For organisations responsible for large building portfolios, condition assessments are a familiar part of the asset management cycle. Every few years, surveyors inspect facilities, assign condition grades, estimate renewal costs and produce a capital works programme. The result may be...
Every infrastructure project begins with information. Yet one of the industry’s most critical datasets – utility information – has traditionally been fragmented across multiple asset owners, formats and systems. For engineers, designers and project managers, this can mean time...
By Steve Mooney The latest Network Environmental Performance reporting from the Water Services Authority – Taumata Arowai should remove any lingering doubt about the scale of New Zealand's water infrastructure challenge. The emerging picture is one of aging assets, deferred maintenance,...
For a hundred years, we have judged our cities by their toughness: counting kilometres of road, tonnes of concrete, bridge spans and tunnel bores. These figures dominate asset registers and budget papers, and they do have their place. Yet perhaps we have been tallying the wrong things, or at...
The first major report from the UK’s new National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority, (NISTA), has rated the majority of projects at either ‘green’ or ‘amber,’ showing that delivery is either likely or feasible. NISTA, which marked its first year of operation in April,...
By Steve Mooney In my work with infrastructure asset management professionals across New Zealand, I see every day how much communities depend on the assets around them. Roads, water networks, public buildings, parks, and community facilities are easy to take for granted until something...
By Keith Henry, General Manager CU Phosco Australia and Head of Telecoms Mobile connectivity is an essential service, not a luxury. Whether supporting remote working, connecting businesses or helping people stay in touch with family and friends, connectivity plays a fundamental role in...
When a city wins the right to host a major sporting event, the headlines often focus on economic boosts, global exposure and world-class competition. However, history shows that the real measure of success often comes long after the medals have been awarded. Today, a significant challenge is...
Every asset rests on an elegant triangle: performance, cost and risk. Get the triangle right and communities barely notice their infrastructure, the highest compliment infrastructure can receive. Get it wrong and the consequences arrive as potholes, water main bursts, and angry deputations to...
By Steve Mooney New Zealand’s infrastructure debate is often framed in terms of deficits, of pipes, roads, resilience, or funding. Little attention is paid to the projects that are subtly redefining value. Investments that deliver not just a single outcome, but multiple, reinforcing benefits....
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