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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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Considering the 20 years of helping small to medium water utilities, including 15 years of asset management application, Ross asked Heather to explain more about the asset management tools they developed and used. Heather begins by presenting that the number one challenge they face in the United …
In this video, Ross asked Heather about the source of funding for the asset management program that the Southwest EFC is implementing with small and medium water utilities. Heather shared how their asset management developed from the funding stream that they have received. She said that …
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This is the second of a 10-video series on the Southwest EFC Asset Management story. It features an interview with Heather Himmelberger, Director of the SWEFC, by Ross Waugh, Inframanage.com. In this video, Heather talks about how their organization started its asset management journey about 15 …
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In this interview series, Heather Himmelberger, Director of the Southwest EFC shares the history, challenges, achievements, and lessons learned in the organization's 15 years (as of interview time) of asset management program implementation. In this video, Ross Waugh explains that he is …
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In this video blog, Ross introduces the series of videos on the Environmental Finance Center asset management programs and advocacies. He interviewed Heather Himmelberger, Director, Southwest Environmental Finance Center, University of New Mexico, on the work that she does and the programs that …
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When Ross commended the EFC Network for the asset management training they are doing for years now, Heather presented their resources. Heather: And one of the things that we offer is a free Access Database and a free Excel spreadsheet. There’s nothing magic, whatsoever about them. But it’s …
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This post is the continuation of Ross Waugh’s discussion on “two important steps to consider in buying and using an asset management software,” and Heather’s rejoinder on what asset management is. Ross: In New Zealand, we have known from bitter experience in millions and millions of dollars …
Continue Reading about Basic Principles in Acquiring and Using an Asset Management Software →
Heather and Ross continue to talk about best practices in the industry and the purchase and use of asset management software. Heather: Often, communities get caught up in the 50,000 things that this tool can do. And you don’t really need to do them all if you’re a small to a medium-size …
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In the previous post, Heather discussed how asset management should not be an additional workload and advised against hiring more people to do it. Ross explains how getting and relying on the CMMS or any software could result in more complexity in doing asset management. Ross reveals: I …
