Seminar Highlights Approaches for Assessing Facility Conditions Among Federal Agencies with Large Real Estate Portfolios for Canadian Healthcare Providers
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VFA, Inc.
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"Facility Condition Assessments: The Right Approach for Your Government Agency"
A VFA Seminar on featuring case studies on NOAA and National Institutes of Health
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Marriott Crystal Gateway, Arlington, VA
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Thursday, November 3, 2005, 8:00am to 11:30am
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This half-day seminar will feature different assessment approaches used to determine the condition of facilities in organizations with large real estate portfolios, and to support the capital planning process. Presentations will include case studies on facilities assessment initiatives at two federal agencies, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The session will walk attendees through the steps of developing and implementing a capital planning and management strategy that considers the value of the complete building portfolio and supports long-range budgeting. The presentation will feature a case study highlighting the province-wide approach employed by the British Columbia Ministry of Health Services, and provide an overview of its technology-supported capital planning and management solution.
A presentation on the National Institutes of Health’s recent assessment initiative will provide an overview of the detailed facilities condition assessment methodology used at NIH across its 12 million square feet of facilities, including laboratories, and research institutions, medical schools and hospitals. It will also profile the supporting systems the organization employs for facility management, capital planning and asset protection.
A Seminar attendees will learn:
- Different approaches to facilities condition assessment,
and when to apply them
- How to incorporate a proven methodology employed by the GSA into the facility assessment process
- Strategies for keeping facilities data up to date and credible
- How to manage facilities data to provide the foundation for long-range capital planning protection.
Those interested in attending this seminar should contact Meghan O'Halloran at (800) 693-3132 x225 or visit http://www.vfa.com/Fed_Gov_Sem/index.htm.
About VFA, Inc.
Headquartered in Boston, VFA, Inc. is the leading provider of software and services for facilities management and capital planning. VFA provides powerful Web-based software and consulting services to over 275 organizations to strategically manage more than one billion square feet of real estate. VFA’s Capital Planning and Management Solution (CPMS™) uniquely combines condition assessment services, Web-based decision support software and consulting to enable clients to achieve their missions by optimizing investments in facilities and infrastructure. VFA has a strong customer base in education, federal, state and local government, healthcare and corporate markets. For more information, please call 800-693-3132 or visit: http://www.vfa.com
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