Recently I have been fortunate enough to assist Councils with their climate change planning. My interest and concern keep growing as we look to respond to this challenge through leadership, adaptation and mitigation strategies. It is a struggle to balance today with a focus on the future on those who live on the planet after we …
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Treatment Facilities typically comprise multiple steps or stages of treatment which contribute to the final delivered product, be that safe drinking water or effectively treated wastewater. Over time the understanding of the value and importance of the individual process steps can fade with focus increasingly applied to the final …
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How grateful am I? I can’t find words to express my gratitude. Why you ask? Well, to be in this far flung but amazing country. It is a blessing to be here in New Zealand. what a year! Not in our wildest, nightmarish dreams would we have considered the global impact of the COVID- 19 pandemics. Our country responded …
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Ross Waugh blogs about the Timaru Library and how they successfully managed to cut short the 30-week planned repairs, renovations and upgrades to 8 weeks. After more than 40 years, the Timaru Library got its much-needed repair and renovation through the funding that the Timaru District Council budgeted in 2019. The repair works …
The South Canterbury Branch of Engineering NZ, through Bruno Lagesse, Treasurer, and Simon Bird, Chair, invited Ross Waugh to share about his company's asset management consulting work in three countries. The event was held on 21st July, 12:00 to 1:30 PM at a function room of the Alpine Energy Office in Washdyke, Timaru. There …
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The impacts of COVID-19 might be causing governments to cut on infrastructure spending. Ross explains that the economic damage that the COVID-19 lockdowns has caused is putting a lot of pressure on the expenditure of towns and cities. Ross Waugh explains the implications on levels of service and risks if costs are minimised …
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It has become clear today that several Councils that we work for have adopted a weekly account payment policy. We have had a number of invoices that are usually due for payment on the 20th of the month paid today. This action by Councils and their accounts departments is both thoughtful and appreciated. In periods such as the …
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Airports have a well-established operation, maintenance, asset inspection, asset rehabilitation and renewal programmes of works. Airports often have major capital upgrading works planned or in progress. Airports have a range of complex aviation operational requirements they also must comply with. Airports have operational areas …
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Libraries can be an under-appreciated community resource which in fact provide a range of services. They offer books and magazines, e-books, recordings, research materials, study spaces, computer and internet access for those who do not have them at home, free wifi for visitors and students. This post provides some ideas to think …
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This post provides some ideas to think about when applying a Carpe Diem Strategy to Road Networks Road networks generally have a well-established operation, maintenance, asset inspection, asset rehabilitation and renewal programmes of works. During community lockdowns, these programmes have been suspended, but are ready to …
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This post provides some ideas to think about when applying a Carpe Diem Strategy to Pools and Aquatic Centres. I had a recent conversation with an Aquatic Centre Manager relating to asset management plan updating and was pleased to hear how busy the Aquatic Centre was. That is a good sign of a community facility being well used. A …
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The article, "Coronavirus: The Hammer and the Dance" that Tomas Pueyo wrote presents an analysis of the ongoing pandemic and the measures the affected countries are doing to stop the spread of Covid-19. He describes "What the Next 18 Months Can Look Like if Leaders Buy Us Time" Tomas Pueyo summarises: Strong coronavirus measures …
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The present and coming shutdowns associated with COVID-19 suppression measures provide infrastructure owning and managing authorities a unique once in a decade opportunity. Now is the time to implement a Carpe Diem (Seize the Day) Strategy This post provides an overview of such a strategy, and I will follow with posts giving bullet …
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