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Aldo Dorea Mattos, CCP PSP FAACE Named Fellow of AACE International

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The AACE International Board of Directors recently approved the nomination of Aldo Dorea Mattos, CCP, as a 2023 Fellow of AACE International. The membership grade of Fellow is a selective and prestigious honor for the recipients. Approval of Fellow is in recognition of professional attainment and significant accomplishment in cost management or cost engineering…

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Christopher P. Caddell, PE CCP DRMP Named Fellow of AACE International

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The AACE International Board of Directors recently approved the nomination of Christopher P. Caddell, PE CCP, as a Fellow of AACE International. The membership grade of Fellow is a selective and prestigious honor for the recipients. Approval of Fellow is in recognition of professional attainment and significant accomplishment in cost management or cost engineering…

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Restoring a Milwaukee Gem

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On the weekend of May 16-17, 2020, downtown Milwaukee’s Public Service Building (PSB) suffered severe steam damage after heavy rainfall infiltrated the tunnel system housing the piping used to distribute steam across the city. Millions of gallons of rainwater entered the tunnel system, damaging conduits and pipe insulation that caused the system to fail in two critical spots – one of them being the basement of the PSB. As a result, steam pressure blew off the access door to the basement, manhole covers were blown off along downtown streets, and steam and water affected all levels of the building. Steam permeated through the HVAC system, causing elevators, electrical equipment, carpeting, furniture, ceiling tiles, light fixtures, historical marble, ornate woodworking, and much more to take on insurmountable damage. It was nothing short of a disaster…

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AACE Announces Avinash Gaikwad As Our Incoming Chair of the Contract Management Subcommittee

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AACE is happy to announce Avinash Gaikwad as our incoming Chair of the Contract Management Subcommittee. Avinash Gaikwad has 23+ years of experience with construction projects in India, the UK, and the Middle East. He specializes in expert determination, mediation, arbitration to construction, built asset commercial disputes, and acts as expert witness by instruction from client’s solicitors…

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Editor Thought He Wanted to be an Architect but Hated the Math

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My original career interest was to become an architect, but math never came easy for me. With a mental block to math, I next considered psychology but did not care for it being so theory-based. My college advisor was the director of public relations. As I observed and learned of the work he was doing, I decided that it was a career option for me…

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