LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ARCHIBUS, Inc., the #1 developer worldwide of real estate, infrastructure & facilities management, announces a major market initiative with the formation of the ARCHIBUS Foundation EMEA (The Foundation) to represent the ARCHIBUS Federated Eco-System (AFE) in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and to promote a greener built environment in the region.

ARCHIBUS Establishes ARCHIBUS Foundation EMEA to Inspire Social & Environmental Responsibility Causes

The Foundation, based in the United Kingdom, was formed to support the AFE community – consisting of ARCHIBUS Solution Centers, ARCHIBUS Business Partners, Education Partners and Client organizations – through the promotion of educational and training programs using the ARCHIBUS technology to improve the environment, as well as advance social and economic well-being through the efforts of the ARCHIBUS Community.

The Foundation’s many objectives include:

• Promoting academic programs in EMEA institutions of higher education by providing education software grants for professional development
• Partnering with organizations that have a common interest in promoting sustainable economic, social and environmental education for communities
• Further evolving governance, quality and standards common to all members of the AFE

“We look forward to working with all our current and future stakeholders in creating a more sustainable built environment thanks to ARCHIBUS technology that will build a better future for generations to come,” says ARCHIBUS CEO Wise Cho. “This has been our guiding principle at ARCHIBUS for over 35 years and we hope to continue that focus for years to come.”

About ARCHIBUS and its associated ARCHIBUS Federated Eco-System

ARCHIBUS is the #1 real estate, infrastructure and facilities management solution in the world with the total annual expenditures for ARCHIBUS-related products and services at over $2.7 billion (USD). Over 8,000,000 ARCHIBUS users worldwide are supported by the ARCHIBUS Federated Eco-System which include over 1,700 ARCHIBUS Solution Centers and Certified Business Partners. For nearly four decades, ARCHIBUS innovations have fostered remarkable institutional, business and government transformations.

ARCHIBUS has been a pioneer in “Smart” technologies for properties, buildings, campuses and cities and, since 1980, involved in the evolution of “Smart Cities” into “Intelligent Cities.” Active in over 190 countries, ARCHIBUS is the leading global advisor and “smart city technologies integrator” for “Smart Cities” and “Intelligent Cities and Communities Transformation™” (ICCT™) Programs and Initiatives.