by Rebecca Walker — February 9, 2009 —The US Food and Drug Administration has selected VFA, Inc., a leading provider of end-to-end solutions for facilities capital planning and asset management, to assess the condition of its buildings and identify opportunities for greening existing facilities.
VFA is working with the FDA to integrate sustainability objectives into its criteria for evaluating capital projects, and to implement a process for generating capital budgets that incorporates green priorities.
The assessment program combines VFA Facility Condition Assessments with Green Building Assessments. VFA will provide the FDA with an evaluation of the physical condition of approximately 46 buildings that the agency owns, which were previously assessed by VFA in 2005. In addition, VFA will provide an analysis of greening opportunities in key areas such as energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality and water conservation, says the company.
The FDA is utilizing VFA’s Capital Budget Development solution to support the incorporation of greening priorities into the agency’s capital planning process. The FDA, which uses VFA.facility software for capital asset management and planning, is employing the software’s Budgets module to generate capital budgets based on a variety of organizational priorities, including the greening of existing building operations.
FDA buildings in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Massachusetts, Maryland and Puerto Rico are included in the current assessment. The facilities include laboratories, office buildings, storage facilities and maintenance shops.
For more information, see the VFA Web site.
