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Author: Erin Looney

DBIA Secures Amendments to Virginia Bills to Preserve Design-Build

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After weeks of advocacy efforts dating back to late January, DBIA was successful in getting significant amendments incorporated into Virginia Senate Bill 18 (SB 18) and Virginia House Bill 1108 (HB 1108). The bills initially aimed to drive project selection purely based on price, potentially hindering the use of design-build and Construction Manager at Risk … Continued

March Jobs Report Shows Consistent, Robust Construction Job Growth

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The March 2024 jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates continued positive trends in the construction industry, with employment in the industry remaining consistent and robust. In February, construction employment added 23,000 jobs, in line with the average monthly gain of 18,000 over the previous 12 months.  Construction Employment Trends Overall, construction … Continued

Design-Build for Transportation/Aviation Conference General Session Spotlight: Behind the Scenes of an Award-Winning Project

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Join us next month at the Design-Build for Transportation/Aviation Conference, April 17-19, in Cincinnati, Ohio, for a conversation with the team behind the renovation of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) DC Headquarters. The Panel The panel will take you Behind the Scenes of the Award-Winning WMATA headquarters located in the L’Enfant neighborhood in … Continued

Unlock Your Design-Build Potential with DBIA’s Education Offerings

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At DBIA, we believe in empowering professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in the world of design-build. Our comprehensive education offerings are designed to cater to individuals and teams, providing them with the tools they need to succeed. With both virtual and in-person options, earning continuing education hours has never been easier. … Continued

New DBIA Resources Available to Help States Advocate for Design-Build

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To strengthen DBIA’s advocacy efforts and support our regions at the state level, DBIA has created a Guide for Enactment of Design-Build Legislation and accompanying Model Legislation Addendum as well as released its 2023 Design-Build State Statute Report (SSR). Design-build is the fastest-growing and most used project delivery procurement approach in the United States. Once … Continued

A Bridge Too Far?: Latest Design-Build Delivers Podcast Tackles New Position Statement on Bridging Documents

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  Last month, DBIA released Prescriptive Design and the Use of Bridging Documents, a new position statement that aligns with DBIA’s Design-Build Done Right® Best Practices. By encouraging Owners to limit prescriptive requirements and bridging documents in favor of requirements based on performance, the guidance provided in the new position statement allows for the flexibility … Continued

Preview the General Sessions Coming in April to DBIA’s Specialty Conferences in Cincinnati

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Last May, DBIA released a much-anticipated update to our Design-Build Done Right® Universal Best Practices. In just a couple of months, we will be in Cincinnati sharing with you the progress of more updates to our best practices, this time in the water/wastewater and transportation/aviation sectors. This year’s Design-Build for Water/Wastewater and Transportation/Aviation conferences will … Continued

DBIA Doubles Down on Importance of Design Community with Updated Position Statement

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DBIA has released an update of our Design Excellence Position Statement, emphasizing collaboration between design and construction professionals through all stages of the project delivery, from procurement and development through execution. The updated statement introduces five lenses to evaluate and enhance collaborative efforts within design-build teams: Integration & Collaborative Process: Emphasizing collaboration and integration across … Continued

Enjoy More Conversations with Industry Experts with new Design-Build Delivers Podcast Bonus Content

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Want to know how lobbyist Beau Biller saved DBIA-Western Pacific Region’s (WPR) Marianne O’Brien and Brandon Dekker’s necks in the California Assembly? What about WPR’s Chris Sullivan and Dekker sharing the ins and outs of writing a state Progressive Design-Build (PDB) bill?  Thanks to our new Design-Build Delivers Podcast Bonus Content, you can hear these … Continued

DBIA Members Support Biden-Harris Administration Zero-Emissions Buildings Definition

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Several of the 69 AEC firms endorsing the Biden-Harris Administration’s definition of zero-emissions buildings are members of the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA), including CannonDesign; CLAYCO; HKS; Integrus; Leo A Daly; LPA; Opsis Architecture; SERA; Siegel & Strain Architects; Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; SmithGroup; Wight & Company and WRNS Studio. Their signatures demonstrate the collective … Continued