VFA Webinar

Integrating Sustainability and Energy Initiatives into Capital Planning

With the current focus on Executive Orders 13514 & 13423, mandating reductions in carbon emissions and energy usage, those responsible for federal property management are challenged with how to address theses requirements in a comprehensive capital plan.

In this webinar, you will learn about various approaches to integrating sustainability and energy into your capital planning. We will also discuss how to evaluate these options, providing you with a knowledge base to build upon.

Understand how to

• Establish a sustainability framework
• Assess opportunities to green existing buildings
• Evaluate your various options
• Integrate sustainability into your capital plan

Who Should Attend?

High level Federal government professionals responsible for:

• Real Property/Facilities Management
• Capital Planning & Capital Budgeting
• Sustainability & Energy Management

Speaker

Susan Buchanan, LEED AP – Project Director, VFA, Inc.
Susan Buchanan is Project Director at VFA, where she oversees the delivery of Green Building Assessments and other sustainability solutions for clients. She has 30 years of experience in construction and project management, including extensive expertise in alternative construction methods and sustainable systems design. Susan has worked on green projects around the globe, ranging from the renovation of a historic Victorian factory building in London to the development of alternative building materials and methods used in a population resettlement project in West Africa. At VFA, Susan has been instrumental in the development of methodologies for assessing the sustainability of existing buildings. She is a LEED AP and member of the Boston Chapter of the International Facility Management Association.