Inframanage.com launched "Ask Inframanage" a sub-portal for 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 through ask.inframanage.com Learn further details on how you can use Inframanage.com's "Ask Inframanage" by CLICKING on the image above. "Ask Inframanage" … [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 Diagram Infrastructure Asset Management Practice – How Risk Impacts Cost? Things to Consider in Starting … [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 Management Simple Infrastructure Asset Management Diagram Explained Planning and Setting Up an Asset Management Program … [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 Improvement Basic Asset Management Strategy – Zeroing On Infrastructure Issues Locating Water System … [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 Break Asset Management Return On Investment – Lessons from the LA Water Main Break How To Determine Levels of Service – Customer and … [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 NZ 3 Most Important Steps to Start Asset Management Tips to Successful Development of … [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 on 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 … [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...]
10 Emerging Infrastructure Trends for 2015 (KPMG)
KPMG Global Infrastructure published an annual 'Foresight' trends report on the world infrastructure markets. At 11 pages of large type and images it is a quick but interesting read. The 10 trends that KPMG identify for 2015 are: Governments take action to unclog the infrastructure project pipeline Political and regulatory risks rise up the agenda Market reforms- the status quo is not … [Read more...]
