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So the key issues, and this is problem domain definition. This is Dr. Henning-speak here. So there’s a problem and a domain for that problem. What are we trying to sort out? And so the key issue is what are we solving? Are we solving a growth issue? Are we solving an economic decline and …
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In the previous post, Ross discussed the "Elements of Strategy in Asset Management" that includes: Big picture conversationsWhat is the story you are trying to tell?What are the key issues? Ross continues to talk more about strategy in asset management in this post. What is the impact of …
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And a strategy at the end of the day is quite big-picture conversations. If you find yourself writing a strategy, getting into detail, back out of it because the detail isn’t required in a strategy. But, you must have a detailed analysis to support strategies. Big picture conversations So …
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So what does strategic infrastructure asset management planning do? It looks at a high level, at a long way up, 10 to 30-year plus analysis period. And it takes a look at the big picture and the big trends. So you are not looking at micro or projects or even a 10-year look at an asset plan or …
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This post is based on the second session of Ross Waugh's lecture at the University of Auckland titled, "Strategic Asset Management Planning." Inframanage.com transcribed his lecture and developed it into a series of blog posts. So the first thing is, I thought we’d start with this in terms …
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Recently the Sustainable Prosperity, an environmental think tank based at the University of Ottowa, conducted a study, aptly labeled "New Solutions for Sustainable Stormwater Management in Canada." The study reviews the current state of stormwater management in Canada and the two most regularly …
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The technical report "Integrating Climate Change into Road Asset Management" is a climate adaptation resource that we recommend your reading. Prepared by Theuns Henning, Susan Tighe, and Ian Greenwood, with the overall direction of Christopher R. Bennet, this technical report provides …
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The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure recently awarded Kansas City Water's Middle Blue River Green Infrastructure projects its Envision Platinum award. These projects were specifically engineered to cut combined sewer overflows and improve water quality in the project region - which …
This eBook is based on Ross Waugh's lecture at the University of Auckland. Download this eBook on Asset Management Plans and read what Ross had discussed on the following topics: Introducing Ross WaughAsset Management Plans – Background and ResourcesAsset Management Plan International …
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Wastewater and Stormwater infrastructure in the 2017 ASCE report Card received a D+. This is up from the 2013 report card grade of D. This is in part due to the fact there has been some innovation with the treatment plants to ensure protection against flooding and cross-contamination and new more …
So in conclusion, in New Zealand, we’ve had 20 years of asset plans and 7 cycles of development. We’ve got guidance available through plans and resources and templates for the specific industries as well as across multiple industries. Levels of service, future demand, risk are the key inputs …
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This is a different example. So this was Walkerton, Canada in 2000. So what happened here, they’ve got some bores, they have cows around and they’ve got E. coli, a particular type of E. coli that are carried in cow manure into the bores. Because they had set up a contract with, they have a …
