Major magnitude earthquakes would hit countries every now and then. Knowing that the US has many dangerous fault lines, one can ask, how prepared is the Federal government when a large seismic activity would cause fault lines to move violently? How does your town, city, or country prepare for disaster? If major infrastructures were destroyed, […]
Asset Management
Employing Efficient Infrastructure Management to Cope with Aging Water Infrastructure USA
According to EPA $384 billion is needed in the next 20 years for the repair of about 1 million water pipelines in the US that reaching the end of life. The aging water infrastructure in the country has now become one of the nation’s dilemmas. With an increasing number of populations in the US, keeping […]
Are the US Infrastructure Systems Being Taken for Granted?
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]