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Infrastructure Asset Management Resources
DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE COPY NOW This is the eBook version of the Ask-the-Experts webinar, the fourth in the series, that Ross Waugh and Heather Himmelberger held on 5 November 2015. Below are the topics covered in this eBook: Simplifying Infrastructure Asset ManagementSimple Infrastructure …
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Towards the conclusion of the 5 November 2015 Ask-the-Expert Webinar, Heather pointed out where to find further infrastructure asset management resources. Heather says: Okay, I think we’re getting towards the end of our time today. We only have an hour webinar today. So if there’s any other …
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“With aging infrastructure and with limited, if there’s any, records, are there any tools or best practices for figuring replacement cost for assets and/or their classes?” Heather: Okay, tools to figure out cost? I don’t know of any particular tool that’s set up for that exact purpose. That …
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“Are there any templates that you are aware of that can serve to track assets, something simple that is already developed which contain headings and indicating the information ones you should track for assets? For example, asset type, location. age, etc.” Heather: Well, we have developed a …
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A participant shared that they have started doing asset inventory. She expressed that numbering assets are a bit overwhelming so she asked for some recommendations. In the previous post "How to Number Assets without Being Overwhelmed," Heather shared a couple of ways. Then she asked Ross to share …
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A participant asked, “We have little to no records on the system assets so we have recently started doing an inventory of manholes, valves, etc. How do you recommend numbering the assets? It seems a bit overwhelming.” Heather: I’m going to give you an answer and turn it over to Ross. There …
After Ross explained the Simple Infrastructure Asset Management Diagram 3 in the previous post, Heather commented further. She cited that the most important part of asset management is the thinking part. Heather says: Yeah, I think, it’s just another opportunity to bring us back to the idea …
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A participant requested to walk them through an example of how to use the Simple Infrastructure Asset Management Diagram 3. Ross explains: Thank you. Look, the walkthrough on the diagram takes about four hours in terms of looking at the detail. Simply and very quickly if we’re looking at …
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Still responding to a participant's comment on using digital photography to build up infrastructure asset information, Heather asked Ross whether in New Zealand they are doing a lot with digital photography. Do you see systems using that as part of their record-keeping, she asked? Ross …
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Ross and Heather shared their insights on how asset management can be implemented when the true condition of utility assets in the field is not known, especially for buried assets. Heather further explained capturing field information. Heather says: I think one of the things that we’re seeing, …
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In the previous post "Finding a Starting Point in Infrastructure Management Despite Outdated Asset Database", Heather replied to the question on how asset management can be implemented when the true condition of utility assets in the field, especially for buried assets are not known. Heather then …
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A participant posed the question below: “Dealing with several decades of deferred maintenance in a few written records can be quite complicated. How can we implement asset management when we do not even know the true extent of our utility’s assets that exist in the field or their true aging …
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