VFA provides targeted assessments focused on special areas or industry-specific needs, either in tandem with a detailed facility condition assessment, or as a standalone service.
Green Building Assessment Services
VFA identifies the best opportunities for enhancing the sustainability of an organization’s existing buildings and sites. By determining the associated costs and expected impact of these initiatives, VFA helps organizations optimize the investments they make to support sustainable facilities. read more…
Energy Assessment Services
Organizations are increasingly faced with mandates to reduce energy use, often without funding for energy-efficiency related improvements. A VFA Energy Assessment evaluates potential energy conservation measures for a building or an entire portfolio, based on both energy savings and cost savings, and provides recommendations. read more…
Seismic Assessment Services
VFA’s Seismic Assessment combines the domain expertise of skilled VFA assessors with the use of industry-accepted seismic guidelines to produce a comprehensive, flexible solution that mitigates seismic-related risks and helps meet seismic-related insurance requirements. read more…
Federal Real Property Asset Inventory
VFA assists federal organizations in complying with federal real property management requirements, conducting inventories of property assets as required under Executive Order 13327. The VFA.auditor® Federal Real Property Asset Management Survey may be used by VFA assessors or a federal organization’s own employees to facilitate the process of documenting asset information. VFA can combine asset audits with more detailed condition assessments, and also provides assistance in the development of Asset Management Plans.
Other examples of specialized assessment services VFA provides include:
- Evaluation of the functional adequacy of facilities for their current use
- Audits of facility compliance with corporate branding standards
- Assessment of condition and risk factors in critical data center systems
