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New DBIA Podcast – The Design-Build Delivers Podcast Countdown: Fresh Content from the Top 5 Episodes of 2024
TRL may have given us the Backstreet Boys v. NSYNC* showdown, but we’re bringing you the ultimate design-build throwdown: the Top 5 Design-Build Delivers Podcast episodes of 2024! This isn’t just any countdown –– we’re going into the vault to bring you fresh content from your favorite conversations of the year. -
Jan. 29 Design-Build Delivers Webinar: FMI Research Insights: The Future of Collaborative Project Delivery
This webinar will focus on the results of FMI’s latest study, including the utilization of design-build, CMAR and DBB, as well as market drivers influencing Owners’ design-build decisions. -
Newly Released Owner Resources
Working from the assumption that the Owner has already chosen to use design-build, The Role of the Owner Advisor in Design-Build primer can help an Owner select an Owner Advisor who will guide them through the process. The Owner Readiness Assessment can help Owners understand how prepared they are to engage in design-build project delivery.
102%
faster than traditional
design-bid-build (DBB)
3.8%
less cost growth than traditional
design-bid-build (DBB)
61%
faster than construction manager at risk (CMR)
$1.2 trillion
in design-build total combined spending 2018-2021
COLLABORATIVE DELIVERY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
Elevating Leaders — Optimizing Outcomes. DBIA’s Academy is tailored to equip AEC professionals with the leadership skills needed for integrated project delivery. With six modules focusing on the Design-Build Done Right® Leadership model, the Academy prepares individuals from any position or discipline for effective leadership in design-build projects. 2025 schedule available now with new Bootcamp formats.
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The Design-Build Delivers Podcast is bringing you a little end-of-the-year nostalgia as we count down our top 5 episodes of 2024. This episode isn’t just a rehash of old episodes but is jampacked with fresh bonus content! Dig out that Walkman or iPod Shuffle, settle in and hit play. Whether you’re doing some holiday cooking (or topping Pizza Rolls with Easy Cheese. Hey, we don’t judge), reliving the Y2K vibe or just in it for the big reveal, this episode is our gift to you! Link to this episode and more in our bio. #DesignBuild #DBIA
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We're returning to the Hyatt Regency in Reston for the 2025 Federal Design-Build Symposium and offering discounted early-bird registration rates! Every year, #DBIAFederal provides a unique opportunity for targeted design-build education, candid conversations and meaningful networking. In the coming months, we'll unveil a robust program of engaging sessions featuring industry experts that will focus on the specific needs of the federal marketplace. In the meantime, get a head start and take advantage of the discounted rates. Link in bio!
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Get ready to kick the year off right by enrolling in the Collaborative Delivery Leadership Academy, featuring new convenient bootcamp formats in 2025! The Academy is designed to equip AEC professionals with the leadership skills and mindset needed to successfully make the mental shift from a segregated services approach to an integrated one. The Academy consists of six modules, each focused on a distinct component of the Design-Build Done Right® Leadership model. Courses are designed to prepare design-build team members from ANY position, role, discipline or expertise for the purpose-driven leadership style integral to design-build's collaborative nature. Register today!
https://education.dbia.org/dbia-leadership-academy
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DBIA is excited to extend member benefits to all of our Industry Partner member employees at no additional charge. That means an organization's entire team can benefit from #DBIA's valuable resources! If you're not yet a member, learn more about the benefits of membership in the only organization representing the entire spectrum of design and construction professionals. Link in bio.
2 weeks ago
In Part 2 of a special #DesignBuild Delivers Podcast episode on DBIA’s conference and expo in Dallas, we talked to Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award winner Don Warren, FDBIA, and Distinguished Leadership Award winners Emily Galliers, MCIOB, DBIA, and Rod Pope, PE, FDBIA. This super-sized episode is packed with interviews, award highlights and a whole lot more. Don’t miss a minute! Link in bio.
2 weeks ago
Recent legislative and project successes in New York, New Jersey and Arkansas demonstrate design-build’s growing nationwide impact. Each of these states has embraced innovative delivery methods that streamline processes, lower costs and accelerate project timelines. Link in bio. #DBIA
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DBIA’s Dec. 11 webinar, What Makes Progressive Design-Build Different?, will overview the most common project delivery systems — Design/Bid/Build, Construction Management at Risk and Design-Build — highlight differences between performance and prescriptive specs and take a deeper dive into PDB basics. Registration is free for members, only $25 for non-members.
3 weeks ago
The 2024 #designbuild conference and expo was so jam-packed we had to break this month’s #DesignBuildDelivers podcast into two parts! In this special episode, we’re bringing you all the highlights from the 2024 Design-Build Conference & Expo in Dallas. In Part 1 — out now — celebrate some of the award-winning projects: Holt Watters Field Camp, NREL Research & Innovation Laboratory and the Project of the Year — the Applied Research Building at the University of Arizona. And hear from the Student Competition finalists from @cuboulder and @newschool_architecture_design, plus the winning team from the @uarizona!
Part 2 comes out Dec. 2, where we sit down with the Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award winner and the Distinguished Leadership Award honorees. Link in bio!
3 weeks ago
At the second annual #VDC Leadership Exchange (#VDCLEx), attendees learned that #AI is now a project teammate, not just a tool. Digital twins are turning reactive management into predictive magic, and modular construction solved a massive student housing crisis at Cal Poly. VDC tech works for projects of ALL sizes – not just megaprojects. Get the full scoop in our recap blog post – link in bio!
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