{"276631":{"#nid":"276631","#data":{"type":"news","title":"School of Building Construction Assistant Professor Baabak Ashuri Obtains AACE Designation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBaabak Ashuri, assistant professor of building construction and director of the Economics of the Sustainable Build Environment (ESBE) laboratory, has earned the Certified Cost Professional (CCP) designation from AACE International.\u0026nbsp; This prominent designation recognizes Ashuri\u2019s knowledge and experience in the building construction industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAACE offers independent, accredited certifications to experienced and qualified professionals.\u0026nbsp; AACE certificate holders have demonstrated their knowledge and experiences by successfully passing a rigorous examination process.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAshuri\u2019s current research focuses on the identification and evaluation of flexible technologies and systems for sustainable buildings, enhancing the value of healthcare facilities by incorporating flexible features, and developing real option models for the financial assessment of PPP highway projects under traffic uncertainty. \u0026nbsp;He specializes in economic decision analysis, strategic risk management, and project finance. With this designation, he joins an elite group of AACE certified professionals.\u0026nbsp; Over 3,000 individuals hold certifications with AACE.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIndividuals can now easily locate AACE-certified professionals across the globe via \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aacei.org\/educ\/cert\/directory\/\u0022\u003EAACE\u2019s website\u003C\/a\u003E, which allows for the user to search for AACE-certified professionals by name, city, state\/province, country, or by AACE certification designation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout AACE International\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince 1956, AACE International has been the leading-edge professional society for project managers, cost estimators, cost engineers, schedulers, and project controls specialists.\u0026nbsp; AACE is the largest organization serving the entire spectrum of project management professionals.\u0026nbsp; AACE is industry independent, and has members in 80 countries.\u0026nbsp; AACE International: The Authority for Total Cost Management.\u0026nbsp; For additional information on AACE International, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aacei.org\u0022\u003Ewww.aacei.org\u003C\/a\u003E or contact AACE International Headquarters at +1.304.2968444.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"School of Building Construction Assistant Professor Baabak Ashuri Obtains AACE Designation"}],"uid":"27814","created_gmt":"2014-02-17 11:46:37","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:51","author":"Lisa Herrmann","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-02-17T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-02-17T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"55836":{"id":"55836","type":"image","title":"Baabak Ashuri","body":null,"created":"1449175556","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:45:56","changed":"1475894494","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:34","alt":"Baabak Ashuri","file":{"fid":"190370","name":"Portraits_123_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Portraits_123_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Portraits_123_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":865784,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Portraits_123_0_0.jpg?itok=vzaQyH6A"}}},"media_ids":["55836"],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"86681","name":"AACE"},{"id":"42131","name":"Baabak Ashuri"},{"id":"167100","name":"school of building construction"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELisa Herrmann\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDirector of Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECollege of Architecture\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-385-0693\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}