In April’s episode of Design-Build Delivers, we explored how two award-winning projects — Wake Tech’s Central Energy Plant and UC Riverside’s North District Phase Two — are redefining what’s possible with design-build in higher education. Now, we’re bringing you a special bonus conversation that takes the discussion even further.
This new bonus content episode features Jason Dunster, Senior Integrated Design Director at McCarthy Building Companies, for more insights into UC Riverside’s ambitious housing project, which aims to set the standard for inclusive, intersegmental campus housing in California and beyond.
What You’ll Hear in the Bonus Episode:
- How a shift from wood to prefabricated cold-form steel accelerated construction
- The role of GMP contract models in risk management and collaboration
- Why Owner readiness is key to design-build success, especially for first-time users
- Lessons learned from creating one of the fastest student housing projects ever built
- What’s next for financing, procurement and design-build in higher ed
This conversation builds on the full April episode, Living Labs and Inclusive Housing: How Design-Build Serves Higher Education, which also featured Jason Tobias of Skanska discussing Wake Tech’s sustainable infrastructure project and the innovative living lab it created for students.
If you’re interested in where design-build is headed in higher ed or you’re navigating your first collaborative project, this episode offers the kind of insight only a veteran practitioner can provide.
Lessons in Risk, Readiness and Speed: Revisiting UC Riverside’s North District Phase Two (Bonus Content Episode)
The Design-Build Delivers Podcast is sponsored by U.S. CAD, An ARKANCE Company. Learn more at uscad.com/dbia.
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