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In my previous post "Detroit, Michigan Water Shut Offs – a Right, a Privilege or an Infrastructure Asset Management Problem?", I have pointed out the infrastructure management issues arising from the Detroit water shutoffs. In the later part, I have expounded on the issue "So Who Pays?". …
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In this post, I discussed when Detroit, Michigan is in the news again, this time with sound and fury around planned water shutoffs. As of writing this post, a simple google search on the topic returns over 400,000 pages The issues facing the city of Detroit have been featured on this …
In April 2014, Ross Waugh and Heather Himmelberger held the Ask the Expert Asset Management Webinar. Inframanage.com is organizing blog posts out of the learning Ross and Heather shared with the participants—Asset Management practitioners around the USA. In the previous blog post entitled “3 …
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Reporting from the Toledo Blade and other news sources worldwide have told of a water crisis in Toledo and the subsequent state of emergency that was declared. Concerns about the presence of microcystin — a toxin produced by the harmful blue-green algae known as microcystins — had penetrated …
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In April 2014, Ross Waugh and Heather Himmelberger held the Ask the Expert Asset Management Webinar. Inframanage.com is organizing blog posts out of the learning Ross and Heather shared with the participants—Asset Management practitioners around the USA. In the previous post “Tips to Successful …
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I was catching up on the news here in New Zealand this evening, and on our online news sites was this article about a major water main break in Los Angeles that has flooded UCLA, including a recently refurbished stadium, and forced the shutdown of Sunset Boulevard. An estimated 8 million …
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Asset Management Myths & Facts Series Welcome to this blog series regarding myths and facts about asset management. We will explore a series of myths regarding what asset management is and what it isn’t. We’d love to hear from you so let us know if you have any suggestions for …
In November 2013 this blog posted on Detroit's bankruptcy and lessons infrastructure managers could learn from this. A recent Fortune Magazine article looks at the progress that Detroit has made a year after the bankruptcy. The Fortune article is worth the read, and I would …
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In April 2014, Ross Waugh and Heather Himmelberger held the Ask the Expert Asset Management Webinar. Inframanage.com is organizing blog posts out of the learning Ross and Heather shared with the participants—Asset Management practitioners around the USA. You might have heard many different …
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In April 2014, Ross Waugh and Heather Himmelberger held the Ask the Expert Asset Management Webinar. Inframanage.com is organizing blog posts out of the learning Ross and Heather shared with the participants—Asset Management practitioners around the USA. New Zealand had been doing asset …
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It will not be a surprise to anyone observing international infrastructure investment trends that Colombia is currently planning massive investments in road, port and airport infrastructure, particularly roads. Colombia through the National Infrastructure Agency (ANI), and using Public-Private …
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