Membership is open to facility practitioners and educators, whose primary responsibilities are to provide, oversee, or teach any of the following activities (examples):

• Communications
• Real Estate
• Finance
• Human and Environmental Factors (environmental, health and safety, workplace dynamics, teamwork, inter-personal behaviors, ergonomics)
• Planning and Project Management
• Facility Function (code compliance, telecommunications, purchasing, security, food service, reprographics, building services, transportation, furnishings and equipment inventory, maintenance, and outsourcing management)
• Operations and Maintenance
• Quality Assessment and Innovation (international standards organization, standards, facility audits, total quality management)

Associate membership is open to individuals whose primary responsibilities include: business development; sales and/or marketing as a consultant; representation of a manufacturer, vendor, dealer, distributor; and/or provider of facility-related products and services. The membership belongs to the organization; however, it is recorded in the name of an individual representative. The organization may assign or transfer the membership among its personnel. No more than two representatives in the associate classification from any organization may belong to any one chapter at a time. Associate member benefits are delivered electronically.

Student membership is open to candidates who are engaged in full-time study at an accredited college or university. At such time as the member is no longer engaged in full-time study, he or she shall be reclassified to the appropriate membership category. Student member benefits are delivered electronically.

RETIRED MEMBER

Retired membership is open to members in good standing upon their permanent retirement from full-time facility management practice, business development, sales, and/or marketing. Should a retired member return to full-time employment as either a practitioner or in business development, sales, and/or marketing position, he or she shall be reclassified to the appropriate membership category. Retired member benefits are delivered electronically.

CORPORATE SUSTAINING MEMBER

Open to companies interested in promoting excellence in the management of the work environment. Corporate Sustaining Members are a valued resource in the Association, supplying comprehensive information on the latest advancements in product and service offerings to the professional interest of our members. See the CSM Brochure for more information.