Category: Perspectives

VDC Leaders: The “Swiss Army Knife” of Successful Design-Build Project Delivery

January 25, 2023

I’ve always been intrigued by Tom Kelley, a partner at the renowned design firm IDEO and best-selling author. In his book, “The Ten Faces of Innovation,” Kelley recognizes that innovation is one of the most important ingredients to the modern economy, and he presents 10 different personas as examples of roles people can adopt to … Continued

New NIBS Equity Survey Shows There’s Work to Be Done

June 16, 2021

By kwright@dbia.org

DBIA is proud to have supported the 2021 National Institute of Building Sciences Social Equity Survey and appreciate the many DBIA members who took the time to participate as respondents. We believe this work is extremely important. “Achieving racial equity in the workplace is certain to be one of the most important issues companies will … Continued

America’s Infrastructure Scorecard: Mediocre Isn’t Good Enough

March 5, 2021

By kwright@dbia.org

America’s Infrastructure Barely Makes the Grade ASCE has painted an in-depth portrait of America’s imperiled infrastructure systems. While government investment has made some improvements in recent years, the sobering fact that 45% of Americans still have no access to transit, or that there is a water main break every two minutes in the United States … Continued

Indifference is Not an Option

June 11, 2020

By kwright@dbia.org

“As our nation has experienced a level of civil unrest we likely never thought we would see in our lifetime, there is no better time to remind us that DBIA’s core values include “mutual respect for and appreciation of diversity.” DBIA is proud to say that for us these are more than just words on … Continued

Two Months Later – Updated AEC Industry Poll on COVID-19 Impacts

May 20, 2020

By kwright@dbia.org

What a difference a couple of months makes. When DBIA first polled our community at the end of March, uncertainty reigned. It was early into pandemic mitigation efforts and no one knew what to expect. Here we are, two months later, and DBIA’s newest poll shows more projects have been postponed or canceled, more positive … Continued

What Do Great Design-Builders and the Washington Nationals Share in Common?

November 1, 2019

By kwright@dbia.org

Here at DBIA’s National Headquarters, we’ve got Nats fever. Even if you’re not a baseball fan, you can’t help but be inspired by their teamwork, persistence, and resiliency. As a long-time Nats fan, I’ve seen more than my share of seasons that, even though the talent seemed to be there, it just never really happened … Continued

Collaboration – How Well Is It Working?

September 5, 2019

By kwright@dbia.org

As the fastest growing and most popular delivery method in the nation, design-build is changing the way America builds. There are incredible innovations and evolutions being implemented by design-build teams on projects each and every day. This new feature will provide DBIA members an opportunity to share their perspectives on what works, what doesn’t and … Continued