buildings the public uses every daySpeaker wanted
City halls, courts, libraries and recreation centers can't close for a repair.
The problem: HVAC failures, air quality and water problems close public buildings and land in the news.
We’re looking for: A city or county that fixed chronic HVAC, air or water problems in buildings that stay open.
Power reliabilityWhen the grid can't keep up: backup power for the buildings that can't go darkSpeaker wanted
PJM is 6,623 MW short of its 2027/28 reliability requirement.
The problem: Emergency operations, water plants and shelters need power that works the first time.
We’re looking for: A city or county that tested and fixed its backup power, or added on-site generation, and what it learned.
Paying for itPaying for it: performance contracts, grants and bids your purchasing office will acceptSpeaker wanted
Public money comes with procurement rules.
The problem: Projects stall between a good idea and a contract the purchasing office and council can approve.
We’re looking for: A city or county that funded an upgrade through a performance contract, a grant or a cooperative contract, and how the bid worked.
Controls securityCould you run tomorrow without your building controls? A cyber and security tabletopSpeaker wanted
Building and plant controls are now a way into a public network.
The problem: Contractors reach the controls remotely, often with shared passwords nobody tracks.
We’re looking for: A city or county that inventoried and locked down remote access to its building or plant systems.
- Open slotYour project goes here.Propose it
People like you came before.
Past delegates are not 2027 attendees. They show who you’d be in the room with.
- 69facilities and public works leaders from 44 cities, counties and public agencies
- 40energy and sustainability leaders
- 15facilities and public works leaders
See the cities, counties and agencies that came
They came back.
- City of Chicago4 summits, 5 people
- City of Atlanta3 summits, 6 people
- City of Laredo2 summits, 2 people
- City of Medford, Massachusetts2 summits, 2 people
Cities and towns
City of Atlanta, City of Chicago, Town of Concord, City of Laredo, City of Medford, Massachusetts, NYC Parks, City of Boston, City of New Bedford, City and County of Denver, City of Bethlehem, City of Blue Island, City of Boulder, City of Chattanooga, City of Columbus, City of Denton, City of Fort Collins
Counties
Bexar County, Leon County, Colquitt County Board of Commissioners, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Wayne County Airport Authority, King County Metro
Airports, transit and public authorities
Port Authority of NY and NJ, Miami-Dade Aviation Department, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Metropolitan Area Planning Council, Chicago Transit Authority, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), New York City Housing Authority, NJ Transit
State agencies
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Colorado Department of Agriculture, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, State of Illinois
The people at your table.
Facilities, public works, fleet and energy leaders from cities, counties and public authorities across Ohio and the states around it: people working on the same problems you are. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are assigned seating, so you meet them.
“If industries can do it without the mandates, we can bring it back to the government.”
Scott BohnhoffUnit Chief, Occupational Safety & Environmental Programs, FBIWe’re inviting cities and towns, counties, airports and port authorities, transit agencies, public housing authorities and water and wastewater utilities.
Thursday and Friday. Home Friday afternoon.
Same two days in Columbus and Detroit: 20-minute talks by peers, the meetings you picked, and meals at a table of people like you. Not a trade show.
Thursday
- Breakfast at assigned tables
- 20-minute talks by facility leaders
- Coffee and shop talk
- 20-minute talks by facility leaders
- Lunch at assigned tables
- 20-minute talks by facility leaders
- The meetings you picked, 20 minutes each
- Coffee and shop talk
- 20-minute talks by facility leaders
- Reception, then dinner at assigned tables
Friday
- Breakfast at assigned tables
- 20-minute talks by facility leaders
- The meetings you picked, 20 minutes each
- 20-minute talks by facility leaders
- Closing lunch
- Last talks, then head home
Photos are real FMA Summit rooms. No stock photography.
Your total investment.
Each seat covers the whole summit: full access to both days, every talk, your meetings and all meals. The more people you bring from your city or county, the lower the rate for each added seat. A seat is one person at one summit, and seats are interchangeable: use them in Columbus, in Detroit, or both.
- Your first 2 seats$2,900each
- Seats 3 to 5$1,850each
- Every seat after that$950each
A team of three is $7,650. A team of six is $12,300.
Register your teamPick how many people are coming and see your total.
Complimentary for speakers.Present a 20-minute talk and your seats are complimentary, as our thank you for speaking: up to 6 people from your city or county.Propose a talkAnd only the vendors you pick.
FMA brings in a short list of vendors from a range of industries to help with these problems. You choose which ones you meet.
- Tell us what you’re working on.Before the summit, in a few lines.
- Choose who you want to meet.Both sides accept, or the meeting doesn’t happen.
- Get your schedule before you arrive.20 minutes each, at a set time on Thursday or Friday.
- Aging buildings and deferred maintenance
- Facility software and capital planning, roofing, HVAC, construction, performance contracting
- The power bill
- Energy procurement, performance contracting, building automation, lighting, solar
- Staffing the crews
- Facilities outsourcing, facility software, cleaning
- Open, safe public buildings
- HVAC, building automation, backup power, security
- Water and wastewater
- Water and wastewater equipment and services
- Controls security
- Building-systems cybersecurity, building automation
In writing, from past city and county delegates
“The amount of knowledge and networking will help me for many more years to come.”
Brandon IloiloEnergy Manager, General Services Department, City of Kansas City, Missouri“The Summit was a great opportunity to see what others are doing, and to interface with colleagues.”
Anthony MaiellaroCity of Chicago“I enjoyed the Future Facilities Summit and look forward to future meetings.”
Dr. Charles MarshallDirector, Asset Management, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport“The FMA Summit was a wonderful experience combining presentations packed with relevant and useful information followed by breaks to meet the presenters at their booths. Loved the format!”
Michele MarkovitzResilience Metric Analyst, Miami-Dade CountyYour questions, answered by delegates.
Past FMA delegates on camera, in their own words: facility leaders from campuses, federal agencies and other industries. Each one is under a minute.
Brendan Sullivan, Estée Lauder · Stan Nolan, University of Connecticut · Mathew Emden, Principia College 0:38
David Muzzy, Texas Christian University · Al Hildreth, General Motors · Kevin Butt, Toyota · Brendan Sullivan, Estée Lauder 0:42
Jamie Meyers, Walgreens · Steve Driver, Sanofi · Stan Nolan, University of Connecticut 0:43
Chauncey Jenkins, University of Maryland · Jamie Meyers, Walgreens · Steve Driver, Sanofi 0:38
David Muzzy, Texas Christian University · Mathew Emden, Principia College · Jamie Meyers, Walgreens 0:32
Brendan Sullivan, Estée Lauder · Scott Bohnhoff, FBI · Mathew Emden, Principia College 0:49
Register your team.
Choose your summit and how many people are coming, and your total investment shows right away. Then fill in the participation agreement, sign it and make your investment by card. Seats are interchangeable: use them in Columbus, in Detroit, or both.
Have a project worth sharing? Tell it to your peers.
20 minutes, the real numbers and what didn’t work, in front of facility leaders working on the same problems. Bring the company that did the work, if you like. Proposing commits you to nothing.
Complimentary for speakers. Present a 20-minute talk and your seats are complimentary, as our thank you for speaking: up to 6 people from your city or county.
What every talk covers
- The problemWhat was happening in the buildings, fleet or plant.
- What was at stakeBudget, service to residents, safety, downtime or compliance.
- The decisionThe options you weighed, and why this one.
- The workWhat changed, how it was bid and funded, how long it took, what went wrong.
- The resultsMeasured before and after. Achieved, estimated or identified, said plainly.
- The lessonsWhat another city or county should check first.
Who's behind it.
Started FMA in Montreal in 2007 and has run every summit himself: 35 of them, 17,000+ meetings. Every delegate is invited, every meeting is booked before anyone arrives, and the group stays small.
Read the full story
Every sponsor and speaker, as printed. Facilities and energy leaders from cities, counties and public authorities came to 19 of the past summits.
Open any program
Your city or county fixed something. Tell the room how.
Propose a 20-minute talk, or register your team. Reply to the email that brought you here, or write to Joe Piazza at info@fmasummits.com.
35 summits since 2007. The films and quotes on this page are from past summits.