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DBIA in the News: Jan. 1 – April 10, 2026

DBIA has started off the year on a strong note. Some first quarter highlights include the introduction of our region relations leadership team, a new DBIA Progressive Design-Build Primer, the commencement of an FMI Owner Advisor study and more. DBIA Staff, Leadership, Board of Directors Lisa Washington, CAE Executive Director/CEO, DBIA DBIA Announces Region Relations […]

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DBIA Webinar Previews New Design-Build Tools

February 8th Webinar: Selecting a Project Delivery Method: New Digital Tool to Guide Owners Design-build is all about collaboration, and of course, DBIA is, too. That’s why we’re excited to give you a preview of work happening now led by The University of Washington’s College of Built Environments for the Charles Pankow Foundation to create […]

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VDC Leaders: The “Swiss Army Knife” of Successful Design-Build Project Delivery

I’ve always been intrigued by Tom Kelley, a partner at the renowned design firm IDEO and best-selling author. In his book, “The Ten Faces of Innovation,” Kelley recognizes that innovation is one of the most important ingredients to the modern economy, and he presents 10 different personas as examples of roles people can adopt to […]

  • VDC

Design-Build Delivers Recovery in Times of Crisis

As devastating flooding hit communities throughout California this month and Florida continues to rebuild following last fall’s Hurricane Ian, we’re reminded of the important role America’s design-build teams play in helping rebuild and recover in times of crisis. Design-Build Reconnects Communities after Hurricane Ian The long road to rebuilding is just beginning in rain-pummeled California […]

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Here’s an Easy Way to Get the Latest on Design-Build

Listen to America’s Leading Design-Build Pros in DBIA Conference Recordings Ok, we know how it goes. You were too busy to attend our annual conference in Las Vegas, or maybe you attended but couldn’t sit in on all the sessions you wanted. Have no fear, you can still access the nation’s only Design-Build Done Right® […]

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Progressive Design-Build Authority Coming to New York City?

The New York City Capital Process Reform Task Force created by Mayor Eric Adams last April has released a set of 39 recommendations designed to cut years off the process of delivering public works and saving taxpayer dollars in the process. Among those recommendations is one to allow agencies to use Progressive Design-Build. This is […]

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From Alternative to Mainstream: Celebrating 30 Years of Design-Build

  DBIA Celebrates its 30th Anniversary January 2023 The growth of design-build in the past three decades has been incredible. From merely a handful of states authorized to use design-build in 1993 to now only two states as holdouts (Iowa and North Dakota), design-build has changed the way America delivers projects. From “alternative” to the […]

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