BOMA update: Carbon Neutrality Webinar and TOBY Tutorial

Boston, MA On Wednesday, April 28^th from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. BOMA Boston is hosting a webinar on Carbon Neutrality. Mike Gill, LEED AP O&M, C.E.M. director of operations, and Radhika Kanaskar, business services systems administrator with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston will join BOMA Boston to provide an overview of carbon neutrality, specifically topics associated with planning for the goals and expectations of the city of Boston and a discussion of how we get there by 2050. They will include some general ideas on a strategy to achieve this important goal of carbon neutral in our buildings. There will be a live Q&A session with the audience to answer any questions you have, we hope you can join us!

Interested in submitting your building for a TOBY Award this year? The Outstanding Building of the Year (TOBY) Awards are the most prestigious program of their kind in the commercial real estate industry, recognizing quality in buildings and rewarding excellence in building management. BOMA Boston’s TOBY Awards program is one of the largest in the nation, and property management teams have 17 categories to choose from to submit their building. Join BOMA Boston’s very own Kayla Burmeister on Tuesday, April 27^th from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. for a conversation about all things TOBY! Attendees will leave with a better understanding of how to submit a building for the TOBY competition and how to conduct a TOBY Tour during the judging process.

Save the date for the BOMA Boston Fishing Tournament on Friday, June 11^th, the BOMA Boston Annual Golf Tournament on Monday, July 12^th and BOMA Fallfest on Thursday, October 14^th! Registration information will be available soon!

Looking for a way to get more active with BOMA Boston? Join one of our many committees for a way to meet other members, get visibility for your company and help shape our programs and events. New this year we are launching a DEI Committee! View the BOMA Boston website to learn more and view all of our committees.

BOMA’s partnership with BOMI International remains strong. Through educational offerings, BOMA members and non-members learn from senior professionals in the commercial real estate industry to work towards earning their RPA or FMA designations, or PAC or PMFP certifications. The next course, BOMI Budgeting & Accounting will take place Wednesday and Friday mornings of May 7^th, 12^th, 14^th, 19^th, 21^st, 26^th, and June 2^nd, 4^th, 9^th, 11^th, 16^th, 18^th, 23^rd, 25^th and 30^th from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. This virtual course will be taught by Barry Familetto with Stetson Management & Development. For more information contact Courtney McHugh, cmchugh@gbreb.com. 

The commercial real estate industry has a professional certification that provides early recognition for foundational knowledge and guides the next generation of property managers toward greater responsibility and success in their careers: The Certified Manager of Commercial Properties (CMCP). The CMCP is the only certification of its kind for early career commercial property managers – you may qualify with as little as one year’s experience. Learn more at https://www.creci.org/the-cmcp-advantage/. 

For more information about events or educational offerings, and to get involved with BOMA Boston, visit our website at www.BOMAboston.org. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BOMABoston and on LinkedIn.