See this posting by John Plodinec, Helping Our Future Remember Its Past. Besides the record-keeping needed, he points out the issue of "preventive maintenance," which is another often unrewarded task. Where is the value in maintenance? Who really cares about it — if it doesn't add to the bottom line. In our throwaway culture, we should not disregard how our actions will impact the next generation or the generation after it.
Finding Our Critical Infrastructure
Don't repeat the poor record-keeping of the past.
Record-keeping is not a very exciting task. Often it is detailed to an administrative position in the organization. Those installing infrastructure today are unlikely to be thinking about the other infrastructures buried in the ground nearby or even contemplating the replacement of the infrastructure they just put in 100 years or more from the day it was installed. How many pieces of underground infrastructure are broken or damaged by people either not paying attention to their actions, or not being able to locate the infrastructure that already exists — before they dig.
See this posting by John Plodinec, Helping Our Future Remember Its Past. Besides the record-keeping needed, he points out the issue of "preventive maintenance," which is another often unrewarded task. Where is the value in maintenance? Who really cares about it — if it doesn't add to the bottom line. In our throwaway culture, we should not disregard how our actions will impact the next generation or the generation after it.
See this posting by John Plodinec, Helping Our Future Remember Its Past. Besides the record-keeping needed, he points out the issue of "preventive maintenance," which is another often unrewarded task. Where is the value in maintenance? Who really cares about it — if it doesn't add to the bottom line. In our throwaway culture, we should not disregard how our actions will impact the next generation or the generation after it.
