Apr 21, 2020 | General

What do you think of rules?
You may be a rule-breaker, the type of person who scoffs at norms and wriggles out from under the sometimes suffocating demands of living life by engaging in standards set by faceless others. Or you might be one who delights in following rules. This way, you can better understand what lies ahead.
(more…)
Apr 20, 2020 | General

It might look a lot different to the way we planned it, but the Asset Management Council’s annual conference is off to a cracking start.
Ordinarily, a large conference room would be a-buzz with activity: voices, coffee machines whirring, and chairs scraping along the floor. This year, however, we all met in the comfort of our own homes to come together online to learn all about asset management.
(more…)
Apr 19, 2020 | General

It’s throwback Monday! Please enjoy this week’s five asset management videos carefully selected for you:
- Automating condition assessment
- Intelligent asset strategy
- RMIT life cycle program for building assets
- Taking the drudgery and uncertainty out of strategic asset investment decisions
- Why we need the JAS-ANZ asset management scheme
(more…)
Apr 15, 2020 | General
With a great portion of Australia’s population advised to #stayhome, it is an easy leap to assume our roads and major arterials, as well as public transport systems around the capital cities, are quiet.
But that doesn’t mean nothing is happening.
(more…)
Apr 14, 2020 | General
There are plenty of good news stories to rise out of this pandemic. Here at the Asset Management Council, we’ve been posting a number of articles that highlight the fluidity of assets, and the ingenuity of leadership to reconfigure products and services to meet the changing needs of the community.
(more…)
Apr 13, 2020 | General

Those old mattresses that get placed kerbside for collection by your local council are finding a new purpose in their after-life.
Previously, the mattresses were shredded then dumped in landfill, with only the springs able to be repurposed. But now thanks to national social enterprise, Mattress Recycling Australia, all of the mattress will be recycled.
(more…)