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The Middle East Facility Monitoring Organization (MEFMA), a non-profit association that supplies a devoted system for facilities management (FM) experts, broader construction sector stakeholders, as well as owner organizations, held just recently a workshop as well as networking occasion in Cairo to highlight the duty of FM in lasting metropolitan development in Egypt's new cities as well as other parts of the globe.

MEFMA, which looks for to put the limelight on the value of regional FM industry and empower its stakeholders, held the workshop titled 'The Role of FM in the Sustainable & Urban Growth of the New Cities in Egypt' at the Holiday Inn Citystars Cairo.

Eng. Ali Al Suwaidi, MEFMA Vice President, led the workshop held just recently during which he went over the importance of including FM's ideal techniques right into the continuous local initiatives to construct lasting cities. The participants likewise found out about lasting cities worldwide through study presented throughout the occasion along with gotten understandings right into the future strategies created to direct leaders that envision a clever and green neighbourhood in their respective locations.

The workshop was followed by a panel discussion moderated by Eng. Al Suwaidi and also an open discussion forum. The panelists consisted of prominent FM experts in the Middle East, namely Eng. Ahmed El Tuwaisy, CEO, International Quality Services (IQS Egypt); Amin El Najjar, Operations Director, Enova; Yasser Zannoun, Business Development Manager, Elofoq Facility Management; and Eng. Mostafa Abd El Fatah, Business Development Manager, The Arab Contractors for Facility Management.

Eng. Al Suwaidi said: "Stakeholders and leaders should always focus on how we develop our cities in a time when requires environment-friendly methods are installing. Facilities managers play a pivotal duty in attaining this desire and our common goal of establishing lasting as well as healthier neighbourhoods for our individuals. Egypt's upcoming brand-new cities and other city areas are an ideal example on how FM can add to creating as well as applying a range of ingenious methods to achieve our common goals and also we are thrilled to shed light on this topic with our lately wrapped up workshop."

According to industry records, more than HALF of the globe's populace currently resides in metropolitan areas, a sensation that offers a number of sustainability problems and also worries. This has triggered several governments in the region to embrace sustainable urban development techniques in maintaining with their lasting advancement policies. To contribute to the initiatives, MEFMA has actually gone to the leading edge of carrying out research, offering curricula, and also helping business companies in producing sustainable FM methods across the region

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