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04/03/2021 By Admin Leave a Comment

Asset Management eBook Available Free!

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The "Resolving Asset Management Issues" eBook is now available. Download your free copy now! Learn what the asset management experts, Heather Himmelberger and Ross Waugh discussed in this eBook. The topics discussed are as follows: Asset Management Planning and the Importance of Valid AssumptionsLevels of ServiceAsset Management vs. Managing AssetsCreating asset management … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ask The Experts, Asset Management, Inframanage eBooks Tagged With: asset management ebook, asset management issues, infrastructure asset management issues

20/04/2020 By Admin 2 Comments

Integrating Changing Per Capita Demand Patterns in the Asset Management Plan

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A webinar attendee asks for any recommendations regarding integrating changing, mostly declining, per capita demand patterns. Heather: And that is actually dynamic, the declining demand patterns on a per capita basis is something we see almost nationwide. I won’t say absolutely every community because nothing is ever absolute. But we certainly see a decline in per capita usage across the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ask the Experts 11 October 2017, Infrastructure Asset Management, Resolving Asset Management Issues Tagged With: asset management, asset management issues, asset management planning, demand management, Demand management planning, environmental finance center network, Heather Himmelberger, inframanage, inframanage.com, infrastructure asset management issues, infrastructure asset management system, maintenance management system, managing assets, Risk Management

20/04/2020 By Admin Leave a Comment

Asset Management – The Importance of Getting the Big Picture Look

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In the previous post, Ross mentioned about getting that bigger picture planning going that would help in forming the shorter-term plans. Heather explains further: And that ties right back into our managing assets into asset management conversation because we’re just so focused on managing that treatment plant, we may make a huge investment in replacing something or dealing with those … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ask the Experts 11 October 2017, Infrastructure Asset Management, Resolving Asset Management Issues Tagged With: asset management, asset management issues, asset management planning, environmental finance center network, Heather Himmelberger, inframanage, inframanage.com, infrastructure asset management issues, infrastructure asset management system, maintenance management system, managing assets, Risk Management

20/04/2020 By Admin 3 Comments

Asset Management Decision – Building New Assets or Operating and Maintaining Them?

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Heather stressed the importance of understanding the terminology in the asset management industry so that everybody will be on the same page when terms like "asset management," "managing assets," "O & M as an investment" are mentioned. Ross then discussed the planning cycle, citing their experience in New Zealand. Ross explains: Yes, and just sort of coming back to this thought about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ask the Experts 11 October 2017, Infrastructure Asset Management, Resolving Asset Management Issues Tagged With: asset management, asset management issues, asset management planning, environmental finance center network, Heather Himmelberger, infrastructure asset management issues, infrastructure asset management system

17/04/2020 By Admin 2 Comments

Coping with Regulations and Standards through Asset Management Planning

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An attendee asked, is it possible that there are too many federal regulations, and they steal time and financial resources and reduce asset management, for example, requiring a small village’s nutrient reduction even though they don’t contribute? Heather: It is one of those things that I think becomes part of the overall strategic asset management approach that while we have these … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ask the Experts 11 October 2017, Infrastructure Asset Management, Resolving Asset Management Issues Tagged With: asset management, asset management issues, asset management planning, environmental finance center network, Heather Himmelberger, inframanage, inframanage.com, infrastructure asset management issues, infrastructure asset management system, maintenance management system, managing assets, Risk Management, Ross Waugh

16/04/2020 By Admin 4 Comments

Further Lessons on Asset Management and Managing Assets

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Ross and Heather shared further lessons as they continue discussing on Asset Management versus Managing Assets. Ross: And I think a classic example of that, a few years ago, one of the larger urban municipalities in New Zealand got me to look at. They were rewriting a service delivery contract with a contractor, and I had a look at all the schedules, and they had this pump station … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ask the Experts 11 October 2017, Infrastructure Asset Management, Resolving Asset Management Issues Tagged With: asset management, asset management issues, asset management planning, environmental finance center network, Heather Himmelberger, inframanage, inframanage.com, infrastructure asset management issues, infrastructure asset management system, maintenance management system, managing assets, Risk Management, Ross Waugh

16/04/2020 By Admin 3 Comments

Understanding the Value of Asset Management and Managing Assets

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In the previous post, Heather started talking about the distinction between "Asset Management" and "Managing Assets." She then asked Ross for his thoughts from the perspective of New Zealand. Ross: Yes, and again, just for our attendees as well, if you put “Havelock North water incident New Zealand” into Google, you will find thousands and thousands of pages of reading. If you’re … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ask the Experts 11 October 2017, Infrastructure Asset Management, Resolving Asset Management Issues Tagged With: asset management, asset management issues, environmental finance center network, Heather Himmelberger, inframanage, inframanage.com, infrastructure asset management issues, infrastructure asset management system, maintenance management system, managing assets, Risk Management, Ross Waugh

16/04/2020 By Admin 5 Comments

Asset Management versus Managing Assets – Knowing the Distinctions

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At this stage, Heather moved on to a different topic, which is on asset management versus managing assets. Heather says: So what I wanted to talk a little bit about is the theme that’s coming up in a couple of different areas. I’m starting to hear it about companies, private companies in asset management. Then I was recently at a conference in Australia that was talking about asset … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ask the Experts 11 October 2017, Infrastructure Asset Management, Resolving Asset Management Issues Tagged With: asset management, asset management issues, environmental finance center network, Heather Himmelberger, inframanage, inframanage.com, infrastructure asset management issues, infrastructure asset management system, maintenance management system, managing assets, Risk Management, Ross Waugh

23/11/2018 By Admin 2 Comments

Discussing Asset Management Practice for Your Infrastructure System

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Talking about the Havelock North water contamination, a participant asked was a sanitary well survey conducted and are daily bacteria tests run on the system. Ross: Right, there were some, when I was referring to operational issues, that particular, it’s a long story. They had done well surveys but they haven’t done one recently. And they’d had previous problems with that well, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ask the Experts 11 October 2017, Infrastructure Asset Management, Resolving Asset Management Issues Tagged With: asset management issues, asset management practice, computerized maintenance management system, environmental finance center network, Heather Himmelberger, infrastructure asset management issues, infrastructure asset management system, maintenance management system, Public Health, Ross Waugh

23/11/2018 By Admin 1 Comment

Asset Management is About Level of Service that Protects Public Health

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Ross and Heather continue to discuss the case of the Havelock North New Zealand water contamination incident. A webinar attendee's question led Ross and Heather to discuss the importance of levels of service and public health. The participant asked whether the water system at Havelock North was chlorinated, which Ross said that they wished it was. Ross explains further: There’s a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ask the Experts 11 October 2017, Infrastructure Asset Management, Resolving Asset Management Issues Tagged With: asset management, asset management issues, asset management system, environmental finance center network, Flint Michigan, havelock north nz, Heather Himmelberger, inframanage, inframanage.com, infrastructure asset management issues, infrastructure asset management system, Public Health, Ross Waugh, water chlorination

23/11/2018 By Admin 2 Comments

The Importance of Making Valid Assumptions in Asset Management Planning

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In the previous post, Ross presented the case of the Havelock North water contamination incident, explaining the lessons learned. Here, Ross cites the importance of making valid assumptions in asset management based on what happened in Havelock North. Ross explains: The other thing and this is something that we do a lot of asset management planning is we’re making a lot of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ask The Experts, Ask the Experts 11 October 2017, Infrastructure Asset Management, Resolving Asset Management Issues Tagged With: asset management issues, asset management system, environmental finance center network, havelock north nz, Heather Himmelberger, inframanage, inframanage.com, infrastructure asset management issues, infrastructure asset management system, Ross Waugh

22/11/2018 By Admin 3 Comments

Lessons from the Havelock North, NZ Water Contamination Incident

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Ross Waugh and Heather Himmelberger held another "Ask the Experts - Resolving Asset Management Issues" webinar on 11 October 2017. Inframanage.com presents the webinar topics through a series of blog posts. After Heather made some words of introduction to the webinar, she invited Ross to present the case of the Havelock North water contamination incident. Ross: Thank you, Heather. And … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ask The Experts, Ask the Experts 11 October 2017, Infrastructure Asset Management, Resolving Asset Management Issues Tagged With: asset management issues, asset management system, environmental finance center network, havelock north nz, Heather Himmelberger, inframanage, inframanage.com, infrastructure asset management issues, infrastructure asset management system, Ross Waugh

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