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The significant of public asset management framework application for Indonesian local governments : Opportunities and challenges

Hanis, Muhammad Hasbi; Trigunarsyah, Bambang; … - 2010

The purpose of this paper is to emphasis the significance of public asset management in Indonesia that is by …, which could not represent exactly the whole local governments’ condition in Indonesia. Findings from this study provide … useful input for the policy makers, scholars and asset management practitioners in Indonesia to establish a public asset …

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Decision making tools for infrastructure project planning

Omar, Mohd. Faizal; Trigunarsyah, Bambang; Wong, Johnny - 2008

Nowadays, most of the infrastructure project developments undertaken are complex in nature, demanding greater skill and technologies, fast track work practices, good decision making and analytical skill, and capabilities to utilize Information Communication Technologies (ICT) specifically in...

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Infrastructure project planning : progress in contemporary decision support tools

Omar, Mohd. Faizal; Trigunarsyah, Bambang; Wong, Johnny - 2009

Most infrastructure project developments are complex in nature, particularly in planning phase. During this stage, many vague alternatives occur - from the strategic to operational level. Human judgement and decision making are characterized by biases, errors and the use of heuristics. These...

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Housing supply in Australia : the impact of the availability of development finance

Bryant, Lyndall - 2010

Before the Global Financial Crisis many providers of finance had growth mandates and actively pursued development finance deals as a way of gaining higher returns on funds with regular capital turnover and re-investment possible. This was able to be achieved through high gearing and low presales...

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Sustainable infrastructure project planning : progress in contemporary decision support tools

Omar, Mohd Faizal; Trigunarsyah, Bambang; Wong, Johnny - 2010

Most infrastructure project developments are complex in nature, particularly in the planning phase. During this stage, many vague alternatives are tabled - from the strategic to operational level. Human judgement and decision making are characterised by biases, errors and the use of heuristics....

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Economic Development Activities at the Young - Rainey Science, Technology, & Research (STAR) Center

Paul S. Sacco; Carl Smeigh; John Caponiti, Jr. - 2008

Project mission was to mitigate the adverse economic effects of closing the U.S. Department of Energy's Pinellas Plant in Largo, Florida. This project was to facilitate the physical renovation of the plant and to help maintain and create jobs for the employees that worked at the plant when DOE...

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Accelerating the Adoption of Second-Tier Reach Standards forApplicable Appliance Products in China

Lin, Jiang; Fridley, David - 2008

The minimum energy efficiency standards program for household appliances in China was initiated in 1989. Since 1996, CLASP and its implementing partner, LBNL, have assisted China in developing 11 minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for 9 products and endorsement labels for 11 products...

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Property Tax Assessments as a Finance Vehicle for Residential PV Installations: Opportunities and Potential Limitations

Bolinger, Mark A; Bolinger, Mark - 2008

Readily accessible credit has often been cited as a necessary ingredient to open up the market for residential photovoltaic (PV) systems. Though financing does not reduce the high up-front cost of PV, by spreading that cost over some portion of the system's life, financing can certainly make PV...

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A municipal guide to least cost utility planning

2008

natural replacement of aging capacity. The purpose of this report is to provide municipalities a starting point for evaluating … through a basic understanding of LCUP processes and issues, municipalities will be in a better position to influence plans or …

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New Berkeley Lab Report Tracks a Decade of PV Installed Cost Trends

Barbose, Galen; Peterman, Carla; Wiser, Ryan - 2009

Installations of PV systems have been expanding at a rapid pace in recent years. In the United States, the market for PV is driven by national, state, and local government incentives, including upfront cash rebates, production-based incentives, requirements that electricity suppliers purchase a...

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