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Author: Erin Looney

New Design-Build Delivers Podcast Episode Out Now! Listen to Blueprints to Inclusion: Championing Women in Design-Build and Beyond

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  April 2024 In the latest episode of the Design-Build Delivers podcast, we sit down with Anna Pridmore, LaDrena Dansby and Barbara Wagner to discuss the impact and future of women in the AEC industry and how design-build is well-situated to support and elevate women. The conversation covers a wide range of topics, from the challenges … Continued

Design-Build Takes Flight at Transportation/Aviation Conference in Cincinnati

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DBIA’s 2024 Specialty Conferences closed out Friday at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, with more than 1,200 attendees at the Design-Build for Transportation/Aviation Conference. The event explored design-build across the transportation and aviation landscape, including air, highway/street, rail and marine transportation issues.  Navigating the Growth of Design-Build: Owner Viewpoints, Practitioner Stories and … Continued

A Record-Breaker in Cincinnati: DBIA Design-Build for Water/Wastewater Conference Draws Record Number of Attendees

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Over the past three days, DBIA has been in Cincinnati, Ohio, for the Design-Build for Water/Wastewater Conference. This year’s event was an attendance record-breaker, with nearly 1,400 AEC professionals from throughout the industry and across the United States coming together at the Duke Energy Convention Center.  The conference featured inspiring General Sessions and four tracks … Continued

Mississippi Legislature Passes Historic Design-Build Legislation

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Last week, the Mississippi legislature passed historic design-build transportation legislation dramatically expanding the Mississippi Transportation Commission’s design-build and alternative delivery authority. Historically, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has been extremely limited in its ability to use design-build delivery, but the passage of Senate Bill 2645 (SB 2645) would give the Mississippi Transportation Commission arguably … Continued

March Design-Build Delivers Podcast Bonus Content Features More on State Legislation

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Discover the latest in design-build legislative developments with special Design-Build Delivers Podcast Bonus Content. In this bonus content, we delve into the recent legislative landscape in Virginia, a topic also touched upon in our March episode, “Fighting for Design-Build Authorization in Your State? DBIA Has Your Back with Resources and Lessons Learned.”  Richard Thomas, DBIA’s … Continued

AEC Professionals Gain Foundational Skills in Collaborative Delivery Leadership Academy

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Nine AEC professionals began their Collaborative Delivery Leadership Academy journey March 28 by attending the full-day, in-person Leadership: Building a Strong Foundation workshop in Orlando, Florida. Participants included architects, contractors, design-build professionals and Owners from Georgia, Florida, Texas, Washington and Ontario, Canada.  The Collaborative Delivery Leadership Academy is a new venture, in partnership with Barbara … Continued

From Competitive Edge to Industry Standard: How BIM Benefits Design-Build and Bridges Labor Gap

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Contributor: Kay Kostandy, President of MAX 360 Building Information Modeling (BIM) has transitioned from being a cutting-edge tool granting early adopters a significant competitive advantage to an absolute necessity within the AEC Industry. Today, BIM stands as a fundamental pillar underpinning every phase of a project, from design and construction through operations and facility management. … Continued

Fighting for Design-Build Authorization in Your State? DBIA Has Your Back with Resources and Lessons Learned

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    March 2024 Over the last few months, we’ve talked a lot about the new Guide for Enactment of Design-build Legislation, Model Legislation and updated 2023 State Statute Report. From blog posts to podcasts, we’ve been celebrating legislative victories across the country –– Virginia, California, Florida and several other states. In this episode of the … Continued