September 16, 2025 Madison WI – SkillsUSA Leadership in IL have added the Facilithon to their contest queue for 2026. Katie Bye and Katie Friedland have been coordinating with the FM Pipeline Team, creators and administrators of the Facilithon competition and its related programs. “We’re looking forward to bringing the Facilithon, a leadership competition that lands a career, to Illinois” per Jim Zirbel, Chair at FM Pipeline Team.
The Facilithon’s first date in IL will be at the Fall Conference in Lisle October 17th, running the “Advisors Facilithon” an entertainment experience for instructors to compete like a student and get a better understanding of the Liberal Science of Buildings. In addition to on-site events, the FM Pipeline Team runs Advisors’ Facilithon online for instructors across the country in spring and fall where attending a first-person conference isn’t a possibility. See video here – https://youtu.be/xHoJw66-XH4
The FM Pipeline Team, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to engaging, enlightening & energizing our #NextGenOfFM. A partnering organization, the team invites both associations and industry supporters to connect and support the Facilithon competition, the first SkillsUSA Leadership competition expressly designed to land a high-paying career at the nexus of the trades, architecture, construction, people, services and the operations of all businesses or institutions with buildings. More info can be found at www.fmpipeline.org.