Many companies worldwide are struggling with labor shortages. According to Randstad, two-thirds of global leaders have faced a labor shortage within the past 12 months. The rise of emerging technologies also worsens the workforce gap, creating a demand for these new skills. A recent European …
An Anthropology of Water Infrastructure
An opinion piece by Bethany Waugh To many people, water mains coming from city supplies into homes and workplaces is a normal, overlooked daily function of a city. There are still many places where this is not an everyday reality. It seems unthinkable to anyone who has grown up in a …
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The 10 Most Livable Cities in the World 2021
Auckland and Wellington are no. 1 and 4 in the Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) most liveable city globally. The Global Liveability Index 2021 report includes the data gathered from 22 February to 21 March 2021 to rank the liveability of 140 cities globally. As most of the world succumbed …
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Stopping Covid-19 Spread – “Hammer and the Dance” Strategy
Your country is probably dealing with Covid-19 now as you read this blog post, Whether your country is preventing coronavirus from reaching your locale or suppressing its spread, we are recommending the "Coronavirus: Hammer and the Dance" article for you to read. Written by Tomas Pueyo (and …
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WASH and Waste Management for COVID-19 by World Health Organization
The world map above shows how widespread the Covid-19 have become as indicated by the orange dots, the bigger the higher the number of confirmed cases. As of writing, the Bing.com Covid-19 tracker showed 243,665 cases all over the world, with 146,393 active cases. It also showed that 87,265 …
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NZ Asset Management Firm Shares Planning Ideas in Pandemic Situation
Waugh Infrastructure Management, an NZ-based asset management consulting company, blogged about the "Business Continuance Plan for Water Supply in Case of Pandemic" document they created in 2009 for one of their clients. Written and published by Ross Waugh, the blog post says: Back in 2009, …
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Christchurch Terror Event Reflections – How Can We Make a Difference? (Video Blog)
In this video blog, Ross asks how we can make a difference as infrastructure asset management professionals. A week after the terrorist attack on two mosques at Christchurch, New Zealand on 15th March, Ross Waugh shares his reflections. He shares that it's been a tough time for the families, …
Asset Management Reflections on the Water Infrastructure Act
The U.S. Senate and the President signed a new piece of legislation that is set to improve the upgrade and maintenance of water infrastructure all over the country. The Water Infrastructure Act (known as WIA) will allow states to put more finance into water infrastructure and is hoped to ensure …
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American Public Works Association PWX to be held in Kansas City, MO
The APWA Public Works Expo (PWX) will be held in Kansas City, Missouri on 26th-29th August 2018 in conjunction with the International Federation of Municipal Engineers (IFME) World Congress In New Zealand, IPWEA NZ is a member of IFME and a sister organization of APWA. Ross has …
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Inframanage Team Attends Pacific Water Conference, Noumea 6th-10th August, 2018
The 11th Pacific Water and Wastewater Conference will be held in Noumea, New Caledonia from 6th-10th August 2018. Members of our team will be attending this Conference, which is a vital forum for the discussion of water and wastewater issues across Pacific Island countries. This …
Inframanage Blog 2018 – More Infrastructure Asset Management Education
Those of you who have been regular visitors to the Inframanage Blog will have noted that it has been a long time since the last blog post - back in late 2017. A combination of high consulting workload, study, and family responsibilities has created this gap, and in effect created a lack of …
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Water Utility Planning – Is Deep Uncertainty Analysis A Better Option?
A new scientific society, the Society for Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty, is arguing that water managers need to use a different system of analysis for planning ahead. The Society thinks that uncertainty in this time of rapid environmental and social change implies that managers need to …
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