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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

  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 […]

  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 […]

  This historic infrastructure era provides not only incredible opportunities for America’s design-build teams but also challenges. Whether navigating workforce shortages or kinks in the supply chain, industry and Owners are using design-build innovation to help mitigate today’s pressures on project costs and schedules. The timing couldn’t be better for this year’s Federal Design-Build Symposium. […]