by Ann Withanee — October 20, 2010—VFA, Inc., a leading provider of end-to-end solutions for facilities capital planning and asset management, announces that the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, owner and operator of Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home, garden, grounds and plantation, has implemented VFA.facility software to help maintain this historical property. VFA will provide a detailed facility condition assessment of the buildings and structures, compiling the information in a central repository of information about capital assets, according to VFA.
Thomas Jefferson began construction on Monticello in 1769 and it was largely completed in 1809. The only house in the U.S. designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Monticello is a destination for about 450,000 visitors every year. The Thomas Jefferson Foundation owns and operates Monticello, as well as a state-of-the-art Visitor Center, which opened in April 2009, the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies and the Jefferson Library, among other facilities.
The Thomas Jefferson Foundation was the recipient this year of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America’s 2010 Arthur Ross Award for Stewardship, recognizing preservation, upkeep and maintenance of an existing entity over time.
The newly implemented software provides the Thomas Jefferson Foundation with tools and data helpful to managing its many facilities and building systems. VFA aggregates important information about the condition of these facilities and building systems to help advance its restoration project goals and optimize facility investments over the long-term.
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