ABM hosts green symposium.

American Building Maintenance of New York (ABM) recently hosted an informal symposium for corporate real estate and sustainability executives at The Palm Restaurant in Midtown Manhattan.

Representatives from such leading corporations and institutions as Bank of America, Citigroup, the Ford Foundation, Hearst, HIP Health Plan of New York and UBS received the latest updates on ongoing High Performance Green Building and sustainability issues from the US Green Building Council and New York City Economic Development Corporation among others.

Topics included energy efficiency and clean energy alternatives, recycling, indoor environmental quality, reducing absenteeism, working with government agencies and capitalizing on available incentive programs.

"There is no doubt that this is an ongoing trend among responsible companies nationwide and this symposium is part of ABM's ongoing efforts to both monitor interest and focus attention on these important issues," said Paul A. Magda, RPA, FMA, SMA, CFM, Senior Vice President of ABM Facility Services in the Eastern US Region. "We anticipate the market for these types of services will continue to grow, and ABM is proud of its reputation as the premier service firm in this area."

Feedback from the event was overwhelmingly positive, according to Magda, who also serves as vice chairman of BOMA-NY's Energy Committee.