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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

  Contributor: Ciaran Doyle, Regional Lead (North America) ‑ Digital Engineering, DBM Vircon Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. Many examples exist in which a potentially useful tool, concept or skill becomes a liability simply because it was misapplied. In a famous pop culture example, take the continued regeneration of dinosaurs from the […]