VFA provides targeted assessments focused on special areas or industry-specific needs, either in tandem with a detailed 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. Our assessment teams focus on five key areas of sustainable buildings consistent with guidelines for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings (LEED®-EB): Energy Efficiency, Water Conservation, Indoor Air Quality and Environment, Site Sustainability, and Materials and Construction.

Joint Commission Assessments for Healthcare Organizations

For U.S. healthcare providers, VFA offers assessment services designed to aid organizations in collecting and evaluating information required for the Statement of Conditions required by the Joint Commission. Organizations may choose to utilize an optional Joint Commission module within VFA.facility® to manage life safety information, and generate related reports required by the Joint Commission.

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.

Facility Security Condition Assessment

Security is an integral component of comprehensive facilities management and capital planning. VFA’s Facility Security Condition Assessment simultaneously assesses facility condition and security-related risks, giving clients the tools they need to control, manage and mitigate total risk and building vulnerability. This holistic picture of a facility portfolio, inclusive of security data, allows facility and security managers to dynamically plan, manage and budget for all facility-related risks.

Other examples of specialized assessment services VFA provides include:

• Evaluation of the functional adequacy of facilities for their current use
• Audits of compliance with facilities’ compliance with corporate branding standards
• Assessment of condition and risk factors in critical data center systems