VFA Webinar

Roadmap to Green: Meeting Federal Guidelines

How will you ensure that at least 15% of your agency’s capital asset building inventory complies with the Guiding Principles for Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings by the end of fiscal year 2015?

Join VFA for a webinar, Roadmap to Green: Meeting Federal Performance Guidelines for Sustainable Buildings, and learn how other federal agencies are developing strategies to comply with EO 13423 and are improving energy efficiency and water conservation; providing safe, healthy and productive built environments; and promoting sustainable environmental stewardship.

What You’ll Learn

Proven strategies for:

• Determining the current state of sustainability of your facilities
• Creating a roadmap and establishing a strategy to meet your goals
• Identifying “green” opportunities which are directly in compliance with the Guiding Principles of EO 13423
• Creating green requirements with actionable solutions
• Prioritizing sustainability investments based on costs and estimated operational impact
• Effectively integrating sustainability programs into the capital planning process

Who Should Attend?

Executives responsible for:

• Federal Real Property Management, Facility Management
• Sustainability, Energy Management
• Capital Planning, Capital Budgeting

Speakers

Susan Buchanan, Project Manager, VFA, Inc.
Susan Buchanan has 25 years of experience in construction and project management, including extensive expertise in alternative construction methods and sustainable systems design. She has worked on green projects around the globe, ranging from the renovation of a historic Victorian factory building in London to development of alternative building materials used in a population resettlement project in Africa. Susan currently serves as Project Manager at VFA, Inc., where she has been instrumental in the development of methodologies for assessing the sustainability of existing buildings. She is a member of the Boston Chapter of the International Facility Management Association.