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University of Florida Team Cypress Construction Wins 2023 National Design-Build Student Competition

  Each year, teams from universities and colleges around the country vie for design-build bragging rights in DBIA’s National Design-Build Student Competition. This year, those bragging rights go to the University of Florida’s (UF) Team Cypress Construction.  Team Architecture State from Alfred State College, a first-time competitor, placed second, and Team Cardinal Design-Build, representing returning … Continued

Three New Fellows Join DBIA’s College of Fellows

The Design-Build Institute of America has elevated three Designated Design-Build Professionals to the status of DBIA Fellow. James Avitabile, PE, FDBIA; Rebecca Blankenship, FDBIA; and Barbara Wagner, LEED AP, FDBIA, will officially join the DBIA College of Fellows at the Design-Build Conference & Expo Awards Ceremony Thursday night in National Harbor, MD.  Avitabile, Blankenship and … Continued

2023 Federal Design-Build Symposium Breaks Attendance Records

  More than 400 attendees, including Owners and industry practitioners, came together in-person at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA, for the 2023 Federal Design-Build Symposium, setting a record for attendance at the annual event. During this day-and-a-half of networking and education, key players from federal agencies and the AEC industry attended general sessions … Continued

Design-Build Conference & Expo Engages Partner Organizations and Subject Matter Experts Across Industry

The DBIA Design-Build Conference & Expo brings together several corners of the industry to discuss design-build from a multitude of perspectives. DBIA welcomes partner organizations, subject matter experts and even crossover events to ensure attendees come away with a more robust understanding of design-build –– its future, its challenges and opportunities, its impact on the greater … Continued

It’s That Time Already: Spring Conference Calls for Proposals are Open

It’s no accident that design-build is on track to account for nearly half of construction spending by 2026. It’s also no accident that water/wastewater and transportation projects represent some of the largest areas for that growth.  The documented cost and schedule performance of design-build, as well as the flexibility afforded by various procurement approaches ranging … Continued

DBIA’s Federal Design-Build Symposium Can Help Deliver on U.S. Infrastructure Investments

Last month, the White House introduced Invest.gov, documenting nearly 32,000 projects and $470 billion worth of investments toward strengthening U.S. infrastructure and developing future-ready energy, technology and connectivity. The site’s interactive map illustrates both private investments and public infrastructure projects from the national to the individual community level and can be narrowed further by the … Continued

Join DBIA for the Nation’s Only Federal Design-Build Event

Each year design-build Owners and industry interested in federal sector projects (including those funded with federal dollars nationwide) come together in August for the Federal Design-Build Symposium. Registration is now open, and we hope you’ll join DBIA from August 22–23, 2023, in Arlington, Virginia. The Timing Couldn’t Be Better Over $200 billion in federal infrastructure … Continued