Congratulations to Philip McFarlane, Principal Engineer, Opus International, Dr. Laura McElhone Dunedin City Council, and Dr. Theuns Henning, IDS Ltd for winning the Best Technical Paper at the Ingenium (now IPWEA NZ) Conference in Dunedin. My previous Waugh Blog post contains more information regarding this model. It is expected …
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Congratulations to Ashley Harper, Timaru District Council for winning the Best Paper Presentation at the Ingenium Conference in Dunedin. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to attend his presentation because Ashley was presenting at the same time as I was at the conference. Ashley's paper was on the Caroline Bay Aquatic Centre. This …
Ross Waugh presented his paper 'Infrastructure Management to 2030' at the Ingenium (now IPWEA NZ) Conference in Dunedin. This paper and the presentation slides have now been included in the Infrastructure Management Resources section of this site. Please feel free to download these resources and join the conversation about the …
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Further to our previous post regarding the Ingenium Conference in Dunedin in June 2013 is this blog post. Ross Waugh presented his paper 'Infrastructure Management to 2030' in the Asset Management Paper Stream, Municipal Chambers 2, on Friday 14th June, at 11:15 AM. For those who have attended and weren't able to participate in …
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In March, I had the opportunity to attend and speak at the IDS conference in Wellington. During this conference Philip McFarlane, Principal Engineer, Opus International presented on the new dTIMs Utilities Deterioration Model that has been developed by Infrastructure Decision Support Ltd. Dunedin City Council commissioned …
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The Australian Infrastructure Financial Management Guidelines (AIFMG) have been updated to reflect new valuation rules blogs John Howard, the IPWEA NAMS.AU Project Manager This is IPWEA NAMS.AU news, but it is relevant to New Zealand as valuation rules tend to mirror on each side of the Tasman. The AIFMG is an excellent manual …
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As the local authority sector considers the updating of Asset Management Plans over the next 12-15 months, one of the issues that need addressing is infrastructure resilience. In the wake of the Christchurch Earthquakes, this is a subject that is definitely going to get attention. High-level references to Engineering …
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Really good new UK Highway Infrastructure Asset Management Guidance - well worth having a look. There seem to be quite a lot of these types documents now being published around the world. I will link to them as I come across them. Information on this one thanks to Matthew Lugg OBE, who has been involved in the …
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This article from the Wired Magazine - "Smart Highway Glows in the Dark", is fascinating. I wonder how many of us are even contemplating the impact of advanced technology on our infrastructure management planning. Yes, we have a section in our Asset Management Plan for future demand - but do we consider this type of tech, its impact …
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This event has transpired and we would like to encourage you to browse related articles. Thank you. Waugh Infrastructure Management attended the Ingenium Conference again in 2013 with Ross, Grant, and Kierie attending. From the Keynote Speakers and Papers, this year's Conference looks to be particularly interesting and …
