We don’t have bridges being built. We have bridges that are falling. This statement is from no other than the president-elect of the United States of America. Indeed, even if we are not infrastructure management experts, we can tell that USA is in dire need of an infrastructure revitalization. To give a glimpse of how […]
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Achieving A Water Resilient USA through Utilities Infrastructure Management
All communities need safe drinking water and properly treated wastewater. But with the inevitable effects of climate change plus the changing needs and demands of the citizenry today, water utilities infrastructure management must include water resiliency in the agenda in order to adapt to the impacts of these problems. What is water utility resiliency? According […]
Key to Making the USA’s Infrastructure Great Again – Infrastructure Asset Management
In what some considered as a most unexpected result, the USA has chosen Donald Trump on its 58th presidential election. As he takes the reins of leading one of the most powerful countries in the world, he is also expected to finally address the long overdue problems of US infrastructure and the dire need for […]
Post-Hurricane Matthew Response and What Infrastructure Asset Management Can Do
With Hurricane Matthew sweeping through the United States, Haiti, and some parts of the Caribbean, the world must once again unite in extending a helping hand to those affected by the devastating storm, which tested the emergency response plan execution of these countries. As if the storm surges, flooding, power outages, torrential rains, and strong […]
After Hurricane Matthew – Effecting Infrastructure Natural Disaster Management and Rebuilding Efforts
Are we ever ready for disasters? How resilient could we ever be after a calamitous event? Hurricane Matthew is the latest natural calamity to batter the US soil this year, and despite the infrastructural asset management plans geared towards the protection of life, limb, and property, there are still casualties. The flooding triggered by […]