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California Eliminates Sunsets for $1 Million Design-Build Projects for Local Agencies

California has become the latest state to strengthen design-build authority after the passage of Senate Bill 935, which removes a design-build sunset for local agencies’ design-build authority.

  • Legislation

The Pre-Con Sandbox: A Practical Guide to Prompting AI for Design-Build Drawing Reviews

Christopher Mouflard of Markedup.ai shares a prompt that can help project teams minimize errors.

  • VDC

2026 State Legislative Recap: Expanded Authority, Sunsets and What Comes Next

State legislative sessions are wrapping up across the country, and design-build continues to gain momentum. In this episode of Design-Build Delivers, DBIA’s Richard Thomas joins Erin Looney to break down the […]

  • Legislation
  • Podcast

When Water/Wastewater Facilities Can’t Shut Down, Delivery Has to Work Smarter

Water/wastewater Owners are using design-build to manage complex upgrades, protect operations and deliver critical infrastructure with greater confidence.

  • Industry

From Controlling the Answer to Defining the Problem: Why Off-Ramping Isn’t Failure (Bonus Content Episode)

A new bonus episode of the Design-Build Delivers Podcast is out now, continuing the conversation from our full episode, “Beyond the Buzz: Implementing Progressive Design-Build in the Federal Market.”

  • Podcast

As Design-Build Grows, Architects Have an Opportunity to Lead as Owner Advisors

By 2028, design-build is projected to account for nearly half of all U.S. construction spending, continuing its expansion across nearly every major market sector. As Owners increasingly turn to collaborative […]

  • Industry

New DBIA Resource Helps Federal Owners Navigate QBS for Design-Build Projects

Federal Owners interested in Progressive Design-Build (PDB) have more momentum, more authority and more attention than ever. What they’ve needed is a clear, practical path for applying qualifications-based selection (QBS) […]

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