February 10, 2025 — For healthcare facility managers and hospital engineers, the NFMT expo floor offers a multitude of built environment solutions and education sessions during NFMT, Baltimore, March 25-27.
Education sessions of interest to the healthcare setting include:
- Fire Sprinkler System Monitoring: Past, Present, and Future. Presented by Jason Webb, Industry Affairs Consultant, Potter Electric Signal Company
- Fall Protection or Fall Prevention?. Presented by Rob Brauch, COHC, President, Occupational Health and Safety Solutions
- The FM’s Guide to AI-Powered Maintenance: Building the Data Foundation. Presented by Nick Haase, Co-Founder, MaintainX, and Andi Seabeck, Facility Management Market Leader, Camcode
- 150-Year-Old As-Builts + 165 New Caissons – How One GC Eliminated Big Headaches for an Ohio Medical Center: Mercy Health’s St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo
Other sessions the editors recommend for March 25 and 26 are covered here: “March 25-27: More than 100,000 facilities professionals have attended NFMT. Will you join them in Baltimore for training, networking and product discovery?”
The 50‐minute conference sessions provide a comprehensive exploration of facilities management concepts and applications, covering crucial aspects such as technology, maintenance, operations, and space management. By delving into key trends including technology integration, safety and wellness, energy efficiency and sustainable practices, participants gain a deep understanding of how these cross‐functional elements significantly influence and shape effective facilities strategies.
“Empowering People. Advancing Practice.” That’s the theme for NFMT in Baltimore. It offers tiered pricing with free admission to the expo, followed by the $79 ProLevel, and the $149 Elite Level. Conference Sessions and Huddles are open to Pro and Elite attendees while Learning Labs held at the Expo’s designated Product Zones, offer valuable education for all attendees.
More than 300 exhibitors will be present on the expo floor.
To learn more about sessions on Thursday, March 27, we recommended these:
AI in 2025: What We’ve Learned & What’s Next. Presented by: Josh Lowe, Co-founder and Chief Solution Engineer, AkitaBox
Emergency Disaster Response & Mitigation: Before & After the Storm. Presented by: Daniel Isackson, Technical Director, Architectural Engineering, Rimkus
Empowering the Next Generation of FM. Presented by: John Rimer, CFM, president, FM360 Consulting
Climate Adaptation: Decarbonization and Resilience in LEED v5. Presented by: Melissa Baker, Senior Vice President, Technical Development, U.S. Green Building Council
If Buildings Could Talk: Investing in Health for Facility Managers. Presented by: Whitney Austin Gray, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Research, International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)
One more key event is the Women in FM Panel & Reception on Wednesday, March 26, that brings together industry women for a frank discussion of work‐life integration, authenticity, accountability and community. All Pro and Elite attendees are welcome to join the dialogue and bring their views to the discussion. Keep the conversation going at a 4:30 Women in Industry reception that brings attendees from NFMT and the Clean Buildings Conference together to continue the conversation over drinks and appetizers.
