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  To BIM or Not to BIM: New Design-Build Delivers Podcast Explores BIM Standard, Meaningful VDC Usage August 2023 Technology seemingly develops right before our eyes. Smarter, faster and more sophisticated tools and programs consistently streamline work across industries, and the AEC industry is no exception. What can design-builders do to ensure the adoption and […]

  More than 400 attendees, including Owners and industry practitioners, came together in-person at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA, for the 2023 Federal Design-Build Symposium, setting a record for attendance at the annual event. During this day-and-a-half of networking and education, key players from federal agencies and the AEC industry attended general sessions […]

Leveraging your organization’s knowledge can give you a highly competitive edge Contributor: Kyle Hudson, P.E.; Vice President, Operations; VIATechnik LLC Think about your most experienced, valuable and productive project team today. What if you had them on every project all the time? Owners are demanding high-quality, on-time delivery and tighter control of costs consistently across […]

The DBIA Design-Build Conference & Expo brings together several corners of the industry to discuss design-build from a multitude of perspectives. DBIA welcomes partner organizations, subject matter experts and even crossover events to ensure attendees come away with a more robust understanding of design-build –– its future, its challenges and opportunities, its impact on the greater […]

The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) is pleased to announce the 2023 National Design-Build Project/Team Award Winners. Sixty-two projects from across the U.S. were submitted for consideration across 10 categories, and submissions were evaluated by a distinguished panel of industry experts. Merit Award winners will now compete for a National Award of Excellence, “Best of” […]

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 […]