The Facilities & Real Estate Benchmarking Association (FREBA™) is currently a free association of facilities and real estate management professionals within major corporations. FREBA™ conducts benchmarking studies to identify practices that improve the overall operations of the members

To identify "Best in Class" facilities & real estate management processes, which, when implemented, will lead member companies to exceptional performance.

To conduct benchmarking studies of important facilities and real estate management processes.

To create a cooperative environment where full understanding of the performance and enablers of "best in class" facilities and real estate management processes can be obtained and shared at reasonable cost.

To use the efficiency of the association to obtain process performance data and related best practices from regarding facilities and real estate management.

To support the use of benchmarking to facilitate facilities and real estate management process improvement and the achievement of accuracy, timeliness and efficiency.

• Scope of FREBA™ membership includes individuals who work in facilities and real estate management organizations in major corporations
  
• Company membership will be considered with respect to compliance with FREBA™ mission, goals and operating guidelines, as well as, qualification of the organization within the scope of membership.
  
• Participation in specific efforts will be optional and open only to members with costs shared by the participants. Members pay only if they join a specific study. Currently, membership in FREBA™ is free. We reserve the right to review membership applications and to make the final decision whether or not to accept any application. Consulting firms are ineligible for membership.

FREBA™ will identify and present to members opportunities to participate in Benchmarking studies on various topics addressing issues of importance to the facilities & real estate management functions.

Consortium studies are offered to the membership as a whole with costs divided.

Single company sponsored studies addressing the interest of one member company can be offered to other selected members for no fee.

Research - Access public and private databases.

Identify study participants - Top companies with facilities & real estate management staffs.

Collect data - Manage response collection with the participants as a third party.

Lead site visits - Structured with best participants.

Interest group roundtables will be organized throughout the year. Members will pay a nominal fee to join real and virtual roundtable discussions that address specific facilities & real estate management processes.

Currently, membership in FREBA™ is FREE!  Costs of studies are shared by the participants.