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04/03/2021 By Admin Leave a Comment

Asset Management eBook Available Free!

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The "Resolving Asset Management Issues" eBook is now available. Download your free copy now! Learn what the asset management experts, Heather Himmelberger and Ross Waugh discussed in this eBook. The topics discussed are as follows: Asset Management Planning and the Importance of Valid AssumptionsLevels of ServiceAsset Management vs. Managing AssetsCreating asset management … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ask The Experts, Asset Management, Inframanage eBooks Tagged With: asset management ebook, asset management issues, infrastructure asset management issues

16/02/2021 By Ross Waugh Leave a Comment

America’s Infrastructure Systems are Failing the People They Are Trying to Serve

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But not simply because they are failing. Several of the most majorly used infrastructure systems in the USA - namely - roads, local water, and housing prone to greater risk, are overused. These systems were put in place so long ago that nobody can imagine not using them. The problem is that the systems were designed when the population was less than half what it is today. Eighty-five … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Infrastructure Asset Management, Infrastructure Management Planning Tagged With: aging infrastructure usa, asset management usa, infrastructure systems usa

15/02/2021 By Admin Leave a Comment

The Benefits of Investing in the USA’s Aging Water Infrastructure

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The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released a report highlighting the need to invest in the US’ aging infrastructure at the coronavirus pandemic's peak.  The adage, “out of sight out of mind,” has never been more accurate when it comes to a hidden network of aging pipes buried underground. These old pipes tend to burst suddenly without warning, causing many problems to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Infrastructure Management Planning, Water Utilities USA Tagged With: aging water infrastructure usa, ASCE, COVID-19 lockdowns

09/02/2021 By Admin Leave a Comment

Conversations with Evan 1 – Asset Inventory (Video)

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Conversations with Evan is a video series that Ross Waugh started to provide asset management learning and information based on on-going questions and answers with Evan Arias, a Senior Civil Engineer based in the Philippines. In this first question and answer video, Ross responds to Evan's query about asset inventory. According to Ross, the asset inventory (or asset register) is the absolute … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asset Management Conversations, Asset Management Video Blog, Infrastructure Asset Management Learning Tagged With: Asset Inventory, Evan Arias, infrastructure asset inventory, Ross Waugh

04/02/2021 By Admin 1 Comment

Asset Management Conversations with Evan – Introduction (Video)

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Ross Waugh starts a video blog series he titles, "Conversations with Evan." In this edition, he talks about Evan Arias, a Senior Engineer he met in the Philippines and Evan's asset management questions. Please get to know more about Evan, his education, his Civil Engineering work experiences, and his interest in infrastructure asset management in the video. Watch the video to know more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asset Management Conversations, Asset Management Video Blog, Infrastructure Asset Management Tagged With: asset management conversations, Evan Arias, Ross Waugh

14/01/2021 By Admin Leave a Comment

Water NZ BIP Presentation – Strategic Review of Infrastructure Procurement (Video)

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Watch Ross Waugh's video on the "Strategic Review of the New Zealand Water Sector Procurement Practices," the topic he presented during the Water NZ Conference & Expo. The conference was held on 17-19 November 2020 at Hamilton. Ross' presentation covers the following topics: Building Innovation Partnership Theme 1 Projects (2020)IntroductionResearchCase Study: Comparisons with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Inframanage Videos, Infrastructure Asset Management Tagged With: 3 waters, Building Innovation Partnership, NZ Procurement practice, Water NZ

12/01/2021 By Ross Waugh Leave a Comment

Asset Management thoughts in Solving Manila’s Traffic Congestion

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Getting stuck in traffic is not a very pleasant experience, but it is a way of life in Metro Manila. Workers, students, and residents experience this every day, especially during rush hours. It gets worse when there's a bottleneck due to an incident or during major construction.   The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the TomTom Traffic Index designated Manila as the world's most … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asset Management, Infrastructure Management Planning Tagged With: Japan, Manila's traffic solution, Seoul, Singapore

12/01/2021 By Ross Waugh Leave a Comment

Utility Infrastructure Management in Disasters Needs Paradigm Shift

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Increasing intensity and frequency of weather events, particularly those that have recently happened, such as bushfires in Australia and California, floods in India, typhoons in South East Asia, are placing “increased operational stress” in electrical networks. The sad truth is that utility companies are not prepared to meet the risks from these natural disasters – a finding from a report by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Infrastructure Asset Management Tagged With: Natural event emergencies, utilities

11/01/2021 By Ross Waugh Leave a Comment

Water Scarce United Arab Emirates Needs an Integrated Water Approach

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The article in the MENAFN talks about how the integrated water approach can address freshwater scarcity in the Middle East. Climate change and population growth are adding more stress to already water-scarce countries in the Middle East. To add to the problem, future projections of global availability is bleak. According to Oliver Wyman, a global leader in management consulting, presently … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Infrastructure Asset Management, Infrastructure Management Planning, Strategic Asset Management Planning Tagged With: Middle East desalination, UAE, Water resource planning

11/01/2021 By Ross Waugh Leave a Comment

Infrastructure is Crucial for Small Island Development States’ Survival

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Infrastructure is the foundation of a country’s economic growth and development.  In Small Island Developing States (SIDS), infrastructure is considered a key solution for their long-term survival from the economic and environmental challenges they are facing today. It is no secret that SIDS are struggling with extreme weather and sea-level rise caused by climate change. According to a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Infrastructure Asset Management, Pacific Infrastructure Management Tagged With: pacific islands infrstructure, SIDS, small island developing states

08/01/2021 By Ross Waugh Leave a Comment

Reconsidering Desalination and Asset Management Thinking

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In many arid and dry regions of the world, such as the Middle East, Western Australia, and North Africa, desalination plants provide a large percentage of drinkable water for the areas they serve. However, the process that takes place during desalination produces more than just drinkable water. It also produces brine (water with higher salt content), filtered back into the ocean. Recent … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Infrastructure Management Planning Tagged With: Desalination plants, National Geographic, NUAE report

07/01/2021 By Admin Leave a Comment

Watch the Infrastructure Management Series Part 1 – Demand Management (Video)

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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 topics: Introducing Ross WaughAsset Management in New Zealand to 2050Disciplines of Asset … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Infrastructure Asset Management Learning, Videos Tagged With: demand management, demand management video blog

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