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VFA Capital Planning Software features a comprehensive knowledge base that supports the collection and management of a wide range of asset information, including location, structure, type, uses, conditions, requirements and their associated costs, plus related projects and plans.

Facility condition assessments provide a wealth of information about the current conditions and deficiencies of an organization’s real estate portfolio. However, to remain an effective foundation for capital planning, this information must be updated continually to reflect both completed improvements and new requirements.

Real estate is the second largest expense on the income statement for most companies, typically right behind labor. Managing all the information related to those facilities and their related systems can be an ongoing challenge.

Facilities benchmarking can help facilities managers understand how their assets and buildings compare to their direct peer group and across industries, develop strategies for targeting improvements and build defensible budgets.

VFA Report Author unlocks the value of the VFA Capital Planning Software for stakeholders across the organization, so all stakeholders can have the capital planning reports they need to effectively contribute to the capital budgeting process. Read to learn more.

Information about the entire asset and property portfolio can be valuable to a wide group of facilities management stakeholders. VFA FacilityView provides quick and secure access to key information about the entire facilities portfolio via desktop or tablet.

VFA Auditor is a tablet-based facilities self-assessment solution that helps in-house facilities teams rapidly collect and refresh asset and building condition data. Read to see how it can help your organization.

Measuring sustainability operations is the only way ensure that you continue to realize the vision and benefits of sustainable facilities practices. When it comes measuring your success, there are two key factors you need.

Here are five key talking points on Federal cost overruns given by Federal construction experts from the private, non-profit and government sectors.