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Heather: So, another topic that came up at the conference I was at in Australia, and it’s something that I’ve been thinking a lot about because it gets into this terminology and how important terminology can be. So, there’s a lot of talks right now about the need for more infrastructure …
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In the previous post "Coping with Regulations and Standards through Asset Management Planning," Heather and Ross discussed the possible options asset managers can consider so they can work on their asset management practice while complying with federal regulations and standards. In this post, …
An attendee asked, is it possible that there are too many federal regulations, and they steal time and financial resources and reduce asset management, for example, requiring a small village’s nutrient reduction even though they don’t contribute? Heather: It is one of those things that I …
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A participant asked if the Havelock's contamination of the water system was preceded by an unusual rain event. Ross: A few things preceded it, but yes there was a significant rain event a couple of weeks or so beforehand. Twenty years ago, they’d had a similar sort of rain circumstances, and …
Ross and Heather shared further lessons as they continue discussing on Asset Management versus Managing Assets. Ross: And I think a classic example of that, a few years ago, one of the larger urban municipalities in New Zealand got me to look at. They were rewriting a service delivery …
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In the previous post, Heather started talking about the distinction between "Asset Management" and "Managing Assets." She then asked Ross for his thoughts from the perspective of New Zealand. Ross: Yes, and again, just for our attendees as well, if you put “Havelock North water incident …
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At this stage, Heather moved on to a different topic, which is on asset management versus managing assets. Heather says: So what I wanted to talk a little bit about is the theme that’s coming up in a couple of different areas. I’m starting to hear it about companies, private companies in …
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As the COVID-19 pandemic rages worldwide, in at least 180 countries and territories as of writing, we see the temporary stoppage of both local and international flights. Some countries have facilitated mercy flights for their stranded nationals. They limited trips to the conveyance of essential …
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In this period of lockdown, our local libraries are one of the many places that people will be missing. Apart from the customary range of books and reading materials, our libraries offer many other things like study nooks, computer and internet service, photocopying, and audio-visual or meeting …
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In this period of lockdowns local or national, we have created a series of blogs on "Covid-19 Lockdown Carpe Diem Strategy" as you stay at home and think about the infrastructure systems that you are managing. Road networks are major infrastructure that people use every day and thus need …
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The Covid-19 pandemic caused a disruption of services as governments impose lockdowns in a strong bid to contain the spread of the deadly virus. In this post, Ross talks about the use of carpe diem strategy on public pools and aquatic centers. This is a repost of the blog series "Covid-19 …
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We are sharing the "Covid-19 Carpe Diem Strategy" series of articles that Waugh Infrastructure Management has started publishing. Read the excerpts from the overview that Ross Waugh, Director and Founder of Waugh Infrastructure Management wrote. The present and coming shutdowns associated with …
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