The long-awaited bipartisan US $1.2 Infrastructure bill was signed into law by President Joe Biden on 15 November 2021. The "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act," the single most significant federal investment in American history, contains an estimated $550 billion in new spending, which will …
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The USA’s $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Windfall and the Importance of Asset Management
On November 5, the US House of Representatives approved a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. Ten days later, on November 15, President Joe Biden signed the bill into law. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is considered a "once-in-a-generation" spending measure (US lawmakers, …
Using Strategic Asset Management in Infrastructure Investment
In the US, investing in infrastructure is not the problem but overbuilding, delayed costs, and thinking too far ahead. The Governing article, "U.S. History Shows Spending on Infrastructure Doesn’t Always End Well" describes the infrastructure investments that took place in the United States in …
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Asset Management’s Role on the New Zealand House Market Boom
New Zealand sees a boom in the housing market, making it one of the country's biggest industries at $41.2 billion with an overall economic impact of S115.6b when considering the supplier and employee activities, the Stuff reports. According to the article, the property sector has grown by $19.6 …
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Are Smart City Infrastructure Systems Enough to Protect its Citizens?
What happens when intelligent city systems fail to protect their citizens from the very thing it is designed to do. "Zhengzhou's much-hyped smart city systems, which were supposed to help planners with urban management and safety, have come under heavy scrutiny after recent floods wreaked …
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The USA’s Digital Divide and How They Can Bridge It
America is facing another problem, a pressing one that they usually overlook – its gaping digital divide. President Biden is setting aside $65 million, spread over eight years, to fix the problem. However, Harvard Business Review's article, "How to Close the Digital Divide in the U.S.," says …
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Asset Management Can Help India’s Healthcare Infrastructure
The surge of covid-19 cases in India this year has overwhelmed their hospitals. The number of infections peaked at over 60 thousand per day in April (JHU). The Worldometer provides the latest update on India's covid-19 infections, recoveries, and deaths. As of writing, India reached over 30 …
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7 USA Infrastructure in Dire Need of Repair
The current administration proposed a US$2 Trillion infrastructure investment to fix America’s aging and crumbling bridges, roads, public transportation, railways, water infrastructures. The infrastructure problem in the U.S. has been massive and well-known for decades, but how will spending be …
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Electric Vehicle Use and its Impacts on USA Infrastructure Demand
The uneven distribution of public EV charging stations and limited charging infrastructure across the United States impedes the country from wholly electrifying all its vehicles. But transitioning from fossil-fueled cars to electric cars is one of the solutions to reduce the country's GHG …
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Why is Infrastructure Investment Essential to the USA’s Future
Throughout history, infrastructure investments in the U.S. have indeed been awe-inspiring and a testament to its 'can-do' spirit despite the odds stacked against it. America started building the Hoover Dam at the start of the Great Depression in the 1930s. When they completed it in 1935, the 726 …
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Modernizing the US Infra thru Successful Public-Private Partnerships
The state of the U.S. crumbling and aging infrastructure and the cost involved in repairing it are well-documented. Why the world's largest economy has poorly maintained infrastructure is quite surprising, and the answer to it is pretty complex. The American Society of Civil Engineers …
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Asset Management Can Help Build Resilience Versus High-tide Flood Risk
The article "High-tide flood risk is accelerating, putting coastal economies at risk" from DownToEarth says that the frequency of high-tide flooding around the US coasts has doubled since 2000. The frequency of these events will increase to 15 times more in the next 30 years, according to the …
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