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  • Want to know what it takes to build a research lab in Earth's harshest environment? Or how to create space-age facilities that are reshaping our future –– on Earth and beyond? 

Check out the latest Design-Build Delivers #podcast bonus episode featuring some of last year's most interesting award-winning projects before you submit your own project for #DBIA2025! 

Featured are members of the teams behind the 2024 Project of the Year winner University of Arizona Applied Research Lab, Chair’s Award winner Holt Watters Field Camp and the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) Research and Innovation Laboratory (RAIL).

#DesignBuild #Construction
  • In the second part of this #designbuild in #healthcare series with @clarkbuilds Barbara Wagner, LEED AP, FDBIA, and @dprconstruction Deb Sheehan, ACHE, LEED AP, DBIA, we learn what the future looks like for healthcare #construction. From seismic retrofits in California to the rise of behavioral health and outpatient care, healthcare facilities must be designed to adapt in real time, which is why design-build is reshaping the future of healthcare construction. Read all about it on the Design-Build Delivers blog; link in bio.
  • The U.S. labor market started 2025 by adding 143,000 jobs in January, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report. The unemployment rate edged down to 4.0%, marking an eight-month low. Learn what economists and other experts are saying about the newest numbers in our latest Design-Build Delivers blog post; link in bio.
  • The Design-Build Project/Team Awards are now open with a streamlined and simplified application process. We've also introduced optional questions for those aiming for select specialty awards — providing more flexibility to highlight your project’s unique strengths. Submissions are due May 30, 2025. Find out more through the link in our bio.
  • New Design-Build Delivers Podcast episode –– brought to you by @uscad.an.arkance.company –– is out next week! We’ll chat with FMI’s Emily Beardall to unpack FMI’s updated Design-Build Utilization Study. Emily and Erin look at growing market sectors, how the trends have shifted since the last report and what we can expect from the numbers. 
🎙️ Look out for the episode on your #podcast app of choice. And follow us wherever you listen to podcasts so you never miss an episode!
  • A new administration brings new challenges and opportunities for #federal project delivery. Are you ready to share your expertise on how to navigate the #federalsector? #DBIA is seeking subject matter experts with direct experience in #designbuild for federal agencies or public sector projects using federal funds to present at the 2025 Federal Design-Build Symposium Aug. 20-21 at the Hyatt Regency in Reston, VA. 

📆 Submit your proposal now! Deadline is Friday, Feb. 21

🎟️ Registration is open! Secure the lowest early-bird rates by registering today! Link in bio.

#DBIAFederal #infrastructureprojects
  • How are hospitals reimagining construction to deliver better patient care? Discover the innovative –– and #DBIA Project/Team award-winning –– #designbuild approach to transforming #healthcare facilities nationwide in this conversation series with Deb Sheehan, ACHE, LEED AP, DBIA from @dprconstruction and Barbara Wagner, LEED AP, FDBIA, with contributions from Lauren Zampella of the @clarkbuilds.

@gradyhealth
@sharphealthcare
  • Jason De Melfi from @henselphelps talks about how @Flynashville incorporated groundbreaking use of Virtual Design and Construction (#VDC) throughout the project, helping redefine what’s possible in #airportdesign. Leveraging advanced VDC tools and methods, the project team integrated innovative technology to address complex challenges and achieve #designbuild excellence, for which the project was recognized with DBIA’s Best in BIM/VDC Award in 2024. Find out how they did this in the latest Design-Build Delivers Blog post, link in bio.
  • Check out this Bonus Content Episode from the Jan. Design-Build Delivers Podcast with #DBIA ED/CEO Lisa Washington and Board Chair and @nycddc Comm. Tom Foley. Learn about how legislative advocacy is expanding #designbuild authority nationwide. 

And be sure to listen to the full-length episode “Looking Back, Building Forward: Kicking Off 2025” to get the full picture of what's ahead for 2025.
Want to know what it takes to build a research lab in Earth's harshest environment? Or how to create space-age facilities that are reshaping our future –– on Earth and beyond? Check out the latest Design-Build Delivers #podcast bonus episode featuring some of last year's most interesting award-winning projects before you submit your own project for #DBIA2025! Featured are members of the teams behind the 2024 Project of the Year winner University of Arizona Applied Research Lab, Chair’s Award winner Holt Watters Field Camp and the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) Research and Innovation Laboratory (RAIL). #DesignBuild #Construction
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In the second part of this #designbuild in #healthcare series with @clarkbuilds Barbara Wagner, LEED AP, FDBIA, and @dprconstruction Deb Sheehan, ACHE, LEED AP, DBIA, we learn what the future looks like for healthcare #construction. From seismic retrofits in California to the rise of behavioral health and outpatient care, healthcare facilities must be designed to adapt in real time, which is why design-build is reshaping the future of healthcare construction. Read all about it on the Design-Build Delivers blog; link in bio.
In the second part of this #designbuild in #healthcare series with @clarkbuilds Barbara Wagner, LEED AP, FDBIA, and @dprconstruction Deb Sheehan, ACHE, LEED AP, DBIA, we learn what the future looks like for healthcare #construction. From seismic retrofits in California to the rise of behavioral health and outpatient care, healthcare facilities must be designed to adapt in real time, which is why design-build is reshaping the future of healthcare construction. Read all about it on the Design-Build Delivers blog; link in bio.
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The U.S. labor market started 2025 by adding 143,000 jobs in January, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report. The unemployment rate edged down to 4.0%, marking an eight-month low. Learn what economists and other experts are saying about the newest numbers in our latest Design-Build Delivers blog post; link in bio.
The U.S. labor market started 2025 by adding 143,000 jobs in January, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report. The unemployment rate edged down to 4.0%, marking an eight-month low. Learn what economists and other experts are saying about the newest numbers in our latest Design-Build Delivers blog post; link in bio.
The U.S. labor market started 2025 by adding 143,000 jobs in January, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report. The unemployment rate edged down to 4.0%, marking an eight-month low. Learn what economists and other experts are saying about the newest numbers in our latest Design-Build Delivers blog post; link in bio.
The U.S. labor market started 2025 by adding 143,000 jobs in January, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report. The unemployment rate edged down to 4.0%, marking an eight-month low. Learn what economists and other experts are saying about the newest numbers in our latest Design-Build Delivers blog post; link in bio.
The U.S. labor market started 2025 by adding 143,000 jobs in January, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report. The unemployment rate edged down to 4.0%, marking an eight-month low. Learn what economists and other experts are saying about the newest numbers in our latest Design-Build Delivers blog post; link in bio.
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The Design-Build Project/Team Awards are now open with a streamlined and simplified application process. We've also introduced optional questions for those aiming for select specialty awards — providing more flexibility to highlight your project’s unique strengths. Submissions are due May 30, 2025. Find out more through the link in our bio.
The Design-Build Project/Team Awards are now open with a streamlined and simplified application process. We've also introduced optional questions for those aiming for select specialty awards — providing more flexibility to highlight your project’s unique strengths. Submissions are due May 30, 2025. Find out more through the link in our bio.
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New Design-Build Delivers Podcast episode –– brought to you by @uscad.an.arkance.company –– is out next week! We’ll chat with FMI’s Emily Beardall to unpack FMI’s updated Design-Build Utilization Study. Emily and Erin look at growing market sectors, how the trends have shifted since the last report and what we can expect from the numbers. 
🎙️ Look out for the episode on your #podcast app of choice. And follow us wherever you listen to podcasts so you never miss an episode!
New Design-Build Delivers Podcast episode –– brought to you by @uscad.an.arkance.company –– is out next week! We’ll chat with FMI’s Emily Beardall to unpack FMI’s updated Design-Build Utilization Study. Emily and Erin look at growing market sectors, how the trends have shifted since the last report and what we can expect from the numbers. 🎙️ Look out for the episode on your #podcast app of choice. And follow us wherever you listen to podcasts so you never miss an episode!
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A new administration brings new challenges and opportunities for #federal project delivery. Are you ready to share your expertise on how to navigate the #federalsector? #DBIA is seeking subject matter experts with direct experience in #designbuild for federal agencies or public sector projects using federal funds to present at the 2025 Federal Design-Build Symposium Aug. 20-21 at the Hyatt Regency in Reston, VA. 

📆 Submit your proposal now! Deadline is Friday, Feb. 21

🎟️ Registration is open! Secure the lowest early-bird rates by registering today! Link in bio.

#DBIAFederal #infrastructureprojects
A new administration brings new challenges and opportunities for #federal project delivery. Are you ready to share your expertise on how to navigate the #federalsector? #DBIA is seeking subject matter experts with direct experience in #designbuild for federal agencies or public sector projects using federal funds to present at the 2025 Federal Design-Build Symposium Aug. 20-21 at the Hyatt Regency in Reston, VA. 📆 Submit your proposal now! Deadline is Friday, Feb. 21 🎟️ Registration is open! Secure the lowest early-bird rates by registering today! Link in bio. #DBIAFederal #infrastructureprojects
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How are hospitals reimagining construction to deliver better patient care? Discover the innovative –– and #DBIA Project/Team award-winning –– #designbuild approach to transforming #healthcare facilities nationwide in this conversation series with Deb Sheehan, ACHE, LEED AP, DBIA from @dprconstruction and Barbara Wagner, LEED AP, FDBIA, with contributions from Lauren Zampella of the @clarkbuilds. @gradyhealth @sharphealthcare
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Jason De Melfi from @henselphelps talks about how @Flynashville incorporated groundbreaking use of Virtual Design and Construction (#VDC) throughout the project, helping redefine what’s possible in #airportdesign. Leveraging advanced VDC tools and methods, the project team integrated innovative technology to address complex challenges and achieve #designbuild excellence, for which the project was recognized with DBIA’s Best in BIM/VDC Award in 2024. Find out how they did this in the latest Design-Build Delivers Blog post, link in bio.
Jason De Melfi from @henselphelps talks about how @Flynashville incorporated groundbreaking use of Virtual Design and Construction (#VDC) throughout the project, helping redefine what’s possible in #airportdesign. Leveraging advanced VDC tools and methods, the project team integrated innovative technology to address complex challenges and achieve #designbuild excellence, for which the project was recognized with DBIA’s Best in BIM/VDC Award in 2024. Find out how they did this in the latest Design-Build Delivers Blog post, link in bio.
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Check out this Bonus Content Episode from the Jan. Design-Build Delivers Podcast with #DBIA ED/CEO Lisa Washington and Board Chair and @nycddc Comm. Tom Foley. Learn about how legislative advocacy is expanding #designbuild authority nationwide. And be sure to listen to the full-length episode “Looking Back, Building Forward: Kicking Off 2025” to get the full picture of what's ahead for 2025.
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