New Asset Classes: Smarter Infrastructure Requires Smarter Strategies

As infrastructure assets get smarter and new asset classes are integrated into the system, the need for a more dynamic approach to managing infrastructure is becoming clearer.

New technologies and asset classes are being added to our built infrastructure at an amazing pace. Sensors and IoT devices are being injected into existing hard assets like roads and water treatment plants. Renewable energy assets like wind farms, solar farms and battery solutions are being added to the grid. Data centers and 5G technologies are being developed and deployed in cities around the world. Robotics are being embedded well beyond production lines and into areas like routine maintenance.

Expect the integration of new asset classes to pick up pace over the coming years. In part, this will be driven by the inexorable pull of decarbonization and the energy transition, and the related impact on virtually every aspect of the economy and the way people live their lives. Entirely new