Line-of-Sight Newsletter 8 April 2025

Line-of-Sight Newsletter 8 April 2025
Congratulations to Kahua, which is having its Federal Construction Forum 2025 today at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. We thank Kahua for including the ALN in the program and we look forward to sharing outcomes from the event. This week on ALN Th@3 pm ET, we will share insights on the National Facility Management Technology 2025 conference. See more below in People. ...
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Keith Gipson, CEO, and Danielle Radden, Director of Growth, facil.ai – ALN Th@3

Keith Gipson, CEO, and Danielle Radden, Director of Growth, facil.ai – ALN Th@3
Keith Gipson, Founder and CEO, and Danielle Radden, Director of Growth at facil.ai join us this week on ALN Th@3 pm ET to discuss the ability to dramatically reduce energy costs, using standardized APIs that allow smart HVAC assets to talk with each other, and the grid. Recording and Highlights The facil.ai approach also includes use of AI to optimize performance that aligns with demand-...
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Line-of-Sight Newsletter 1 April 2025

Line-of-Sight Newsletter 1 April 2025
There is a Lot going on these days. . . The National Facility Management Technology 2025 conference last week in Baltimore saw two ALN Organizational Members get called back to provide an encore presentation on Asset Management, AI and robotics. ALN Board Member Rich Culbertson points out that Secretary of U.S. Transportation Sean P. Duffy's support of the&...
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California Education District’s use of Kahua’s Project Management Information Systems – ALN Th@3

California Education District’s use of Kahua’s Project Management Information Systems – ALN Th@3
Cherie Chenoweth has been at San Juan Unified School District for more than 20 years and has been responsible for multi-delivery procurement methods, developed and created cash flows for bond tracking and sales for three bonds equating to $1.2 billion. In her current position as Coordinator of Facilities Business & Compliance, overseeing fiscal and purchasing for construction, M&O and cus...
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Line-of-Sight Newsletter 25 March 2025

Line-of-Sight Newsletter 25 March 2025
The National Property Management Association is wrapping up the March Asset Management Awareness Month with programs to help federal executives be prepared for uncertain sale of assets. See more below in Ideas. You can join us this afternoon, Tuesday 25 March, at 3 pm ET to discuss the book “Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI.” (Even if you haven’t...
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“Nexus” by Harari, ALN Book Club Preview – ALN Th@3

“Nexus” by Harari, ALN Book Club Preview – ALN Th@3
Jim Dieter, ALN Chair and CEO will lead discussions on “Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI" by Yuval Noah Harari. Mr. Dieter says the book provides important new ways to think about information, networks, documents, bureaucracy, and more issues that are extremely relevant for asset leadership and asset management. Join us hereWednesday 9 Aprilat 3...
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Line-of-Sight Newsletter 11 March 2025

Line-of-Sight Newsletter 11 March 2025
One way to think about Digital Twins is that they are virtual representations of your actual assets . . . perhaps think about them as Virtual Assets. However you think about Digital Twins, you can benefit from the National Institute of Building Science' web series on the subject. See more below in Sources. This week's ALN Th@3 will explain why the upcoming ALN Book Club Discussion series i...
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Bridge and Public Infrastructure Asset Management – ALN Th@3

Bridge and Public Infrastructure Asset Management – ALN Th@3
ALN Th@3 pm ET this week will address the false dichotomy of “We can’t afford to maintain our bridges.” We can’t afford not to. ALN Senior Fellows and guests will address the anniversary of the Key Bridge collapse and the Pittsburgh Fern Hallow Bridge in a panel on solutions to the challenge of maintaining public infrastructure. Panelists: - Marty Rowland, PhD, ALN Senior Fellow - Rich Culber...
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Line-of-Sight Newsletter 4 March 2025

Line-of-Sight Newsletter 4 March 2025
David McKeown, long-time stalwart of the Institute of Asset Management asks us to "Look away from the madness, for a moment! This is what our world actually needs - we absolutely can choose this! This is the long term I choose. With me?" See more about his recent Linkedin post below in Ideas, which also includes information about ALN A55K Professional Certification Training from the Andrew Ja...
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