What does design-build look like from the classroom, the first few years of a career and several decades in?
In this episode of The Design-Build Delivers Podcast, Erin Looney talks with Bill Hasbrook, Tejas Borse, Jacquelyn Lomano and Camden Howard about education, certification, student competitions, networking and what the industry can do to better support the next generation of design-build professionals.
Guest(s)
Tejas Borse, Assoc. DBIA
Project Controls / Scheduler
Kiewit
Lenaxa, KS
Tejas is a project controls professional who began his career as a field engineer on infrastructure projects. His first project was design-build, and a partnering session on that project eventually led him to DBIA and Associate DBIA certification.
William G. Hasbrook, Jr., FDBIA, MEMS, TCFM
Student/Academia Engagement Liaison
DBIA
New Braunfels, TX
William (Bill) G. Hasbrook, Jr., FDBIA, MEMS, TCFM, is a longtime design-build leader with experience across public and private-sector projects and roles throughout the project delivery process. A DBIA member since 1993, he has held national leadership roles, is a member of the DBIA College of Fellows and received the 2023 Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award.
Camden Howard
Student
Washington State University
Pullman, WA
Camden’s passion for building began after being a carpenter in a construction and trades program in high school in Kennewick, WA. He has been involved in the DBIA chapter at WSU for three years and has volunteered at the National Conference after competing in the regional student competition.
Jacquelyn Lomano
Project Engineer
XL Construction
San Francisco, CA
Jacquelyn Lomano is a project engineer with XL Construction and a 2026 graduate of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where she earned a degree in construction management. She began her career at XL shortly after graduation and has spoken publicly about the opportunities and challenges facing Gen Z professionals entering the construction industry.
The Kids Are Alright: Students, NextGen and the Future of Design-Build
Resources
Want to learn more? Check out these resources mentioned in the episode:
- Student-to-NextGen Program
- DBIA NextGen
- National Design-Build Student Competition
- DBIA Certification
- DBIA Students
- Design-Build Conference & Expo
- All In at the Design-Build Conference & Expo: Teams that Won Big in Vegas
- ‘There’s Got to Be a Better Way’: What Gen Z Brings to Construction (Construction Dive event)
Chapters
00:07 — Meet the Guests
02:26 — From Student Competition to the Jobsite
06:20 — What Experienced Pros Get Wrong About the Next Generation
09:14 — What Students Want From the Industry
10:48 — When Established Processes Don’t Fit Design-Build
15:28 — Networking, Relationships and How Connections Are Changing
22:39 — Learning Across Generations
27:52 — What DBIA Certification Signals
32:41 — Getting Seen, Heard and Connected
34:12 — Boomers, Millennials, Gen Z…and AI
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