The latest technological advancements will impact how the infrastructure is being planned, managed and even funded all over the world, especially in countries with highly developed infrastructure management systems. For instance, the smart highway concept in which motorways of the future that uses glow-in-the-dark road paint. I have read about drone-powered solutions help a lot […]
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Reflections on Trump’s Focus on Infrastructure during his State of the Union Address
In his first State of the Union address, President Trump expressed his plans to improve the country’s infrastructure deficit situation. Thus, the American Society of Civil Engineers was pleased to know that finally, the POTUS has given good attention to providing better infrastructure to the American People. The need to permanently fix the infrastructure issues […]
America’s Infrastructure 2018 – How Is It Going?
There had been some ongoing issues about the aging infrastructure systems in the US, knowing that many of them are approaching the end of their lifespan. Many infrastructure management experts are seriously concerned about the current conditions of some significant systems such highways, bridges and water utilities. One study even shows that from about 600,000 […]
International Infrastructure Management Manual – A Very Important Resource for Asset Managers
Asset managers oversee the administrative and operational aspects of the infrastructure system. They maximize the value of financial investments and meet the expectations of stakeholders. For asset managers to be highly effective, they must function according to the standards set by the government. In the case of infrastructure management, it is the International Organization for […]
Infrastructure Asset Management Myths Busted
What is asset management and what is it not? The concept of infrastructure asset management has existed long enough that some of us now fall into the trap of confusing it with something else. As the late US President John F. Kennedy puts it, the great enemy of the truth is very often not the […]