DESCRIPTION 

State facility administrators are being asked to maintain aging infrastructure, meet rising community expectations, and improve service reliability—all without corresponding budget growth. In 2026, simply being a caretaker of buildings is no longer enough. State governments must operate as strategic asset stewards, leveraging better data, smarter planning and modern delivery models. 

In this session, we’ll highlight a flexible portfolio of solutions—including customized condition assessments, simplified capital planning, streamlined procurement, and data‑rich benchmarking—to help agencies strengthen resilience, unlock efficiency and ensure long-term value for the communities they serve. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

• Why modernizing facilities operations is essential for state governments in 2026 
• How to tailor facilities condition assessments to agency maturity and portfolio scale 
• Ways to build more defensible, transparent capital plans 
• Approaches to reduce friction in procurement and project delivery 
• How benchmarking elevates decision-making and drives continuous improvement

SPEAKER 

Pete Zuraw, VP of Market Strategy and Development, P.ZURAW@GORDIAN.COM

Pete Zuraw serves as the Vice President of Market Strategy and Development for Gordian. Pete leads his team to improve customer understanding and strengthen the connection between Gordian’s service offerings and the needs of its members. He also focuses on efforts to reinforce the company position as the voice of record for facilities issues in institutional and public sector market places. In previous roles, Pete gained facilities management and planning experience through guiding organizations serving higher education institutions, state agencies and faith communities over 27 years. Pete earned a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering and a Bachelor of Arts in architecture, both from Lehigh University.