Updates on Asset Management Training Materials at Inframanage.com from Inframanage . Watch Ross Waugh give some updates on the asset management training materials he is publishing online on the Infrastructure.com website. He mentions the training materials that he had put up throughout the years. Ross clarifies that the purpose is not to compete with the learning materials that national … [Read more...]
Ask Your Infrastructure Management Questions through Inframanage
Inframanage.com would like to invite you to send in your questions on infrastructure asset management and other related topics. Yes, you can get expert answers to your asset management questions by sending your questions to us. We also feature an asset management resource page where you can search for any related topic. We might have covered your query. Please send your infrastructure … [Read more...]
Get This Free Infrastructure Asset Management eBook Now!
DOWNLOAD YOUR COPY! IT'S FREE! We have organized the topics discussed during the Ask-the-Experts webinar that Ross Waugh and Heather Himmelberger held on 30 June 2016. Please browse the topics included in the eBook: Understanding the Levels of Service-Cost-Risk DiagramInfrastructure Asset Management Practice – How Risk Impacts Cost?Things to Consider in Starting Infrastructure … [Read more...]
Simplifying Infrastructure Asset Management eBook is Available
DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE COPY NOW This is the eBook version of the Ask-the-Experts webinar, the fourth in the series, that Ross Waugh and Heather Himmelberger held on 5 November 2015. Below are the topics covered in this eBook: Simplifying Infrastructure Asset ManagementSimple Infrastructure Asset Management Diagram ExplainedPlanning and Setting Up an Asset Management ProgramA Case of … [Read more...]
International Infrastructure Management Manual 5th (2015) Edition
IPWEA published the International Infrastructure Management Manual 5th (2015) Edition in October 2015. The manual is available to international customers from IPWEA. If you are in New Zealand, the manual is available from NAMS. The information on the IPWEA website about the IIMM 5th (2015) Edition states: The 5th Edition of the globally acclaimed, International Infrastructure … [Read more...]
Available Now! Starting Infrastructure Asset Management eBook
DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE EBOOK NOW! The Ask the Experts May 2015 Webinar eBook discusses new topics that are distinct from the first two Ask-the-Experts eBooks. Please read the list of the topics below for your reference. Critical Issues to Consider in Asset Management System ImprovementBasic Asset Management Strategy – Zeroing On Infrastructure IssuesLocating Water System Problems Using … [Read more...]
Infrastructure Asset Management eBook is Out
GET YOUR FREE COPY NOW Yes, get your free copy of the "Ask the Experts August Webinar eBook" and get valuable insights from the following topics: Asset Lifecycle Renewal Issues and Replacement Cycles – Lessons from the LA Water Main BreakAsset Management Return On Investment – Lessons from the LA Water Main BreakHow To Determine Levels of Service – Customer and TechnicalInvolving … [Read more...]
Inframanage Publishes Infrastructure Asset Management Webinar eBook
Inframanage presents the "Ask the Experts April 2014 Webinar eBook", a helpful resource for your asset management practice. A total of 23 topics were created and published on the Inframanage Blog from out of the April 2014 webinar transcript. Brief Background of Asset Management Practice in NZ3 Most Important Steps to Start Asset ManagementTips to Successful Development of Asset … [Read more...]
Federal Guide for Infrastructure Planning and Design – Useful for US Infrastructure Asset Management Experts
The White House summoned the country's leading thinkers on infrastructure planning and design on May 5th. They met to discuss how infrastructure projects across the board can be designed to stimulate economic growth and be more resilient against calamities that climate change brings. Along with this meeting, the government, through the Build America Investment Initiative, has released a … [Read more...]
Interesting Economic Fact on the USA – More Water Systems than Schools
The ongoing drought in the American West has been raising concerns about the nation's water use and supply. Water scarcity has both political and economical ramifications. The Hamilton Project has taken the recent water crisis seriously and has written a paper highlighting nine economic facts that provide relevant background and context to this crisis happening in the United States. The … [Read more...]
Infrastructure Asset Management Planning and NJ Order to Reduce Sewage
State officials have ordered several North Jersey towns and sewer authorities to begin developing ways to cut down on the copious amounts of human waste that goes into the Hackensack, Passaic, and Hudson rivers annually. Many of these small towns are years away from constructing new infrastructure and at least four of them have old combined sewer overflow pipes that are consistently dumping … [Read more...]
Role of Preventative Maintenance in Water Utilities Asset Management
In the previous post titled "Best Asset Management Practice — Improving Preventive Maintenance", Ross shared his insights from his consulting experiences in New Zealand. Heather continued the discussion. Heather: I would just mention that one of the things to think about with your system when you get into preventative maintenance is you can start watching over time how preventative … [Read more...]