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by Louis J. Jenny  |  July 15, 2014 I wear a few hats at DBIA, but one major duty is taking the lead on our federal advocacy efforts. While advocacy and lobbying aren’t exactly synonyms, they are close. And, I am in fact a registered federal lobbyist. Because of this, I often get asked just […]

Issue 2 of 2014 by Robynne Parkinson Robynne Parkinson is an attorney with Thaxton Parkinson PLLc and a member of the DBIA National Board of Directors. She is also the co-chair of the DBIA National Legislative and Legal committee. More information about the Metcalf decision and other design-build cases can be found on Robynne’s blog at […]

Washington, D.C., May 12, 2014   Ten Student Teams From Across U.S. Advance to Second Phase of Competition The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA), the only organization that defines, teaches and promotes best practices in design-build, has announced the Regional winners of its third annual National Design-Build Student Competition. Student teams from leading design, construction […]

Washington, D.C., April 2, 2014 DBIA Identifies Design-Build Best Practices and Implementing Techniques to Directly Impact Project Performance DBIA has announced the release of Design-Build Done Right Best Practices, “Universally Applicable Best Practices Applying to Any Project Type, in Any Market Sector, of Any Size .” Based on research, case studies and extensive industry input […]

by Louis J. Jenny  |  March 13, 2014 Recently, the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held the first hearing of its Panel on Public-Private Partnerships (P3s). While the focus was on the use of P3s in transportation projects, the Chairman of the House Transportation Committee, Representative Bill Shuster (pictured), joined the hearing specifically to […]

Washington, D.C., Feb. 26, 2014 DBIA honors the Ohio Department of Transportation, Steven Hansen, Edward Pensock and Brian Papernik for leadership in advancing design-build project delivery. DBIA has announced the recipients of its 2014 Design-Build in Transportation Leadership Awards. The awards serve to honor the agencies and individuals from across the country that have made […]