The electrical system is aged, and the air-conditioning and heating systems frequently do not work.
A few major projects that we did were in the distribution of water, because the system was ageing, and an ageing system makes distribution inefficient, and therefore you need to pump more, which consumes more electricity, which means more costs and more environmental impact and carbon footprint.
Motherhood post-40 A woman who has a child naturally beyond 40 has a four times greater chance of living to 100 compared with one who does not – a possible indication that her reproductive system is ageing slowly and so the rest of her body is as well.
The Symbian operating system is aging and hasn't changed dramatically over the last several years and this is exactly what the platform needs for a major facelift.
Finally, the data archive porting to Unix has definitely shown that the DAS system was ageing and a thorough redesign was needed.
But like all machines over time, the power system is aging.
The U.S. Department of Energy agrees, saying the system is "aging, inefficient, congested and incapable of meeting the future energy needs of the information economy without significant operational changes and substantial public-private capital investment".
Municipal water systems are aging.
Roads, bridges, tunnels and transit systems are aging.
The report notes that the agency's computer systems are aging and prone to breakdowns, "most recently during an E. coli food contamination investigation".
