Posts for Archives: Podcast
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January 2023 – From Alternative to Mainstream: Celebrating 30 Years of Design-Build
In 1993, some of the industry’s giants gathered in Washington, D.C., to talk about the need for a new organization dedicated to educating the nation and teaching design, construction and engineering professionals about design-build. This year DBIA celebrates its 30th Anniversary and the incredible achievements we’ve seen over those decades. In this episode, DBIA’s National Board Chair, Deb Sheehan, and DBIA Executive Director/CEO, Lisa Washington, look back on an incredible 30 years while also looking forward to what they predict lies ahead. -
December 2022 – This is What Design-Build Excellence Looks Like — DBIA’s 2022 Project of the Year
The podcast episode features a discussion with three project leaders who worked on the construction of California’s Natural Resources Agency's new home, which won DBIA’s 2022 National Design-Build Project of the Year. Despite facing challenges like the pandemic, wildfires, and civil unrest, the team's collaborative approach resulted in a remarkable project delivering beauty, community, and resiliency. This team's story offers valuable real-world lessons from award-winning projects. -
November 2022 – Why Use a Design-Build Owner Advisor?
The role of the Owner Advisor has developed over the years as increasing project complexities have led Owners to seek more advice throughout the design-build process. From procurement, design and construction to project delivery, a good Owner Advisor can help deliver project success. In this episode of Design-Build Delivers, we talk to Molly A. Jones, the Chair of DBIA’s Owner Advisor Committee, about the who, what, when, and why of choosing an Owner Advisor. -
October 2022 – 2022 is a Record Year for Design-Build Advocates
Each year, design-build advocates across the nation and in the halls of Congress work to ensure that states and federal agencies have full access to design-build to deliver their projects. That authority has never been more important as we rebuild in the post-Covid environment and launch a new infrastructure reinvestment era. DBIA’s advocacy team continues to lead that effort to educate lawmakers and advocate for expansive design-build authority. In this episode, DBIA’s Vice President of Advocacy and Industry Engagement, Louis Jenny, and Richard Thomas, Director of State/Local Legislative Affairs give us details on why 2022 was a record-breaker for the passage of design-build legislation. -
September 2022 – Updated DBIA Contracts Are Out!
DBIA’s contract documents have been the go-to resource for America’s design-build teams for years. Now, with important 2022 updates available, these timely and customizable documents are ready to help teams face the challenges of today’s marketplace. In today’s Design-Build Delivers podcast, we talk to two design-build Contracts Committee Chairs (current and past) about this impressive suite of design-build contract documents and how they will help teams deliver the nation’s most cost and time-efficient projects in the nation. -
August 2022 – Powering the Grid: How Are We Going to Electrify America?
Providing a reliable and resilient energy flow to America’s communities has been increasingly challenging. Climate change has tasked many systems while usage also continues to rise. In today’s episode of Design-Build Delivers, we talk to two green building experts, Kevin Hydes and Sam Brooks, about the imperative to rebuild our power grid for the future, making it more resilient to the impacts of climate change while increasing access to affordable and reliable clean energy. -
July 2022 – Using Design-Build Innovation to Maximize Infrastructure Investment
As we move into the second half of 2022, implementation of historic federal infrastructure investment is underway. Agencies and industry alike are getting new information almost daily on how the roughly $1.2 trillion will be distributed nationwide. In this episode we talk to long-time federal market pros, Laura Stagner and Thom Kurmel about how design-build teams will play a vital role in helping agencies manage workforce, supply chain and cost certainty challenges. -
June 2022 – Building Resilient Projects to Create Strong Communities
Resilient design and construction is all about finding solutions to deliver longevity, innovation, and adaptability in our projects. Successful resiliency programs can be as unique as the projects they’ll deliver; however, good resiliency programs have some essential elements. In this episode of Design-Build Delivers, DBIA’s VDC Director Brian Skripac talks to USCAD’s Troy Gates and Ryan Colker from the International Code Council about a wide range of resiliency topics to help your team deliver projects that stand the test of time. -
May 2022 – National Design-Build Student Champions are Ready for the Future
It’s that time of the year when university students in design and construction programs nationwide prepare to compete in DBIA’s annual Design-Build Student Competition. This event provides an unparalleled opportunity for students to show off their skills while meeting design-build industry leaders one-on-one. So, what makes a championship design-build student team? In this episode of Design-Build Delivers, the impressive competitors from the University of Colorado Boulder talk about the process, collaborating as a team and the incredible payoff once it was all over. -
April 2022 – Rethinking the Office
Whether you’re back in the office, working remotely, or both, organizations continue to rethink how they manage a constantly changing COVID environment. For design-build teams tasked to create efficient, sustainable and flexible office space – innovation is more important than ever. In this episode of Design-Build Delivers, we talk to one design-build team who successfully met that challenge to rethink the office space and deliver a workplace that really “works” during COVID and beyond.