 AE Today supports
responsible forest management
Some of you may have noticed a change in the look and feel of AE Today. In keeping with our commitment to the environment, we have changed the paper stock of our newsletter to Mohawk Options, a 100% post-consumer, Forest Stewardship Council certified paper.
AE Today was previously printed on “Save-a-Tree” paper stock, which was also a 100% postconsumer paper stock. Mohawk employs environmentally conscious manufacturing practices that combine the use of wind energy, 100% post-consumer waste fibre, and processes that are elemental chlorine free to produce a carbon neutral paper with a net zero climate impact. Our new paper stock supports our goal of reducing our environmental footprint and encourages and supports the growth of emission-free, renewable energy resources.
Our new paper stock is also Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified. The mission of the FSC is to support environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world’s forests. FSC has developed a comprehensive set of principles and criteria for conserving and protecting the world’s forest environments. Responsible forest management means forests are managed in a way that protects the water, soil, and wildlife. This FSC label provides us with the knowledge that we are directly supporting responsible forest management.
Associated Engineering offers new
Infrastructure Management System software
 Associated Engineering has constructed a WEB-delivered asset inventory and costing application
for municipal and commercial infrastructure
and facility assets. AssetNav is web-delivered
software that helps Engineers, Operators, and
Financial Administrators manage their infrastructure
assets via a sustainable management regime.
AssetNav allows utilities to maintain and monitor
the condition state of their asset inventory in a
user friendly and intuitive fashion. AssetNav offers
lifecycle costing, criticality and consequence of
failure ratings and priority replacement prioritization
programs across all common municipal and
commercial infrastructure types. The software also
allows for the attachment of any widnows compliant
file, drawings, spreadsheets, CCTV videos etc..
The software allows utilities and owners to monitor
the depreciated and historical value of their tangible
capital assets in addition to their condition
state.., AssetNav allows for the production of statements
for the purposes of meeting Public Sector
Accounting Board Section 3150 reporting requirements.
PSAB resources available at:
http://www.psab-ccsp.ca/ .
Our software distinguishes itself from other
commercially available projects via the following:
- Non-proprietary intranet or internet delivered
product allowing 365x24x7 access at the client
site or any location with internet access
- Transparent and user editable infrastructure rating
and costing calculations.
- Modular construction will adapt to any type of
infrastructure asset in any business environment.
- Simple, quick and intuitive access to infrastructure,
facility, and land asset attribute, cost and
condition information in one convenient location.
- Dynamic location-based relationships between
disparate infrastructure networks and types on a
live and continuous basis
- Embedded GIS functionality for non GIS experts.
- Central storage of infrastructure information.
For additional information on AssetNav, contact
Andrew Christopher at christophera@ae.ca or Matt
Anderson at andersonm@ae.ca
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