Posts for Author: Danielle Hall

Commercial office leasing analysts are getting a clearer picture of what “returning to work” might look like for cities across the nation. However, according to the Commercial Edge National Office Report, that picture varies significantly depending on the region with just six markets delivering more than half of U.S. office sales. “Nationally, $18.9 billion in […]

Harold L. Adams, the longtime CEO of RTKL and DBIA’s Chairman of the Board in 2005, died after a brief illness at his home in Texas. Adams was an architect, design-build influencer and educator who worked on federal projects in the 1960s during the Kennedy administration and ultimately transformed RTKL into a global design practice. […]

Exciting New Design-Build Directory Launched Today DBIA knows how important it is for Owners and industry to find the right design-build team members. In fact, we often get requests from Owners asking for lists of design-build firms, firms providing owner advisor services, MWDBE firms and more. In addition, general contractors also turn to DBIA for […]

The digital transformation now underway in our industry will transform the way we work and deliver design-build projects. But the successful use of virtual design and construction is about far more than just software and tech tools. In this episode, VDC Directors, Brian Skripac with DBIA and Alex Belkofer with McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., talk […]

Language encouraging the use of design-build by the State Department in embassies and diplomatic posts has been included in the National Defense Authorization Act just passed by Congress. The legislation is expected to be signed by President Biden. DBIA has urged Congress to pass this design-build provision as a way to deliver successful projects on […]

The “DBIA Buff Builders” design-build team from the University of Colorado Boulder captured the nation’s top student design-build prize after competing before a jury of industry professionals at the 2021 Design-Build Conference & Expo in Denver.  The University of Colorado Boulder was one of three finalists in the 2021 National Design-Build Student Competition, which presented […]

After months of negotiations, the House has passed the $1 trillion infrastructure funding package. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is a historic investment, no matter how you measure it. In addition to providing the largest infrastructure funding in decades, the bill also shores up the struggling Highway Trust Fund, codifies rules reducing the time […]

The debate continues in Washington as Congress hammers out the details of a proposed infrastructure and economic recovery package. The deal includes $550 billion in new federal investments in America’s infrastructure over five years and Owners will be looking for qualified design-build teams to deliver vital projects. Are you ready? Join design-build Owners and industry […]

As Design-Build Grows, So Does Our Commitment to Transform the Industry The Design-Build Institute of America is excited to announce the hiring of two new positions to ensure DBIA remains at the forefront of a rapidly changing industry, including continually advancing methods to optimize the value of Design-Build Done Right®. Brian Skripac, CM-BIM, DBIA, CDT, […]

Today’s Senate passage of a historic $1 trillion infrastructure plan marked an unusual moment of bipartisanship that led even the most jaded Congress watchers to sit up and take notice. The Associated Press reports: “With a robust vote after weeks of fits and starts, the Senate approved a $1 trillion infrastructure plan for states coast […]