IPWEA NZ is working with iQualify to develop a suite of infrastructure asset management micro-credentials using open badge technology. Steve Browning explains.
Infrastructure asset managers provide a much-needed skillset and role within the public works profession. This challenging vocation requires a commitment to public service. It...
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The newly-developed US Department of Energy Sky Glow Comparison Tool is a simplified method for comparing luminaire and control system contributions to sky glow, allowing the user to vary the output characteristics of each product being compared. This user-friendly tool was designed in 2018...
The Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA) NZ recently signed an MOU with Wellington Institute of Technology (Weltec) and Otago Polytechnic, in a partnership to support the delivery of a Degree Apprenticeship in Asset Management. The signing took place at IPWEA NZ’s NAMS Advancing Asset Management Forum in...
The National Infrastructure Unit within Treasury is conducting a wide-ranging review into the country’s infrastructure institutional settings.
Jon Grayson outlined ideas at the recent IPWEA NZ 2018 Conference in Rotorua. He said the review will consider whether there are better fits in aggregating central government infrastructure...
Alan Titchall reports from the two-day Water Summit 2018, attended by local government delegates, industry experts and central government officials, who will be implementing regulatory water change in the future.
As LGNZ president Dave Cull pointed out in his opening address, a summit on delivering future three waters solutions...
IPWEA NZ vice president Myles Lind calls for a public water Investor Confidence Rating.
A public water Investor Confidence Rating (ICR) would signal our sector’s confidence in our ability to continuously improve, adapt and deliver high-quality infrastructure services to our customers through better delivery options. It also opens the...
The Timaru District Council’s Wastewater Strategy has been named as one of Australia and New Zealand’s most outstanding public works engineering projects. The council was recently presented with the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA) Excellence in Water Project 2017 award for the Timaru Districtwide Wastewater...
Samantha Gain is manager, legal and procurement at the Greater Wellington Regional Council. She has also just been elected president of IPWEA NZ. She took time out at the organisation’s annual conference in Dunedin to talk with Ruth Le Pla about her priorities for her new role, how IPWEA NZ is evolving and the significance of being the...
Recent news of more funding plus the release of a world-first strategic plan for road lighting provide councils with a huge boost to their lighting plans. Godfrey Bridger & Bryan King report.
Two critical events have recently taken place that will lighten the way for New Zealand. The most recent took place in early March when the...
A new joint venture project aimed at helping councils make better decisions around when to replace water pipes could save millions of dollars. By John Pfahlert, CEO of Water New Zealand and Canterbury University Quake Centre manager Greg Preston.
A joint initiative between Water New Zealand, the Institute of Public Works Engineering...
