The Roth IAMS blog, Ramblings of an Asset Management Fanatic, is written by President & CEO of Roth IAMS, Bill Roth. In this space you will find the latest topics, trends and issues as they relate to the built environment from Bill’s point of view.
Sep. 22, 2023
Now that we have gone over how building modeling works, I wanted to provide a bit more detail on the most common approaches to building modeling. There are generally two ways to gather modeled data: Building-Type Models (BTM); and Client-Informed Models. There are some clients that will also consider limited on-site validation of a model, […]
Sep. 14, 2023
This series of posts is going to explore the different types of Facility Condition datasets,...
Sep. 07, 2023
I have been working with a State-Level University system over the last couple of months...
Aug. 31, 2023
Last week I talked about the importance of finding and scheduling time to produce work,...
Aug. 24, 2023
As I write this, I am sitting in the Knoxville airport. It's a nice regional...
Aug. 18, 2023
On the wall of my home office, you will find a Serigraph Cel (a form...
Aug. 10, 2023
Last week's blog focused on how organizations can find themselves in a situation where they...
Aug. 03, 2023
A great many of the people I talk to complain about their CMMS (Work Order)...
Jul. 27, 2023
I hear a lot of people say that the world is getting more and more...
Jul. 21, 2023
I am always very pleased when a client is successful in securing additional funding to...
Jul. 13, 2023
This one is going to be a short post, but I felt that it was...
Jul. 07, 2023
First off, let me start by saying I am not a heavy consumer of social...
Jun. 29, 2023
"Patience My Young Padawan," the wise and famous Obi Wan Kenobi said to his apprentice,...
Jun. 21, 2023
We made it!!! 15 Posts, nearly 4 months and we are at the final "Peeling...
Jun. 15, 2023
Here we are, the outer layer of the "Onion". All of the work that we...
Jun. 01, 2023
When I set out to write this series, I knew it was going to be...
May. 25, 2023
Nearly every public sector institution across North America (and around the world I presume) has...
May. 18, 2023
Going from a "list of needs" provided in an engineering report (i.e., a condition assessment,...
May. 11, 2023
A nearly universal challenge that organizations face is a lack of sufficient funding to address...
May. 05, 2023
In the last post, I provided support for the idea of using multiple different tools...
Apr. 27, 2023
In the last post, I talked about the first temptation of filling your tool best,...
Apr. 20, 2023
After six previous posts, we are now three layers into the Integrated Asset Management "Onion"....
Apr. 13, 2023
Our journey to the top of the Pyramid is almost complete. This post will explore...
Mar. 29, 2023
We are going to take a break from our regularly scheduled trip through the layers...
Mar. 20, 2023
Today we are going to move beyond the core of the onion to the second...
Mar. 16, 2023
In the last post, I focused on the importance of aligning your Asset Management (AM)...
Mar. 09, 2023
Getting started can sometimes be the hardest part. The whole world is a blank sheet...
Mar. 02, 2023
What is in a name? It is an age-old question. I thought I would explore...
Feb. 23, 2023
I was recently asked, what is the best advice that you would give a professional...
Feb. 17, 2023
In my last two post, I reviewed the different considerations that one needs to factor...
Feb. 09, 2023
In Part 1 of this post, I introduced the idea of an evaluation period for...
Feb. 02, 2023
As on organization begins their asset management journey, one of the first questions that their...
Jan. 27, 2023
I am probably going to get a lot of heat for this post, but I...
Jan. 19, 2023
It always amazes me that some organizations that have millions (or billions) of dollars of...
Jan. 12, 2023
Building prioritized, multiyear capital plans is an exercise in juggling all the priorities that are...
Jan. 05, 2023
When we are collaborating with clients to support the development of prioritized, multiyear capital plans,...
Dec. 22, 2022
I have focused all my recent posts on technical topics related to facility and infrastructure...
Dec. 15, 2022
I just wrapped up a two-month series of posts on the evolution of the Facility...
Dec. 08, 2022
Last week I wrote about the influence that software has had on the evolution of...
Dec. 01, 2022
Over the past 6 posts, I have focused on the evolution and potential future for...
Nov. 24, 2022
As am I typing these words I am listening to the Hamilton soundtrack and this...
Nov. 18, 2022
No matter what type of organization you are a part of, you are going to...
Nov. 10, 2022
As we get into the mid-to-late 2010s, many clients were making informed decisions based on...
Nov. 03, 2022
Over the years, most FCAs were completed by design, project management and/or construction professionals "on...
Oct. 26, 2022
For over a decade, until around 2010, the FCA industry continued to be focused on...
Oct. 20, 2022
As we are in the middle of Fall conference season, I have been having many...
Oct. 13, 2022
I am by no means an exercise junkie. After struggling during the first few months...
Oct. 06, 2022
As I am writing this, I have just returned from the ERAPPA 2022 Conference at...
Sep. 27, 2022
In my opinion, one of the greatest presidential speeches (and motivational speeches as well) in...
Sep. 22, 2022
Over the past number of years, you have heard a lot of "experts" say "Follow...
Sep. 15, 2022
In my previous post, I focused on some of the significant challenges that face organizations...
Sep. 07, 2022
I spend a lot of time speaking with Higher Education clients and potential clients in...
Aug. 30, 2022
Whenever it is possible, within the client's schedule, we will always recommend that a Pilot...
Aug. 18, 2022
As we (hopefully) are moving into the endemic phase or perhaps it’s the "live with...
Aug. 11, 2022
Having been involved in hiring professional site assessment staff for over 20 years, I have...
Aug. 04, 2022
Whenever an organization puts out a public RFP document, in some ways they are "rolling...
Jul. 18, 2022
One of the most common questions that I get with our Collaborative Procurement contracts with...
Jul. 05, 2022
I have just returned from the annual Sourcewell H2O conference in beautiful Brainerd, Minnesota (Where...
Jun. 08, 2022
When I speak with clients or prospects about increasing their team's focus on Facility and...
May. 27, 2022
As an individual I cannot imagine anyone that would not cringe at the thought of...
May. 05, 2022
I am an avid lifelong learner. It has always been hard to succeed if you...
Apr. 28, 2022
In 2019, my grandmother spent considerable time in the hospital as a result of complications...
Apr. 18, 2022
One of our core values is Passionate. I often get asked why I am personally...
Apr. 06, 2022
Welcome to our new Blog. I am Bill Roth, President & CEO of Roth IAMS. ...
Aug. 17, 2021
As we begin to come out of COVID-19 we are starting to see evidence that...
Apr. 13, 2021
Canadian-based Facility and Infrastructure Asset Management company, Roth IAMS is pleased to announce that they...
May. 12, 2020
On May 4, the Roth IAMS family sadly lost one of its most important members. Tim...