Posts for Archives: Podcast

What does design-build look like from the classroom, the first few years of a career and several decades in? In this episode, we discuss education, certification, student competitions, networking and what the industry can do to better support the next generation of design-build professionals.

AI, digital twins and new technology can create real value for design-build teams but only when there’s a clear reason for using them. In the second half of our conversation with Tobias Scheele, Executive Vice President, Americas, ARKANCE USA; Nick Miller, Pre-Sales Director, ARKANCE USA; and Brian Skripac, Director of Virtual Design and Construction at DBIA, we get into what organizations should understand before investing in AI or digital twins, how to tell a useful tool from the latest shiny object and what happens when project partners are working at very different levels of digital maturity.

What happens to project data after turnover, and how much of its value gets lost along the way? ARKANCE’s Tobias Scheele and Nick Miller join DBIA’s Director of Virtual Design and Construction, Brian Skripac, for a conversation about making project information more useful from design and construction through operations.

DBIA Director of Virtual Design and Construction Brian Skripac joins Patty Scharf of Burgess & Niple, Jon Berkoe of Arup and Jeff Scarano of HRSD to discuss what DBIA’s VDC Committee learned from conversations with infrastructure Owners and practitioners.

DBIA’s Richard Thomas joins host Erin Looney to break down the biggest state legislative developments affecting design-build, including expanded authority, progressive design-build activity, sunset extensions and removals and the growing role of DBIA regions in legislative advocacy.

Off-ramping can sound like a failure, especially when it shows up around high-profile projects. But in progressive design-build, an off-ramp can be a legitimate project-protection tool.

Host Erin Looney chats with David Triplett of the FBI and Laura Stagner of GSA to discuss what federal agencies should know before pursuing a progressive design-build project. The episode also highlights DBIA's new Qualifications-Based Selection Deeper Dive for progressive design-build and an accompanying tutorial designed to help agencies apply the guidance in real-world scenarios.

April's Design-Build Delivers Podcast looked at the uncertainty and changes with DBE certification at the federal level. Guests Rachael Pease and Freddie Streeter return in this Bonus Content Episode to ground that discussion in some real-world stories. If you missed it, make sure to listen to the full episode companion to this brief chat for more.

Changes to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program are already shaping how teams approach projects and raising questions about what comes next. Host Erin Looney speaks with two industry professionals working through those changes in real time.

Host Erin Looney highlights a key moment from the recent legislative update conversation to take a closer look at project labor agreements (PLAs) and why they remain one of the most complex and nuanced aspects of project delivery today.