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Africa's most glaring problem is its lack of irrigation, an essential food-growing requirement. Inadequate irrigation makes the country highly vulnerable to droughts, which can devastate crop production. The 2018 report published by the Malabo Montpellier Panel of Agricultural Experts states …
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The US's 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) aim to spur electric vehicle development and adoption in the country. The IIJA allocates $7.5 billion to build a nationwide network of 500,000 electric vehicle chargers. At the same time, the …
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We have added three more videos covering the "Optimised Decision Making" topic in Ross Waugh's lecture series on Introduction to Asset Management. As mentioned in the previous post, this lecture series was created to assist Weltec and Otago Polytechnic in New Zealand with their BEngTech Asset …
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The lecture series by Ross Waugh on Introduction to Asset Management Planning is now available. This lecture series was created to assist WelTec and Otago Polytechnic in New Zealand with their BEngTech Asset Management foundation information. The lecture series provides good overviews of the …
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The American Society of Civil Engineer’s (ASCE) 2021 Report card rated C- America’s overall infrastructure system. The report was released on 3 March 2021. Using an A to F school report card format, the rating reflects the comprehensive assessment of the current infrastructure conditions and …
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We have put up on our Free Subscription asset management resource site the lecture videos that Ross Waugh produced for the University of Auckland students and Inframanage.com subscribers. In the Infrastructure Management Series Part 1 - Demand Management video, he discussed the following …
In this 10th video, the last of the series, Ross asked Heather about the lessons they've learned. Watch this video to hear Heather narrating the lessons they have learned since doing asset management. She cites specific examples that you can apply to your utilities. Get the best practices …
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How do we capture the asset management planning knowledge held by people who have worked in the industry for a long time so that we can transfer their expertise and successes to others? Heather expressed that their most significant issue is continuity in terms of asset management knowledge. In …
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In this video, Heather proudly shares the notable successes they have garnered in the last 15 years of implementing an asset management program with water utilities. She said that the main reason she got into asset management was to see the utilities benefitting from implementing it in their …
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After 15 years of implementing asset management with water utilities in New Mexico and the Environmental Finance Centre network areas, Heather discusses their next steps and future goals. In this video, she said that they would continue promoting asset management at all utility levels, including …
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In the previous video, Ross asked Heather to share their challenges as they implement an asset management program with water utilities. In this video, Ross discusses the declining population in some communities and rapid growth in others due to economic decline or increase. This issue isn't only …
"The Southwest EFC story isn't without any challenges," Heather reveals in this video. Heather narrated the many challenges during their 15 years of asset management with water utilities. Discover the asset management lessons they learned in their infrastructure management journey. In this …
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