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2024 Design-Build VDCLEx: Paperless Builders, AI and Digital Twins –– Oh My!

While November 5 may have been Election Day in the U.S., it didn’t slow the attendance at the second annual VDC Leadership Exchange (VDCLEx). The event continues to grow, attracting both VDC professionals and newcomers alike. With a wide range of topics on the agenda, Owners and practitioners are eager to elevate digital innovation within […]

  • Conferences
  • VDC

Following Your Curiosity, Lessons from Distance Running and the Impact of Getting DBIA Certified as a Young Professional: An Interview with Mortenson’s Laura Wake-Ramos

Continuing our series profiling DBIA professionals, DBIA Digital Communications Specialist Kara Brown talked to Laura Wake-Ramos, AIA, NCARB, EDAC, DBIA, of Mortenson about her career and the impact design-build has had on her work so far. Getting to Know Laura Wake-Ramos Wake-Ramos first learned about DBIA as an architecture major at Penn State University when she joined a student […]

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  • Young Professionals

Unpacking BIM: Sharing Stigmas with Designers and Builders

Brian Skripac, DBIA Director, Virtual Design & Construction With all the value of a building information model (BIM) in the built environment, why is model sharing still so hotly debated on projects? The 2022 AIA Firm Survey Report, documenting the percentage of firms using BIM for billable work, indicated design visualization and presentation/renderings were the […]

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It’s That Time Already: Spring Conference Calls for Proposals are Open

It’s no accident that design-build is on track to account for nearly half of construction spending by 2026. It’s also no accident that water/wastewater and transportation projects represent some of the largest areas for that growth.  The documented cost and schedule performance of design-build, as well as the flexibility afforded by various procurement approaches ranging […]

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The FHWA Grant Program: A Catalyst for Digital Transformation in Design-Build

Contributor: Alicia Lopez, PE, PEng, DBIA; Vice President, Design Management & Innovation; Flatiron Construction In a landmark move toward embracing the digital age, the Biden-Harris administration has initiated the first round of an $85 million grant program to fuel the widespread adoption of digital construction technologies within the transportation sector. This program, launched by the […]

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What Makes a Winning Design-Build Project? Judges Reflect on This Year’s Competition

By: Kara Brown, DBIA Digital Communications Specialist Every year, industry professionals from around the country gather to review some of the best examples of Design-Build Done Right® in projects submitted for the DBIA Project/Team Awards. This year’s pool included 62 projects across 10 categories, and jurors were tasked with choosing merit winners in each category. […]

  • Awards

Seven Reasons to Join Us for the Design-Build Conference & Expo

The 2023 Design-Build Conference & Expo will be at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, MD, Nov. 1–3, and you should make plans to be there, too. If you need convincing, here are seven reasons to mark your calendar and register now. 1. Keep up with – or get ahead of […]

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