An optimally designed, constructed and maintained infrastructure (e.g. transport, energy, and water networks) is of economic and social importance in every modern society. The performance of an infrastructure system strongly affects the distribution of resources and goods, the accessibility and economic development of regions, the mobility of citizen and the overall quality of life. Economic strength and social health of countries are directly related to the effectiveness and efficiency of the infrastructure system. In order to guarantee a performance level throughout the entire infrastructure life cycle that meets the needs of the user and the owner, a professional infrastructure asset management (IAM) is required.
IAM involves activities and decisions that aims at reducing the expenditures over the life-cycle of an infrastructure asset while extending the period for which the asset provides its required performance. We adopt an integrative approach which brings together ideas from technical, organizational and social science to better understand the dynamic and complex character of IAM. We strive for new methods, models and processes that allow an optimized decision making throughout the life-cycle of infrastructure assets.
The activities and projects around this topic are brought together in the Programme for Infrastructure Management Excellence (PrIME). More information can be found here.
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