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A 92,000 Job Loss in February, 11,000 for Construction Jobs

Employers cut 92,000 jobs in February, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a reversal of January’s job gains. Economists had predicted a stronger showing, with some forecasting that January’s growth would continue and add 59,000 jobs to the economy.  Revisions also softened the previous two months’ numbers. January jobs numbers were revised down slightly […]

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DBIA Announces Record Number Of Distinguished Design-Build Leadership Award Winners

12 professionals honored for leadership in promoting design-build project delivery include a California State Senator, university professor, student, practitioner, two young professionals, and six owners. November 18, 2015 Washington, D.C. – The Design-Build Institute of America, the only organization that defines, teaches, and promotes best practices in design-build, has announced the winners of DBIA’s Distinguished […]

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University of New Mexico Wins DBIA’s 2015 National Design-Build Student Competition

University of Washington took second place, and University of Colorado – Boulder came in third. November 12, 2015 Washington, D.C. – The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA), the only organization that defines, teaches and promotes best practices in design-build, announced the winner of the 2015 National Design-Build Student Competition at the Design-Build Conference & Expo […]

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DBIA Elects Bill Quatman, Esq., FAIA, DBIA as Board Chair

DBIA Announces 2016 Board of Directors; Bill Quatman, General Counsel for Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company will serve as DBIA’s National Chairman of the Board November 12, 2015 Washington, D.C. – The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA), the only organization that defines, teaches, and promotes best practices in design-build, has announced that G. William (Bill) […]

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DBIA Announces 2015 National Design-Build Student Competition Finalists

Three finalists include teams from the University of New Mexico, University of Washington and University of Colorado – Boulder. October 26, 2015 Washington, D.C. – The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA), the only organization that defines, teaches and promotes best practices in design-build, has announced the three finalists in its 2015 National Design-Build Student Competition. […]

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Dear Owners: A Primer on Delivering Small Public Design-Build Projects

Richard Shelton, P.E., DBIA, CHC  |  Issue 3 of 2015 Richard Shelton, PE, DBIA, CHC is an accomplished DBIA instructor specializing in federal government project delivery.  He is a past president of the DBIA Mid-Atlantic Region. He is also the president of a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business design-build firm.  “If only I had known that […]

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2015 National Design-Build Student Competition Regional Finalists

October 7, 2015 – The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA), the only organization that defines, teaches and promotes best practices in design-build, has announced the nine Regional finalists in the 2015 National Design-Build Student Competition. This year, 31 teams from 26 universities entered the competition to demonstrate design-build best practices by proposing a delivery solution to […]

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