Asset Management
Natural assets. A natural alternative
By: David Jenkins
Sustainability is one of the key priorities for asset managers today and in the drive for sustainability natural assets can often be...
Fleet Management
Emerging Technology
Smart parking set to increase 182% by 2028
Smart parking is set for major take- off in cities around the world with the number of spaces set to surge by 2028, according...
IPWEA Calls for Electricity Market Reforms that Would Enable Councils to...
IPWEA recently made a submission to the Australian Energy Markets Commission (AEMC) calling for reform of the approach to the metering of street lighting...
Career
Why IPWEA is launching guidance material and a new training program in asset tracking...
IPWEA will soon widen its Asset Management Pathway to incorporate a comprehensive set of guidance materials and a training program in asset tracking and...
Optimism in the face of emergency
When Richard Threlfall began his career in infrastructure, issues of sustainability were not a big priority.
Over the last few years, however, they have become...
IPWEA Profile: No time to waste – Marcos Arizti, CEO of waste management innovator...
Marcos Arizti knows what it’s like to back his own experience when a major project faces huge challenges.
Soon after Marcos took on the role...
Young engineers stamping their mark
Ben Clark’s professional education didn’t end with his surveying and GIS undergraduate degree at UniSA in Adelaide.
Those qualifications helped his move into the asset...
Industry News
Connected cars fail on data privacy, says Mozilla
While connected cars can deliver more efficient fleet management and safety benefits they are also a “privacy nightmare on wheels”, according to the US...
Tokyo expressway goes green and pedestrian-friendly
Tokyo is converting a two kilometre stretch of expressway into an elevated green walkway as part of the city’s plan to create more pedestrian-friendly and people-centred...
Australia’s public swimming pool crisis
Australia’s ageing public swimming pools are nearing the end of their lifecycles and will require $8 billion to repair or be replaced over the...
Smart Pole collaboration for Smart Cities
Chinese LED display and lighting company Unilumin Group is working with telco Huawei on a joint smart pole solution designed for smart city projects...
BYDA’s latest improvement – collated responses
By Before You Dig Australia
As part of continued efforts to improve the user experience, Before You Dig Australia (BYDA) released an update to the...