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In this interview series, Heather Himmelberger, Director of the Southwest EFC shares the history, challenges, achievements, and lessons learned in the organization's 15 years (as of interview time) of asset management program implementation. In this video, Ross Waugh explains that he is …
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In this video blog, Ross introduces the series of videos on the Environmental Finance Center asset management programs and advocacies. He interviewed Heather Himmelberger, Director, Southwest Environmental Finance Center, University of New Mexico, on the work that she does and the programs that …
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When Ross commended the EFC Network for the asset management training they are doing for years now, Heather presented their resources. Heather: And one of the things that we offer is a free Access Database and a free Excel spreadsheet. There’s nothing magic, whatsoever about them. But it’s …
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This post is the continuation of Ross Waugh’s discussion on “two important steps to consider in buying and using an asset management software,” and Heather’s rejoinder on what asset management is. Ross: In New Zealand, we have known from bitter experience in millions and millions of dollars …
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Heather and Ross continue to talk about best practices in the industry and the purchase and use of asset management software. Heather: Often, communities get caught up in the 50,000 things that this tool can do. And you don’t really need to do them all if you’re a small to a medium-size …
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In the previous post, Heather discussed how asset management should not be an additional workload and advised against hiring more people to do it. Ross explains how getting and relying on the CMMS or any software could result in more complexity in doing asset management. Ross reveals: I …
A webinar participant asked, how can our system encourage utility staff to implement and maintain business workflow profit associated with asset management an acronym CMMS, especially in those years when systems still exist where the workforce was insufficient for day to day tasks, much less …
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In answer to the question of an attendee regarding declining per capita demand patterns and its integration with the asset management plan, Ross Waugh and Heather Himmelberger continue to discuss demand analysis and sustainability. Ross: But that whole declining consumption as well, when …
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A webinar attendee asks for any recommendations regarding integrating changing, mostly declining, per capita demand patterns. Heather: And that is actually dynamic, the declining demand patterns on a per capita basis is something we see almost nationwide. I won’t say absolutely every …
In the previous post, Ross mentioned about getting that bigger picture planning going that would help in forming the shorter-term plans. Heather explains further: And that ties right back into our managing assets into asset management conversation because we’re just so focused on managing …
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Heather stressed the importance of understanding the terminology in the asset management industry so that everybody will be on the same page when terms like "asset management," "managing assets," "O & M as an investment" are mentioned. Ross then discussed the planning cycle, citing their …
Heather Himmelberger and Ross Waugh began discussing the terminology and understanding of the phrases, "operation and maintenance" and "rehabilitation and replacement" in the previous post. Ross continues: And if you are a municipality or a water supply operator and you’re going, okay we are …
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