In Part 2, we catch up with DBIA’s 2025 Distinguished Leadership Award recipients and the Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award winner
DBIA’s 2025 Design-Build Conference & Expo in Las Vegas celebrated more than award-winning projects and standout teams. It also recognized the leaders whose careers, influence and commitment continue to shape the design-build industry.
Part 2 of our post–Design-Build Conference & Expo podcast coverage focuses on DBIA’s individual honors, featuring interviews with this year’s Distinguished Leadership Award recipients and the 2025 Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award winner. These conversations highlight the achievements being recognized and the leadership behind them.
Featured Projects and Interviews
- Jennifer Macks — Distinguished Leadership Award (Industry Practitioner)
- Britt Sanford — Distinguished Leadership Award (Owner)
- David Shadpour — Distinguished Leadership Award (Young Professional)
- Janice Zahn — Distinguished Leadership Award (Legislator)
- Bill Reifsteck — 2025 Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award
All In at the Design-Build Conference & Expo, Part 2: Leaders Who Moves Design-Build Forward
Resources
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Chapters
0:00 — Welcome Back to Las Vegas: Part 2
1:47 — Distinguished Leadership Award: Jennifer Macks
9:57 — Distinguished Leadership Award: Britt Sanford
16:58 — Distinguished Leadership Award: David Shadpour
25:28 — Distinguished Leadership Award: Janice Zahn
32:55 — Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award: Bill Reifsteck
45:47 — Closing Reflections
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