Lansing, Michigan has succeeded in replacing all of it's 12,500 lead pipes. This large project has come at a high cost for the utility, but with careful investment, it has become a very manageable cost. The city has succeeded in avoiding problems that have arisen in other areas of the state of Michigan by thinking ahead and realizing that replacing old water infrastructure is crucial and … [Read more...]
Applying Infrastructure Asset Management Practice to Shun “Day Zero”
Cape Town, South Africa is facing a very dire situation due to a three-year-long mega-drought. By May, the city was expecting to have to turn off its water supply and hand out a meager 25 liters per day to its citizens, who will have to make their way through long and potentially dangerous crowds to one of 200 distribution points throughout the city. The shut-off day - known as "Day Zero" … [Read more...]
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 'bandwidth' to regularly blog. This combination of events has now passed, and as of today, regular blog … [Read more...]
Helping You Solve Asset Management Issues – Ask the Experts October 2017 Webinar
Watch this recording and presentation slides of the Ask-the-Experts October 2017 webinar that Ross Waugh and Heather Himmelberger held. Ross and Heather had been conducting the Ask-the-Experts webinars since 2014. The webinar on 11 October 2017 is the 6th in the series. In this webinar, Ross and Heather focus on helping asset management practitioners resolve infrastructure asset management … [Read more...]
3 Free eBooks to Build Your Infrastructure Asset Management Knowledge
DOWNLOAD YOUR COPY! IT'S FREE! Inframanage.com is happy to publish the three-part eBook series on "Infrastructure Asset Management - Myths, Realities, and Money" These eBooks were crafted based on the topics that Ross Waugh discussed in his lecture video of his keynote presentation at the July 2016 International Deighton User Conference in Canada. The list below outlines the … [Read more...]
Strategic Asset Management Planning (Video)
Watch and listen to this lecture video on Strategic Asset Management that Ross Waugh delivered at the University of Auckland. In this video, Ross talks about the following: World Infrastructure Needs What is Strategic Asset Management Planning Where does Strategic Asset Management fit in the ISO 55000 framework What is Strategy What are the Key Issues Scrutiny and Challenge of … [Read more...]
Preparing, Implementing, and Reviewing Asset Management Plans (Video)
Watch and listen to this lecture video on Preparing, Implementing, and Reviewing Asset Management Plans that Ross Waugh delivered at the University of Auckland. In this video, Ross talks about the following: What are Asset Management Plans (AMPs) Know the available resources on AMPs Steps in Preparing an AMP Service Levels, Growth, Risk, Lifecycle Management Simple IAM … [Read more...]
Get This Free Infrastructure Asset Management eBook Now!
DOWNLOAD YOUR COPY! IT'S FREE! We have organized the topics discussed during the Ask-the-Experts webinar that Ross Waugh and Heather Himmelberger held on 30 June 2016. Please browse the topics included in the eBook: Understanding the Levels of Service-Cost-Risk Diagram Infrastructure Asset Management Practice – How Risk Impacts Cost? Things to Consider in Starting … [Read more...]
Things to Consider in Starting Infrastructure Condition Assessment
One of the participants asked: I’ve just started the asset management process looking at my inventory for one asset category and considering the condition assessment. I’ve been advised to look at how long the assets have been in place and use its life expectancy to determine condition. Are there other things I should be considering? Ross says: Yes, that’s a really good place to start. … [Read more...]
Has the IDS Project Been Worth the Effort – NZ’s Asset Management Success Story Revealed (Video)
In this video, the last of the 9-video series, David Fraser (IDS Board Chairperson) and Theuns Henning (IDS CEO) talk about the importance of the IDS Project. Has it been worth the effort? Theuns says it's been a wonderful journey of learning. Know more about why Theuns values his involvement in the Infrastructure Decision Support project. David has been involved with the IDS project … [Read more...]
Replicating the IDS Project Model – NZ’s Asset Management Success Story Revealed (Video)
Can the IDS Project be replicated out of New Zealand? Should it be replicated? David Fraser (IDS Board Chairperson) and Theuns Henning (IDS CEO) tackle the questions above in this video. It is also interesting to know why Theuns talked about competence as one of the important factors to consider should the IDS project be replicated. Theuns also outlines the ideal setting that a replication … [Read more...]
IDS Project Challenges Faced – NZ’s Asset Management Success Story Revealed (Video)
As with any undertaking, the IDS project faced many challenges. David Fraser (IDS Board Chairperson) and Theuns Henning (IDS CEO) reveal some of the challenges and problems the IDS project tackled. Watch David discuss one of the challenges IDS faced. Theuns speaks about some perceived complexities in the modelling process. The discussion continues on asset management sustainability issues, … [Read more...]
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