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Washington, D.C., October 8, 2014 Denver Union Station Honored as DBIA Design-Build Project of the Year The Design Build Institute of America (DBIA), the only organization that defines, teaches and promotes design-build best practices, has announced the 2014 Project of the Year and National Award of Excellence winners. The Denver Union Station Transit Improvement Project […]

Washington, D.C., Oct. 1, 2014 Three finalists include teams from Milwaukee School of Engineering, University of Oklahoma and University of Washington 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 2014 National Design-Build Student Competition. Student teams from Milwaukee […]

by Geoff Corey  |  September 1, 2014 In this series, staff at the national headquarters of the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) discuss the details of their efforts to define, teach and promote best practices in design-build. In this post, DBIA’s Manager of Legislative and Public Affairs, Geoff Corey, discusses the recent news that DBIA has been […]

Issue 3 of 2014 Lowest Price Technically Acceptable — The Antithesis of Best Value. By Craig Unger Craig Unger is a consultant in the federal law enforcement community and the design-build environment. He is a former senior executive with the U.S. Department of Justice and past president of DBIA. At Issue: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable […]

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 […]