April 26, 2006—VFA, Inc., a leading provider of software and services for facilities capital planning and asset management, announces the release of VFA.auditor, a new application in its software suite. VFA.auditor guides users who are not experts in facility assessment in collecting information about the condition of an organization’s facility portfolio.
VFA also announces the release of Version 7 of VFA.facility, the company’s flagship capital asset planning and management software.
VFA.auditor assists organizations in collecting baseline data about facilities and systems. The Web-based software guides facility managers, maintenance personnel, and others who lack expertise in facility assessments to gather consistent and reliable information across a diverse portfolio. Data collected with VFA.auditor can be used to support development of portfolio-wide budget estimates and to identify areas requiring detailed assessment.
The company explains that VFA.auditor empowers internal personnel to cost effectively gather initial facility condition information using best-in-class methodologies, and pinpoint where professional assessments are most warranted.
Among key features and highlights of VFA.auditor are:
- Form-based, standard question sets about major building systems
- A glossary complete with photos to support the collection of condition information
- The ability to create customized questionnaires for collecting specialized data, for example, on ADA compliance, life and safety issues, or energy efficiency
- The ability to set up workflows and assign approval rights based on role
- Fully compatible with VFA.facility
For more information, contact VFA as well as see their ad on FMLink.
