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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

A Day (Or Two) In the Life of a DBIA Awards Juror

It’s that time of the year when DBIA’s distinguished panel of awards jurors meet in Washington, D.C., for two days of studying, scoring and, yes, even a bit of passionate debate as they choose the 2022 national design-build award winners. The competition is fierce as 75 impressive projects in ten categories compete to be named […]

  • Awards

DBIA Congratulates Keith Molenaar

Longtime DBIA leader, Keith Molenaar, has been named Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. His design-build expertise and research over the decades have produced some of the nation’s most important data demonstrating design-build’s performance and industry impact. His teaching focuses on project delivery, construction engineering, cost […]

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Using Design-Build Innovation to Maximize Infrastructure Investment

July 2022 What are the key opportunities and challenges facing design-build teams as IIJA implementation begins? What can Owners and industry do to maximize this historic opportunity? In this episode of DBIA’s Design-Build Delivers podcast, we talk to two experienced pros in the federal market about the implementation of historic federal infrastructure investment and its […]

  • Legislation
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Nominate a 2022 Design-Build Leader

2022 Design-Build Distinguished Leadership Award DBIA is looking for a few good leaders! When you think about all the people you’ve known in your design-build career, chances are good, that there are a special few who stand out as leaders and influencers – the people who really made a difference. Help us recognize their good […]

  • Awards

DBIA Supports Waiver Extension of IIJA Buy America Requirement

  Ongoing supply chain issues and rising material costs continue to put pressure on project teams nationwide. In addition, as the implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law continues, provisions intended to maximize the use of American-made products in all federally funded infrastructure projects are even more challenging because of the uncertainty in the marketplace. Last […]

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  • Legislation

Are Your Teams Ready to Compete?

  Finding and retaining diverse teams is a challenge facing our entire industry. Now, more than ever, as trillions in federal infrastructure dollars start flowing, it’s clear that organizations need to put in the extra work to build teams that will level the playing field for Minority, Women, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (MWDBEs). DBIA instructor […]

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