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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 […]

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Get the Updated DBIA Owner Advisors Contract

As the use of design-build grows and evolves, so has the skillset needed to be a successful Design-Build Done Right® Owner Advisor. As a result, DBIA’s Standard Form Of Contract For Design-Build Owner Advisor Services (#501) has now been updated to reflect today’s increasingly integrated and innovative design-build project needs. DBIA’s Contracts Committee and Owner […]

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Design-Build Certification: What it Means and Where it’s Heading

  Design-Build Certification: What it Means and Where it’s Heading April 2023 As the use of design-build continues to grow, Owners are looking for design-build certified teams to deliver their projects. Practitioners are also looking for design-build certified team members. DBIA certification has never been more valuable than it is today. It’s no surprise that […]

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What Makes a DBIA Award-Winning Design-Build Project?

That answer can be as diverse as the projects themselves, but DBIA National award-winners share a few common elements, including a commitment to collaboration and project excellence. From the Aviation to Water/Wastewater sectors and everything in between, national design-build project/team winners are diverse, innovative, complex and, most of all, impressive. Whether you’ve committed to submitting […]

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New Design-Build Research Shows Continued Growth + Opportunities to Mitigate Market Challenges

Design-build market research by FMI Consulting forecasts continued design-build growth over the next three years, despite recent industry challenges and market volatility. Analysts project design-build will account for 47% of construction spending and 22.5% growth in total design-build spending by 2026. “With the positive projections reported by FMI in this update, design-build will be integral […]

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Everything Design-Build Teams in the Water/Wastewater and Transportation/Aviation Sectors Need is Now Available on Demand

  Even if you suffered FOMO (fear of missing out) during last month’s DBIA sector-specific conferences in Seattle, have no fear. DBIA’s got you covered. For those who couldn’t attend our Design-Build for Water/Wastewater and Transportation/Aviation conferences or for those attendees who might have missed a session or two, you can now enjoy all of […]

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Getting Down and Dirty with BIM for Design-Build Projects

We have all heard it before. How great BIM is. How it is revolutionizing our industry. How it is changing virtually everything. However, maybe you haven’t drunk the Kool-Aid just yet. You see a lot of hype and discussion, and maybe even some cool presentations, but you are missing the everyday practicality of it. You […]

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