Asset Lifecycle Blog
Read the latest articles related to infrastructure projects and asset management.
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Building resilience: 5 lessons in disaster preparedness from public works heroes
Digital tools help local crews restore vital infrastructure after hurricanes and wildfires....
How to reduce the total cost of ownership with asset lifecycle management
How owners and capital program managers can effectively deliver and manage assets while reducing the...
An inside look at Trimble Unity Asset Lifecycle Management Suite
Plan, design, build, operate and maintain your assets — all with one solution suite....
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Grounded AI in critical infrastructure: Speed vs. safety
Unlock secure municipal data and accelerate workflows with AI built for public infrastructure and agency compliance.
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Top 5 risks & mitigation strategies for K-12 facility & construction managers
Managing K-12 capital bonds requires moving past error-prone spreadsheets. Discover how top school districts use centralized constructi...
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The MOB paradox: Outpatient funds vs. construction delays
CBRE’s Q1 MOB Report shows surging demand and capital, but construction completions are at 25% of the 5-year average. To protect margin...
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Grading the network: How MQA and dynamic level-of-service engines are replacing the budget spreadsheet
A statewide transportation authority replaced its failing spreadsheet model with a cloud-native Asset Management System. Using dynamic ...
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Navigating the digital permitting wave: How to prepare your agency
Mandatory digital permitting is coming fast. Discover how local government agencies can outpace state and federal compliance deadlines ...
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Why true GIS-centric permitting is the foundation for future innovation
Trimble® Unity Permit is built to work with ArcGIS mapping and spatial capabilities. Built on Esri ArcGIS®, the world’s most powerful G...
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Raising the bar in disaster preparedness: Lessons from St. Johns County
When hurricanes and other storms strike this Florida community, GIS-centric asset management technology supports the commitment of its ...
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6 ways communities are streamlining water & wastewater asset lifecycle management
Explore examples of innovative ways that communities are leveraging Cityworks, now re-branded as Trimble Unity Maintain, Esri and partn...
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Navigating the AI infrastructure sprint: Lessons from the H2 2025 data center trends
With vacancy at an absolute floor of 1.4% and nearly 6GW in the pipeline, the "Megawatt Crunch" is here. Discover how hard-coding insti...
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Savannah-Chatham schools use Trimble Unity Construct to manage $400 million capital program
See how Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools leveraged Trimble Unity Construct to centralize data across 62 buildings and optimize th...
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Building resilience: 5 lessons in disaster preparedness from public works heroes
Two videos highlight how data and technology support “second responders” in Florida and Arizona in restoring vital utilities and infras...
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Data-centric asset owners are driving industry transformation with unified digital tools
A Dodge SmartMarket Report explains how digital workflows are transforming asset management. Matthew Sprague from Trimble adds insights...
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The future is connected: Driving asset lifecycle innovation
Open technology ecosystems that connect data, workflows and people are the new playbook for breaking down silos and optimizing data dri...
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From vision to value: How innovation and AI are rewiring the industry
Explore how innovation and AI are reshaping the industry, addressing challenges like aging infrastructure and tight budgets. Discover s...
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What happened to AgileAssets?
Discover why AgileAssets is transitioning to Trimble Unity Maintain — a GIS-centric, cloud-based solution for smarter infrastructure ma...
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What happened to Cityworks?
Trimble Unity Maintain builds on Cityworks with stronger GIS integration, cloud scalability and streamlined workflows to cut costs and ...
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What happened to e-Builder?
e-Builder is now Trimble Unity Construct. We've rebranded to deliver enhanced features, deeper integrations and an improved user experi...
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How to reduce the total cost of ownership with asset lifecycle management
Owners who use asset lifecycle management can reduce the total cost of ownership of their assets by up to 40%. Learn how digital maturi...
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Grading the network: How MQA and dynamic level-of-service engines are replacing the budget spreadsheet
A statewide transportation authority replaced its failing spreadsheet model with a cloud-native Asset Management System. Using dynamic ...
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7 avoidable risks that wreak havoc on capital program budgets
How do capital program managers manage budgets more predictably? Here are 7 reasons capital programs go over budget, and how connected ...
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The all-in-one owner’s guide to workflow management throughout the construction lifecycle
Benefits of Streamlining Construction Lifecycle: Pains of before, the benefits of implementation, expectations around efficiency, savin...
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Solar & water construction for sustainable development
Sustainable construction aims to achieve energy-saving goals and lower a building’s carbon footprint, minimizing waste production and e...
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5 tips for leveraging query eURLs
eURLs allow organizations to easily share real-time information on everything from work activities and service requests to data related...
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Overcome common construction management issues with an owner-centric solution
As an owner of construction programs, you may be managing numerous construction vendors, disparate project requirements, stakeholder sc...
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Configuring Trimble Cityworks data for water loss audits
The City of Denton leverages Trimble Cityworks to achieve more accurate reporting with improved calculations and better data.
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3 ways to enhance infrastructure management with Nearmap and Trimble Cityworks
Using Nearmap in conjunction with Trimble Cityworks and Esri ArcGIS offers a highly scalable and efficient solution to managing and obt...
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The all-in-one guide to generating accurate, real-time construction reports for owners
When making an informed decision around the future of your construction project, the quality of your decision-making abilities is only ...
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An ultimate guide to RFIs in construction
A request for information or RFI is a formal process in construction used to clarify plans, drawings, and agreements when gaps exist in...
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Expanding the operational umbrella through OpX
Using Trimble Cityworks OpX, organizations can configure projects to organize and group activities, track costs, manage project documen...
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Understanding infrastructure risk assessment
Learn how to assess high-risk assets and establish data-driven maintenance strategies.
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Evansville Water & Sewer Utility: 4 tactics for managing & organizing vertical assets
How Evansville Water & Sewer Utility organized its vertical asset data and plant maintenance workflows to schedule and track preventati...
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7 Trimble Cityworks tools for managing infrastructure
The Cityworks platform focuses on providing utility and local governments with tools and solutions to make infrastructure management, p...
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Capital improvements vs. repairs and maintenance: why they matter
Learn the difference between capital improvements, repairs, and maintenance in the construction industry, why they matter, examples, an...
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Handling construction bid management mistakes & errors
Avoid construction bid management mistakes with expert tips from Trimble. Learn about common bidding errors, how to prevent them, and w...
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Get to know your Cityworks solutions
Specialized asset management and community development apps to support unique end-user experiences and defined workflows.
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How to visualize data with arcGIS dashboards and cityworks eURL
In just three steps, you can create an enterprise URL (eURL) to display Cityworks data in an ArcGIS dashboard. For this example, we’ll ...
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Raising the bar in disaster preparedness: Lessons from St. Johns County
When hurricanes and other storms strike this Florida community, GIS-centric asset management technology supports the commitment of its ...
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6 ways communities are streamlining water & wastewater asset lifecycle management
Explore examples of innovative ways that communities are leveraging Cityworks, now re-branded as Trimble Unity Maintain, Esri and partn...
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Savannah-Chatham schools use Trimble Unity Construct to manage $400 million capital program
See how Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools leveraged Trimble Unity Construct to centralize data across 62 buildings and optimize th...
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Building resilience: 5 lessons in disaster preparedness from public works heroes
Two videos highlight how data and technology support “second responders” in Florida and Arizona in restoring vital utilities and infras...
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Optimizing public works: El Paso County’s integration of Trimble Cityworks with NewEdge Services
El Paso County partnered with NewEdge to implement Trimble Cityworks to streamline public works operations and maintenance activities.
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Digital permitting: Building stronger communities and centralizing asset data
How the City of Rexburg is leveraging Trimble Cityworks—alongside other integrations—to digitize and streamline permitting, application...
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Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities Q&A: reaping the benefits of digitized permitting and asset management
How Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities leverages Trimble and Esri solutions to enhance asset management, streamline collabor...
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City of Tucker: rapid creation & success of a public works department
The City of Tucker, GA, rapidly created a new public works department and worked with Woolpert to implement Trimble Cityworks to help i...
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Keeping Hawaii’s harbors healthy using Trimble Cityworks
Learn how the Hawaii Department of Transportation- Harbors uses Trimble Cityworks to foster healthy harbors, improve operations and mai...
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Orange County Sanitation District automates maintenance and inspection workflows
In an effort to streamline the inspection of over 8,000 manholes, the Orange County Sanitation District looked to Trimble for accurate,...
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Loudoun Water's digital transformation: improving asset management
Loudoun Water decided to improve its process for handling asset maintenance and field service work orders by leveraging Trimble Unity's...
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Digital permitting: Creating stronger communities through Trimble Unity Permit
Effective permitting workflows help ensure that communities are safe, sustainable, and efficient.
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Streamlining winter maintenance
Asset management tools help support data-driven decisions and streamline winter maintenance activities.
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Managing conduit assets and billing costs using trimble cityworks
How Baltimore City uses Trimble Cityworks to manage the maintenance and leasing of conduit infrastructure.
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Modernizing Operational Maintenance at Treatment Plants
How Harford County Division of Water and Sewer empowered digital transformation for operation and maintenance of its treatment plants.
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Grand Rapids, MN: Using Trimble Unity Permit and Public Access portal for ROW permitting
Trimble Cityworks PLL, now rebranded to Trimble Unity Permit and the Public Access portal increased Right-of-Way (ROW) permit applicati...
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Northville Township: improving efficiency in public works using Cityworks
Learn how the Northville Township, Michigan, expanded the use of Trimble Cityworks solutions to improve the township’s daily operations...
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How GIS improved workflows for the largest municipal utility in the U.S.
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power leverages ArcGIS and Trimble Cityworks to ensure that residents in their service area hav...
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The MOB paradox: Outpatient funds vs. construction delays
CBRE’s Q1 MOB Report shows surging demand and capital, but construction completions are at 25% of the 5-year average. To protect margin...
Article
Navigating the digital permitting wave: How to prepare your agency
Mandatory digital permitting is coming fast. Discover how local government agencies can outpace state and federal compliance deadlines ...
Article
Navigating the AI infrastructure sprint: Lessons from the H2 2025 data center trends
With vacancy at an absolute floor of 1.4% and nearly 6GW in the pipeline, the "Megawatt Crunch" is here. Discover how hard-coding insti...
Article
From vision to value: How innovation and AI are rewiring the industry
Explore how innovation and AI are reshaping the industry, addressing challenges like aging infrastructure and tight budgets. Discover s...
Article
What happened to AgileAssets?
Discover why AgileAssets is transitioning to Trimble Unity Maintain — a GIS-centric, cloud-based solution for smarter infrastructure ma...
Article
What happened to Cityworks?
Trimble Unity Maintain builds on Cityworks with stronger GIS integration, cloud scalability and streamlined workflows to cut costs and ...
Article
What happened to e-Builder?
e-Builder is now Trimble Unity Construct. We've rebranded to deliver enhanced features, deeper integrations and an improved user experi...
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How Proposed Tariff Changes Could Reshape the Construction Industry
New tariffs on steel, aluminum, and lumber could increase costs, disrupt supply chains, and tighten margins across the construction ind...
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Digital permitting: Building stronger communities and centralizing asset data
How the City of Rexburg is leveraging Trimble Cityworks—alongside other integrations—to digitize and streamline permitting, application...
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Digital permitting: Creating stronger communities through Trimble Unity Permit
Effective permitting workflows help ensure that communities are safe, sustainable, and efficient.
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Chicago Rockford International Airport Simplifies Part 139 Compliance and Streamlines Operations
Modernizing asset management has given Chicago Rockford International Airport the data visibility to make informed decisions regarding ...
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Upgrading your lead pipe infrastructure with Trimble Cityworks
Here’s how Trimble Cityworks and Esri ArcGIS are helping communities inventory, inspect, and remove lead piping and service lines.
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7 ways construction firms can prepare for a recession
Are you prepared if a recession hits? Rather than watching and worrying about economic pundits debating the issue, owners can take acti...
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Technology to revolutionize America’s transportation infrastructure
In this infrastructure focused article, Chris Bell, Vice President of Industry Strategy delves into the benefits of digital technologie...
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Empowering sustainability through digital pavement management solutions
For local governments, the biggest keys to success are including sustainability consideration in your RFPs and using more modular compo...
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Breaking down infrastructure funding for the american rescue plan act and bipartisan infrastructure law
Signed into law in March 2021, the trillion American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) is distributing more than $360 billion in infrastructure re...
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The strategic imperative of digital workflows for airport infrastructure
Connecting data across design, project delivery and maintenance teams helps airports improve the safety, efficiency and cost-effectiven...
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Digital technologies and innovative contracting improve Caltrans Bridge project outcomes
With unified data and connected workflows, a DOT and a construction firm fast-track productivity and pave the way for efficient asset l...
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Grounded AI in critical infrastructure: Speed vs. safety
Unlock secure municipal data and accelerate workflows with AI built for public infrastructure and agency compliance.
Article
Grading the network: How MQA and dynamic level-of-service engines are replacing the budget spreadsheet
A statewide transportation authority replaced its failing spreadsheet model with a cloud-native Asset Management System. Using dynamic ...
Article
Navigating the digital permitting wave: How to prepare your agency
Mandatory digital permitting is coming fast. Discover how local government agencies can outpace state and federal compliance deadlines ...
Article
Why true GIS-centric permitting is the foundation for future innovation
Trimble® Unity Permit is built to work with ArcGIS mapping and spatial capabilities. Built on Esri ArcGIS®, the world’s most powerful G...
Article
6 ways communities are streamlining water & wastewater asset lifecycle management
Explore examples of innovative ways that communities are leveraging Cityworks, now re-branded as Trimble Unity Maintain, Esri and partn...
Article
The future is connected: Driving asset lifecycle innovation
Open technology ecosystems that connect data, workflows and people are the new playbook for breaking down silos and optimizing data dri...
Article
How to reduce the total cost of ownership with asset lifecycle management
Owners who use asset lifecycle management can reduce the total cost of ownership of their assets by up to 40%. Learn how digital maturi...
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Secure transformation: overcoming challenges in government cloud adoption
Government organizations can enhance service reach and impact through secure cloud adoption and emerging technologies, despite challeng...
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Cities and counties can shrink infrastructure expenses through effective data continuity and control
How public agencies can leverage data to make the construction and operation of infrastructure less expensive.
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9 ways modernization decreases risk in infrastructure projects
Critical infrastructure projects are inherently risky. But the risks can be minimized when stakeholders across the asset lifecycle have...
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4 ways Trimble Vegetation Manager modernizes utility vegetation management programs
Discover four ways that your utility organization can start modernizing its utility vegetation management programs.
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What is sustainable construction? Building more with less
A look at the collective impact of sustainable construction and how the construction industry has a leading role to play in a net-zero ...
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Top 5 questions about infrastructure funding from owners
Let us answer some of the biggest questions that owners need to know to prepare for the bipartisan infrastructure package, how it will ...
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Preparing utility companies for an increase in infrastructure construction projects
Learn how utility companies across the U.S. can prepare for an infrastructure project surge arriving with funding from the Bipartisan I...
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Trauma-informed design in K-12 schools
In the K-12 environment, trauma-informed design stresses flexibility and adaptability of room layouts in the following ways: Connection...
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3 ways ArcGIS Utility Network and Trimble Cityworks modernize asset management
Explore three benefits of using Esri ArcGIS Utility Networks and Trimble Cityworks to streamline and enhance asset management.
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5 cyber attacks that threaten critical infrastructure and how to protect against them
Know what cyber attacks threaten critical infrastructure, and discover cybersecurity measures infrastructure owners/operators can take ...
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7 ways owners and operators can strengthen public trust in critical infrastructure
How do critical infrastructure owners/operators increase security and build public trust? Understand the role cybersecurity plays and e...