Executive Summits · by the Facility Management Alliance

Hospital, Campus & Data Center Construction Summit

Meet the facility leaders building new space next to buildings that never close.

Who’s coming so far

24 organizations have confirmed they will send facility leaders: 6 hospitals, 8 universities and 10 commercial buildings.

  • Cleveland Clinic
  • Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
  • Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital
  • The Christ Hospital
  • Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital
  • OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital
  • Ohio State University
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Cincinnati
  • University of Kentucky
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Kent State University
  • Ohio University
  • Wayne State University
  • Key Tower
  • Terminal Tower
  • Great American Tower at Queen City Square
  • 200 Public Square
  • Sherwin-Williams Headquarters
  • Carew Tower
  • LeVeque Tower
  • Huntington Center
  • One Nationwide Plaza
  • AEP Building
Who from each facilityVP of Facilities & Construction, Director of Plant Operations, University Architect, Capital Projects Director and Director of Data Center Construction. Every delegate is screened by title and organization.
Where fromHospitals, campuses, cities and commercial buildings across Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Invitations are going out now.
The roomEvery meeting is booked before you arrive. No expo hall. Your furnished exhibit sits in the meeting room, next to the tables.

Two days with VPs of facilities and construction, capital projects directors, university architects, directors of plant operations and data center construction leaders from hospitals, universities, school districts and data centers who own the big projects: new towers built beside wards that stay open, renovations done around patients and students, and budgets and schedules that can't slip. Pre-scheduled 1-on-1 meetings. No expo hall.

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The people who sign the PO for construction projects.

Invited from facilities across Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Every delegate is screened by title and facility.

Titles

  • VP of Facilities & Construction Owns the capital program
  • Director of Plant Operations Keeps the hospital running through the work
  • University Architect Sets the campus design standards
  • Capital Projects Director Budget, schedule and change orders
  • Director of Data Center Construction The next hall, built fast

Industries we're inviting

  • Hospitals and health systems New towers beside wards that stay open
  • Universities and colleges Labs, dorms and work timed to the semester
  • K-12 school districts Bond projects done by the first day of school
  • Data centers New halls built fast, power and cooling first
  • Government buildings and airports Public bids, terminals and courthouses

Past FMA delegates include energy and facility leaders from Toyota, General Motors, Sanofi, The Estée Lauder Companies and Walgreens.

Who came before.

The organizations and titles that came to past FMA summits, and the facility leaders who spoke. Past delegates are not 2027 attendees; they show who this audience is.

721facility leaders from 354 hospitals, universities, government sites, cities and building owners have come to past FMA summits, each counted once

Who decides on construction projects

181

Run the buildings

Director of Facilities
Facilities Manager
Facility Manager

144

Own energy costs

Energy Manager
Energy Engineer
Energy Program Manager

60

Write the spec

Electrical Engineer
Mechanical Engineer
Director of Engineering

115

Lead sustainability

Director of Sustainability
Sustainability Manager
Sustainability Coordinator

27

Build and renovate

Project Manager
Architect of the Capitol
Architectural Draftsman

Past facility delegates in each role, with the most common titles. Each person is counted once, in the first role their title fits; the other 194 of the 721 hold other titles.

Past speakers and delegates, by type of facility

See seniority and past speakers

Seniority of past delegates: 74 C-suite, presidents & VPs · 215 directors · 248 managers · 96 engineers & specialists · 88 with other or no titles. Total 721.

Facility leaders who have spoken at FMA

  • Anthem, Inc. · Director of Energy and Sustainability
  • AT&T · Sr. Manager, Energy
  • Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. · Design Director
  • Cisco Systems · Global Energy Management and Sustainability Leader
  • DHL Global Forwarding · VP Strategy & GoGreen DGF Americas
  • DHL Supplies · Research Director
  • Digital Realty · Director, Technical Operations
  • Forest City Realty Trust · Vice President Integrated Design Services
  • H-E-B · Director of Energy and Industrial Facilities
  • Hudson's Bay Company · Senior Manager of Energy & Utilities
  • Hyatt Hotels Corporation · Director of Building Systems Design - Americas
  • InterContinental Hotels Group · Director - Corporate Responsibility - Sustainability
  • Nascar · Managing Director, Green Innovation
  • Nasdaq · Director of Corporate Responsibility
  • Neiman Marcus · Vice President of Property Management
  • Office Depot · Director of Environmental Strategy
  • Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. · Vice President Environmental Stewardship and Global Chief Environmental Officer
  • Sears Holdings Corporation · Director, Sustainability
  • Sysco Corporation · Construction and Corp. Energy Manager
  • Time Warner Cable · Regional Director - EHS and Risk Management
  • Turner Properties, Inc. · Director Design Engineering
  • Walgreen Co. · Director, Energy & Sustainability
  • Walgreen Company · Senior Manager, Maintenance, Energy & FM Capital Initiatives, Supply Chains
  • Walgreens · Manager of Sustainability
  • Walmart · Vice President of Energy
  • White Castle Management · Director of Construction & Facilities Management
  • Wyndham Worldwide · Director of Energy Solutions
  • Zurich North America · AVP, Strategic Sourcing & Procurement
  • Arizona Public Service Company (session under Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC)) · Manager Technology Development Group at Arizona Public Service Company
  • Arizona State University · ASU Professor & Dean
  • Cleveland State University · Associate Vice President of Administration and Operations
  • Colorado State University · Energy Engineer
  • Georgia Institute of Technology Facilities Energy Conservation · Associate Director - Energy Conservation
  • Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis · Professor
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Office of Sustainability · Director of Sustainability
  • Michigan State University · Performance Engineer
  • New York University · Associate Vice President
  • Principia College, Center for Sustainability · Energy Champion
  • Swarthmore College · Director of Sustainability
  • Texas A&M University · Executive Director
  • Texas Tech University, Operations Division, Office of Energy Management · Campus Energy Manager
  • Texas Wesleyan University · Executive Director
  • The University of Chicago · Senior Consultant, Data Center Operations
  • University of Colorado Boulder · Sustainability Project Manager
  • University of Connecticut · Director of Utilities Operations & Energy Management
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · Associate Director of Facilities & Services
  • University of Iowa · Associate Director, Utilities and Energy Management
  • University of Maryland · Director of Engineering and Energy
  • University of Maryland College Park · Director
  • University of North Texas · Associate Vice President for Facilities
  • University of Texas at Austin · Associate VP for Utilities, Energy & Facilities Mgmt
  • Waubonsee Community College · Member of Faculty
  • Yale University · Director of Energy Management
  • AdventHealth Wesley Chapel · Director of Facilities
  • Aurora Health Care · Energy Program Manager
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Coordinator of Sustainability & Waste Management Programs
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Vice President, Facilities Management & Real Estate
  • Gundersen Lutheran · Executive Director - Major Projects & Efficiency Improvement
  • Illinois Central College/OSF HealthCare · Manager of Energy and Sustainability
  • McFarland Clinic · Executive Director of Facilities Management
  • NYC Health + Hospitals · Energy Manager
  • Parkland Health and Hospital System · Senior Vice President-Facilities Planning and Development
  • Peninsula Regional Medical Center · Executive Director for Facilities & Property Management
  • PennState Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center · Campus Energy Engineer
  • Architect of the Capitol · The Honorable Stephen T. Ayers, AIA, LEED AP, Architect of the Capitol
  • Argonne National Laboratory · Business Development Executive
  • Arizona Department of Commerce · Director of the Arizona Department of Commerce
  • Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (U.S. Department of Energy) · Program Manager
  • ENERGY STAR (U.S. EPA) · Director, Industrial Sector Partnerships
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · Environmental Protection Program Manager
  • Federal Bureau of Prisons · National Energy Program Manager
  • Green Suppliers Network (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) · Senior Scientist, Pollution Prevention Program
  • Green Suppliers Network (U.S. EPA) · Founder and Manager
  • Hillsborough County BOCC · Sustainability Manager
  • Industrial Technologies Program (U.S. Department of Energy) · Technology Delivery Team Leader
  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory · Scientific Lead for Site Sustainability
  • LYNX Florida Transportation Authority · Deputy Director Facilities
  • Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District · Director of Planning, Research & Sustainability
  • Ministry of Commerce and Industry/Proinvex Panama · Minister
  • National Renewable Energy Laboratory · Director of Sustainability
  • Natural Resources Canada · Director General
  • New York City Housing Authority · Vice-President for Energy and Sustainability
  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory · Director of Facilities Strategic Planning
  • Power Surety Task Force · Power Surety Task Force, Chief
  • Sandia National Laboratories · Manager, Corporate Planning and Strategic Partnerships
  • Texas Parks & Wildlife Department · Sustainability Programs Manager
  • The Exchange (Army and Air Force Exchange Service) · Corporate Energy Program Manager
  • The Office of the Architect of the Capitol · Architect of the Capitol
  • U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology, Manufacturing Extension Partnership · Partnership Catalyst
  • U.S. Department of Energy · Program Manager, Industrial Technologies Program
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, SmartWay Transport Partnership · Team Leader
  • U.S. General Services Administration · Program Manager/Sustainability Coordinator/Subject Matter Expert
  • U.S. Navy, Chief of Naval Operations · Rear Admiral; Director for Fleet Readiness on the Navy Staff
  • United States Department of Energy · Program Manager, Industrial Technologies Program
  • United States Environmental Protection Agency · Chief of Prevention Analysis, EPA (The Green Suppliers Network)
  • United States Postal Service · Sustainability Performance Management Specialist
  • City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Sustainability · Sustainability Management Analyst
  • City of Chicago · Director of Energy Management
  • City of Fort Collins, Colorado · City Sustainability Coordinator
  • City of Fort Worth · Administrator of Sustainability Programs
  • City of Medford, Massachusetts, Office of Energy & Environment · Director of Energy & Environment
  • City of Orlando · Energy Project Manager
  • Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport · Director Asset Management
  • Louisville Metro Government · Director of Sustainability
  • NYC Mayor's Office of Sustainability · Deputy Director

See every organization and the titles it sent, by type of facility

Counts come from past FMA delegate lists, not confirmed attendance. Organization names show where past delegates and speakers worked. They are not sponsors of FMA Summits and do not endorse it.

They came back.

Past FMA sponsors, and how many summits each one sponsored, from the printed programs.

  • 3Burns & McDonnell EngineeringConstruction · 3 summits
  • 2Chelsea GroupConstruction · 2 summits
  • 2MEP AssociatesConstruction · 2 summits
  • 18US LED18 summits
  • 17Kaeser Compressors17 summits
  • 14Covanta14 summits
  • 14Solution Dynamics14 summits
  • 10Advanced Power Technologies10 summits
  • 8Smardt Chiller Group8 summits
  • 7BASF7 summits
  • 7EQUIDEX Energy7 summits
  • 7LG Electronics7 summits
See the other 102 companies that sponsored two or more FMA summits

3M 2 · Acuity Brands 4 · Advanced Green Technologies 3 · Advantix Systems 8 · AERCO International 5 · AgriPower 6 · Air Balance 2 · AmbiRad 3 · Ameresco 2 · Armstrong Fluid Technology 5 · Badger Meter 2 · Be Power Tech 2 · Bio-Reaction Industries 2 · BLUEFIN 4 · Bosch Thermotechnology 2 · Camfil 2 · Capstone Turbine 2 · Cleaver-Brooks 4 · ConDex Energy 2 · Constellation Energy 5 · Control Instruments 2 · CopperTree Analytics 3 · Cushman & Wakefield 2 · Cypress Envirosystems 5 · Doosan Fuel Cell America 3 · DTE Energy Services 2 · Dyson 4 · Eaton 3 · EcoSafe Zero Waste 2 · EDF Renewable Energy 2 · Edison Energy 2 · Emerson Climate Technologies 2 · Energy Management Systems 4 · Energy Source 2 · EnerNOC 2 · Enertech Global 2 · EnterSolar 2 · Environmental Resources Management 2 · ERS International 3 · ETwater Systems 2 · Every Watt Matters 2 · Eye Lighting International 3 · Facility Solutions Group 2 · FacilityConneX 2 · Fellon-McCord & Associates 3 · GDF SUEZ Energy NA 2 · GE Distributed Power 2 · GE Solar 2 · Gexpro 3 · GI Energy 2 · Green Ballast 2 · Greenstar Recycling 6 · Greenworks Energy Solutions 3 · Harris Lighting 2 · Heritage Interactive Services 2 · Hurst Boiler & Welding Co. 2 · IBM 4 · ICETEC Energy Services 2 · ICONICS 3 · Invensys Operations Management 2 · JLL 4 · Jorgensen Facilities Services 5 · K+S Services 2 · KDC Solar 2 · KERAMIDA 2 · Knauf Insulation 2 · KVAR Energy Savings 3 · LEDtronics 2 · Lutron Electronics Co. 3 · MaxLite 2 · MCEnergy 2 · MPC Energy 5 · Munters 2 · Newton Distributing Company 2 · Nortec 3 · North America Power Partners 2 · North American Roofing 2 · OAKLEAF 4 · Optimum Energy 2 · Orion Energy Systems 2 · OSRAM SYLVANIA 5 · Pfister Energy 2 · PowerSecure 5 · Rinnai America 2 · Rockwell Automation 2 · ROXUL 2 · Rubicon Global 2 · SAP America 2 · Schneider Electric 6 · Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure 5 · Sloan 2 · Solar UV Solutions 3 · Solatube International 3 · Steril-Aire 2 · Synergy Investment 6 · The Dow Chemical Company 2 · Thermal Energy International 3 · Trane 2 · Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance 2 · Viridity Energy 2 · Wahaso - Water Harvesting Solutions 2 · Zurn Industries 2

In writing, from past sponsors and delegates.

Their words, not ours.

“High quality customers and the right kinds of decision makers were here.”
Past sponsorJeff MetcalfVice President, Ameresco
“Best one! … Format is very good. … Well organized – well thought out. Everything was taken care of.”
Past sponsorChris ComfortSales Director, Solution Dynamics
“…forge partnerships with various vendors that can provide the solutions I need without all the wasted time on cold calls”
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“The setting for the Summit proved to be very valuable as it provided an intimate and less aggressive environment for vendors to create meaningful partnerships with customers. I was able to get answers to my pressing facilities’ needs and forge partnerships with various vendors that can provide the solutions I need without all the wasted time on cold calls.”

Past delegateMary-Ann IbeziakoDirector of Engineering and Energy, University of Maryland
“I have a mountain of contacts to work through”
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“Your conference was well-organized and I have a mountain of contacts to work through for what hopes to be some very beneficial collaboration. …”

Past delegateNate VerhanovitzPerformance Engineer, Power and Water, Infrastructure Planning and Facilities, Michigan State University
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“This is a great conference. I was able to talk one on one with a lot of vendors. It is a very intimate setting where you can have very deep meaningful conversations.”
Past delegateMathew EmdenEnergy Champion, Principia College
“The FMA Summit is an ideal vendor/user experience offered in a comfortable environment with outstanding food & refreshments. The structure of the Summit maximizes face-time among vendors and users…”
Past delegateBert JacobsonDean for Environmental and Institutional Sustainability, Kankakee Community College
“I was very impressed with the high quality of the presentations, the relevancy of content and the opportunity to connect with solution providers in a thoughtful, low pressure environment. Great organization and management of time!”
Past delegateRebecca PeredoEnergy Manager, Katy ISD
“The quick pace of the presentations was a nice change from long, drawn out versions. Plenty of time for interactions with the vendors. Food was excellent!”
Past delegateJeff KadenDirector of Energy Management and Utilities, Indiana University
“…the communication from presenters and fellow attendees was outstanding. I arrived with 3 concerns for Del Valle and through the presentations and discussions I have left the conference with 3 plans for the concerns. This has been a very productive conference.”
Past delegateSteven AlvesDirector of Maintenance and Facilities, Del Valle Independent School District
“I enjoyed hearing about new developments in lighting and other equipment and systems. I learned ideas other organizations had and how they were implemented. I benefited from networking with other organizations’ representatives.”
Past delegateChris HomanAssistant Director, Office of Energy Management, Illinois State University
“I always learn so much when I attend your conferences and I meet such interesting people.”
Past delegateMavis BatesSustainability Faculty, Waubonsee Community College
“…I had a great time at the summit…”
Past delegateMorgan WhiteF&S Associate Director for Sustainability, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Hospitals in the room.

Past FMA delegates include facility leaders from 50 hospitals and health systems. Leaders from ten of them presented their own projects:

  • AdventHealth Wesley Chapel
  • Aurora Health Care
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
  • Gundersen Lutheran
  • McFarland Clinic
  • NYC Health + Hospitals
  • Parkland Health and Hospital System
  • Peninsula Regional Medical Center
  • Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
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Advocate Healthcare · Audie L. Murphy Veteran's Hospital · Banner Health · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Brooklyn Hospital Center · CentraState Healthcare System · Children's Hospital Colorado · Denver Health · Exempla St. Joseph Hospital · Froedtert Health · Hackensack University Medical Center · HealthSouth · Holy Name Medical Center · Indian Health Services · Intermountain Healthcare · Loyola University Health System · Massachusetts General Hospital · Medical College of Wisconsin · Medical University of South Carolina · Memorial Hospital South Bend · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Mercy Health · Methodist Hospitals · Muskogee Community Hospital · Newton Wellesley Hospital · Norton Healthcare · OSF Healthcare System · Presence Health · South Shore Medical Center · Spectrum Health · St. Anthony Summit Medical Center · St. Luke's Health Network · Streamwood Behavioral Health Systems · Texas A & M Health Science Center · Uintah Basin Medical Center · UMass Medical School · University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · University of Chicago Medical Center · UT Health Science Center at San Antonio · UT Southwestern Medical Center

Set up Wednesday. Two full days of meetings. Home Friday afternoon.

Same schedule in Columbus and Detroit.

  • Wednesday afternoonSponsors set up their exhibits. Everyone checks in.
  • ThursdayThe full day: facility case studies, booked 1-on-1s, the reception and dinner.
  • FridayMorning case studies, more 1-on-1s, closing lunch. On the road by mid-afternoon.
The hour-by-hour plan and the venues
TimeWednesdayThursdayFriday
7:00 AMBreakfast at your company tableBreakfast at your company table
8:00–10:00 AMFacility case studiesFacility case studies
10:00 AMCoffee and shop talk in the exhibit roomPre-booked 20-minute 1-on-1s at your table
11:00 AMFacility case studiesFacility case studies
12:00 PMLunch with your booked 1-on-1 meetingsClosing lunch with your booked 1-on-1 meetings
1:00 PMFacility case studiesFacility case studies, then head home
2:00 PMSponsor setup and check-inPre-booked 20-minute 1-on-1s at your table
3:00 PMSponsor setup and check-inCoffee and shop talk in the exhibit room
3:30 PMSponsor setup and check-inFacility case studies
5:00–7:00 PMSponsor setup and check-inReception and dinner, with more 1-on-1s
Your meetings

The full package's 15 pre-booked 20-minute 1-on-1s run Thursday and Friday: in the meeting blocks above, at lunch, and at the reception. Each is with a facility leader who asked to meet you, at your company table. You get your meeting schedule before you arrive, and the delegate list, with names, titles and organizations, 30 days before the summit.

The Hilton Columbus Downtown tower
Columbus, April 29–30, 2027Hilton Columbus Downtown
The Renaissance Center on the Detroit riverfront
Detroit, October 28–29, 2027Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center

Venue photos via Wikimedia Commons: Hilton Columbus Downtown by Ɱ (CC BY-SA 4.0); Renaissance Center by Crisco 1492 (public domain).

The program: facility leaders come to hear how other facilities fixed it.

The program is built from projects facilities actually finished, presented by the facility and the company that did the work. Every construction category has room for more. If you've solved a problem like these, your story belongs on this program.

  • Construction & design-buildInvited

    Henry Ford Health, Michigan builds a 20-story tower beside its Detroit hospital

    By May 2026, crews from BTD (a joint venture of Barton Malow, Turner Construction and Dixon Construction) had installed 6,800 tons of steel and logged more than 600,000 cumulative work hours; the hospital is on track to be completed in 2029 (projected) (as reported by Henry Ford Health)

    The problem: Henry Ford is building a 1.2 million sq ft hospital with 432 private patient rooms on West Grand Boulevard, next to the Detroit hospital it already runs.

    Published result: By May 2026, crews from BTD (a joint venture of Barton Malow, Turner Construction and Dixon Construction) had installed 6,800 tons of steel and logged more than 600,000 cumulative work hours; the hospital is on track to be completed in 2029 (projected) (as reported by Henry Ford Health)

    Invited: BTD (Barton Malow, Turner Construction and Dixon Construction) and Henry Ford Health · Read the published case

  • Design & engineeringInvited

    Margaret Mary Health, Indiana trades an oversized boiler and chiller plant for geothermal

    CMTA right-sized the system and converted it to geothermal with heat-recovery chillers (7.73 miles of geothermal piping): a 40% reduction from the facility's benchmark of 233 EUI, an 80% reduction in natural gas consumption, and $413,046.12 in federal clean energy tax credits, 40% of the total cost; four-to-five-year expected payback (projected). Completed 2023 (as reported by CMTA)

    The problem: The 45,300 sq ft outpatient and cancer center in Batesville ran on an oversized boiler and chiller plant.

    Published result: CMTA right-sized the system and converted it to geothermal with heat-recovery chillers (7.73 miles of geothermal piping): a 40% reduction from the facility's benchmark of 233 EUI, an 80% reduction in natural gas consumption, and $413,046.12 in federal clean energy tax credits, 40% of the total cost; four-to-five-year expected payback (projected). Completed 2023 (as reported by CMTA)

    Invited: CMTA and Margaret Mary Health · Read the published case

  • CommissioningInvited

    Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital, Kentucky saves $212,250 in year one with 27 low- and no-cost fixes

    CMTA reviewed 30 major HVAC systems and implemented 27 low- to no-cost strategies: energy use from 390 to 336 EUI and an adjusted energy cost savings of $212,250 in the first year, on a $100,000 cost. Completed 2022 (as reported by CMTA)

    The problem: The 306-bed regional hospital in Paducah consumed 11% more energy than the median U.S. hospital.

    Published result: CMTA reviewed 30 major HVAC systems and implemented 27 low- to no-cost strategies: energy use from 390 to 336 EUI and an adjusted energy cost savings of $212,250 in the first year, on a $100,000 cost. Completed 2022 (as reported by CMTA)

    Invited: CMTA and Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital · Read the published case

See all 9 stories, in 3 categories, and how a session runs
  1. 1The problemWhat was happening at the facility.
  2. 2The costEnergy, maintenance, downtime or lost output.
  3. 3The decisionThe options they weighed, and why this one.
  4. 4The workWhat changed, how long it took, what went wrong.
  5. 5The resultsMeasured before and after. Achieved, estimated or identified, said plainly.
  6. 6The lessonsWhat another facility should check first.
  • Design & engineering

    3 stories invited · 1 open slot
    • Invited

      Margaret Mary Health, Indiana trades an oversized boiler and chiller plant for geothermal

      CMTA right-sized the system and converted it to geothermal with heat-recovery chillers (7.73 miles of geothermal piping): a 40% reduction from the facility's benchmark of 233 EUI, an 80% reduction in natural gas consumption, and $413,046.12 in federal clean energy tax credits, 40% of the total cost; four-to-five-year expected payback (projected). Completed 2023 (as reported by CMTA)

      The problem: The 45,300 sq ft outpatient and cancer center in Batesville ran on an oversized boiler and chiller plant.

      Published result: CMTA right-sized the system and converted it to geothermal with heat-recovery chillers (7.73 miles of geothermal piping): a 40% reduction from the facility's benchmark of 233 EUI, an 80% reduction in natural gas consumption, and $413,046.12 in federal clean energy tax credits, 40% of the total cost; four-to-five-year expected payback (projected). Completed 2023 (as reported by CMTA)

      Invited: CMTA and Margaret Mary Health · Read the published case

    • Invited

      Riverview Health Westfield Hospital, Indiana opens a glass-walled hospital with an ENERGY STAR score of 100

      A tight thermal envelope and a geothermal system with 130 vertical bores, with no boiler plant or cooling tower: performed energy use of 96.7 EUI against a modeled 97 EUI, and an ENERGY STAR score of 100. Completed 2018 (as reported by CMTA)

      The problem: Riverview wanted a highly visible 106,960 sq ft hospital with a lot of glass, without a major hit to energy performance.

      Published result: A tight thermal envelope and a geothermal system with 130 vertical bores, with no boiler plant or cooling tower: performed energy use of 96.7 EUI against a modeled 97 EUI, and an ENERGY STAR score of 100. Completed 2018 (as reported by CMTA)

      Invited: CMTA and Riverview Health · Read the published case

    • Invited

      Concordia University, Wisconsin builds an academic building with half the energy use of code

      IMEG's MEP design reduced the building's energy use intensity by 49% compared to code; the page doesn't say whether that is modeled or measured, and gives no date (as reported by IMEG)

      The problem: Concordia needed a new 41,000 sq ft academic building, the Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Center, on its Mequon campus.

      Published result: IMEG's MEP design reduced the building's energy use intensity by 49% compared to code; the page doesn't say whether that is modeled or measured, and gives no date (as reported by IMEG)

      Invited: IMEG and Concordia University Wisconsin · Read the published case

    • Open slot

      Your customer's story goes here.

      Solved a facility problem in this category? Propose it for the program.

  • Construction & design-build

    3 stories invited · 1 open slot
    • Invited

      Henry Ford Health, Michigan builds a 20-story tower beside its Detroit hospital

      By May 2026, crews from BTD (a joint venture of Barton Malow, Turner Construction and Dixon Construction) had installed 6,800 tons of steel and logged more than 600,000 cumulative work hours; the hospital is on track to be completed in 2029 (projected) (as reported by Henry Ford Health)

      The problem: Henry Ford is building a 1.2 million sq ft hospital with 432 private patient rooms on West Grand Boulevard, next to the Detroit hospital it already runs.

      Published result: By May 2026, crews from BTD (a joint venture of Barton Malow, Turner Construction and Dixon Construction) had installed 6,800 tons of steel and logged more than 600,000 cumulative work hours; the hospital is on track to be completed in 2029 (projected) (as reported by Henry Ford Health)

      Invited: BTD (Barton Malow, Turner Construction and Dixon Construction) and Henry Ford Health · Read the published case

    • Invited

      Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Ohio opens its 26-story, 820-bed hospital in Columbus

      The Walsh-Turner joint venture turned over areas of the hospital an average of 40 days early, coordinating 1,200 workers daily at the peak and installing 15,000 tons of structural steel; the hospital opened on Feb 22, 2026 with 425 patients moving in (as reported by Turner Construction and Ohio State)

      The problem: Ohio State needed a 26-story, 1.9 million sq ft, 820-bed tower built on its Columbus campus and handed over in time to move patients in.

      Published result: The Walsh-Turner joint venture turned over areas of the hospital an average of 40 days early, coordinating 1,200 workers daily at the peak and installing 15,000 tons of structural steel; the hospital opened on Feb 22, 2026 with 425 patients moving in (as reported by Turner Construction and Ohio State)

      Invited: Walsh Construction, Turner Construction and HDR, with Ohio State Wexner Medical Center · Read the published case

    • Invited

      Mills-Peninsula Medical Center, California cuts its energy use intensity from 299 to 220

      Southland Industries, as design-build general contractor working with PG&E, reduced the hospital's EUI from 299 to 220, a 25% reduction as published, and the $6.1 million project has created $1.2 million per year in annual energy cost savings (as reported by Southland Industries)

      The problem: Sutter Health wants its acute care hospitals under 200 kBtu/sq ft/yr by 2030, and the 600,000 sq ft Burlingame hospital was well above that.

      Published result: Southland Industries, as design-build general contractor working with PG&E, reduced the hospital's EUI from 299 to 220, a 25% reduction as published, and the $6.1 million project has created $1.2 million per year in annual energy cost savings (as reported by Southland Industries)

      Invited: Southland Industries and Sutter Health · Read the published case

    • Open slot

      Your customer's story goes here.

      Solved a facility problem in this category? Propose it for the program.

  • Commissioning

    3 stories invited · 1 open slot
    • Invited

      Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital, Kentucky saves $212,250 in year one with 27 low- and no-cost fixes

      CMTA reviewed 30 major HVAC systems and implemented 27 low- to no-cost strategies: energy use from 390 to 336 EUI and an adjusted energy cost savings of $212,250 in the first year, on a $100,000 cost. Completed 2022 (as reported by CMTA)

      The problem: The 306-bed regional hospital in Paducah consumed 11% more energy than the median U.S. hospital.

      Published result: CMTA reviewed 30 major HVAC systems and implemented 27 low- to no-cost strategies: energy use from 390 to 336 EUI and an adjusted energy cost savings of $212,250 in the first year, on a $100,000 cost. Completed 2022 (as reported by CMTA)

      Invited: CMTA and Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital · Read the published case

    • Invited

      University of Dayton, Ohio retro-commissions 14 more academic buildings

      6,930,900 kWh and 211,300 ccf of natural gas saved a year (verified through measurement and verification), $798,800 in annual cost savings and a 7-month payback (as reported by HEAPY)

      The problem: After a retro-commissioning pilot under AES Ohio's incentive program, the 1,753,900 sq ft campus opted to do an additional 14 academic buildings.

      Published result: 6,930,900 kWh and 211,300 ccf of natural gas saved a year (verified through measurement and verification), $798,800 in annual cost savings and a 7-month payback (as reported by HEAPY)

      Invited: HEAPY and the University of Dayton · Read the published case

    • Invited

      Franciscan Health, Indiana retro-commissions three hospitals and beats its goal by 55%

      3,541,000 kWh a year saved (verified through measurement and verification), 5.4% of the facilities' electricity use, plus 69,500 CCF of natural gas and $183,700 in annual utility cost savings; the program outperformed the study goal by 55%, with $373,000 in AES Indiana rebates (as reported by HEAPY)

      The problem: Franciscan Health's hospitals in Indianapolis, Mooresville and Carmel (1,409,000 sq ft) set an energy savings goal under AES Indiana's retro-commissioning program.

      Published result: 3,541,000 kWh a year saved (verified through measurement and verification), 5.4% of the facilities' electricity use, plus 69,500 CCF of natural gas and $183,700 in annual utility cost savings; the program outperformed the study goal by 55%, with $373,000 in AES Indiana rebates (as reported by HEAPY)

      Invited: HEAPY and Franciscan Health · Read the published case

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Tell us about one project you finished for a facility. If it fits the program, we'll send you a proposed session outline and the sponsorship details.

"Invited" means invited: none of these companies has confirmed. Results are as published by the supplier; we ask every presenter for dates, baseline costs and verified results before the program is final.

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20-minute talks to a full room
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Exhibits in the reception room
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The cocktail hour
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Meals, with assigned seating

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Best value

Full package

  • 15 guaranteed pre-scheduled meetings
  • A 20-minute case-study session
  • A fully furnished exhibit
  • Your corporate dining table
  • Three people at full access

Add meetings up to 40 at $1,500 each.

Your total investment$39,000$62,500 if bought separatelyAbout $2,600 per guaranteed meeting, with the talk, exhibit and table included
  • Any booked meeting that doesn’t happen is added to your next summit, written into your sponsor agreement.
  • Each summit is capped at 20 sponsors, each solving a different problem for the people in the room.
Is $39,000 worth it? Do the math with past sponsors.“If I did all these cold calls, or hired a salesperson for this amount of money, would that pay off?”Patricia Baumann, Partner, All Tech Energy
Book both 2027 summits: $29,000 eachThe full package in Columbus in April and in Detroit in October, 15 guaranteed meetings at each. $58,000 for the two, $20,000 less than booking them one at a time. About $1,900 per guaranteed meeting.

Want the category to yourself? Each summit is capped at 20 sponsors. To talk about your category, .

How your meetings work
  • Facility leaders ask to meet you. We seat the ones who asked at your table.
  • Your booked meeting schedule arrives before the summit.
  • Any booked meeting that doesn't happen is added to your next summit: miss 3, and you get 15 plus 3. It's written into your sponsor agreement.
  • You get the delegate list 30 days before the summit: names, titles and organizations.
  • Three people are included with full access. Extra passes are $2,900 each.
Or pick only what you wantMeetings from $15,000, talk $15,000, exhibit $15,000, dining table $10,000
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Three people, full accessIncludedComes with anything you pick: every session, every meal and the evening cocktail reception in the exhibit room. Plus the delegate list, with names, titles and organizations, 30 days before the summit.

One category, one summit. Prices in USD. Whatever you pick includes three people with full access. Meetings are booked on an opt-in basis before the summit; any booked meeting that doesn't happen is added to your next summit.

No vendor walks the show. Solution providers attend only as sponsors. A vendor that has not sponsored cannot register, attend or work the room, so the facility leaders you meet are not being chased by your competitors in the hallway.

The ten questions every sponsor asks.

Past sponsors answer all ten in one 5-minute film. Pick a question and the film jumps to its answer.

Answered on camera by past FMA sponsors. Recorded at past FMA summits.

Columbus and Detroit, 2027

Design-build firm Burns & McDonnell came to three FMA summits. The summit is capped at 20 sponsors.

Twenty minutes with Joe Piazza: who is coming to your summit, where your company fits among its 20 sponsors, and what the agreement says. The sponsor brief has the delegate profile, the full agenda and the itemized pricing.

35 summits since 2007. Joe Piazza, who founded FMA, runs every summit himself. The videos on this page are from past summits.

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Connecting the right people.

The facility leader with the construction problem and the company with the answer, at the same table.

FMA Summits, by the Facility Management Alliance Testimonials are past FMA sponsor and delegate feedback. Statistics cite the sources shown.

Jeff Metcalf of Ameresco, Matt Sheasby of RC Cubed, George Benda of Chelsea Group and Ron Frericks of QFB Energy, recorded at past FMA summits.

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