February 2012
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Finance and Environment Are "Acclerating" in March, April

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Designation candidates—make sure you take advantage of the accelerated format to knock two key courses off your requirements for the RPA, FMA and SMA this spring!

Once again we are offering Real Estate Investment and Finance, and Environmental Health and Safety Issues on the dates noted below at our BOMA/NY office, which is located in Suite 2201 (22nd floor) of 11 Penn Plaza opposite Madison Square Garden on Seventh Avenue. Professor Jerome Silecchia, PE/CPE/RPA, who has successfully taught these courses in past years, will once again be in the classroom.

Please review the course highlights below and contact Mary Sorgente, BOMA/NY’s Director of Education at 212-239-3662 or mary@bomany.com for more details.

Real Estate Investment and Finance
For RPA and FMA candidates

March 19, 2012 - March 21, 2012 (M-T-W)

Learn how to take charge of real estate investments to maximize property values.

You’ll deepen your knowledge of basic financial concepts such as valuation, analysis, taxation, depreciation and life-cycle costing.

You’ll also learn to evaluate and develop corresponding budgets that estimate net operating income, income capitalization, taxation costs and strategies to offset these costs. And you’ll gain the skills to conduct discounted cash flow analyses and calculate net present value and internal rate of return. Key topics include:

• Asset valuation and enhancement
• Costs and taxes
• Capitalization
• Site and building analysis
• The appraisal process
• Discounted cash flow measurement
• Ownership vehicles
• The basics of lending and current lending practice

Environmental Health and Safety Issues
For RPA, FMA and SMA candidates

April 9, 2012 - April 11, 2012 (M-T-W)

With this course you’ll gain an overview of the environmental health and safety considerations in building operations; learn how to develop and manage proactive environmental and occupational health and safety programs, comply with regulatory standards and guidelines governing facility health and safety issues and assess when to obtain technical assistance.

Key topics include:

• Regulatory overview
• OSHA and EPA regulations
• Hazard communication
• Emergency response
• Asbestos and lead management
• Office and industrial ergonomics
• Indoor air quality
• Air emissions and pollution control
• Storage tanks
• Hazardous waste
• Site assessment
• Audits, recordkeeping, and legal issues