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Lisa Washington, CAE  |  January 3, 2016 Sometimes it’s hard in the hustle-and-bustle of the holidays to take time to look back at the year; however, here at DBIA we have so much to celebrate I just couldn’t let 2016 end without taking a moment to reflect with you, our members. I know that design-build […]

Best Practices are a widely embraced tool for maximizing the implementation of industry knowledge. How can practitioners in any field stay up to date, let alone innovate, without a central source for universally accepted practices? When DBIA published its Universal Best Practices in February of 2014, the publication identified practices with two characteristics, 1) they […]

Katie Colten  |  November 15, 2016 Competing in front of a live jury and audience at the Design-Build Conference & Expo in Las Vegas, the shortlisted teams from the University of Colorado Boulder, University of Oklahoma and Washington State University defended their design and construction plans for a parking facility on a college campus in […]

November 10, 2016 A state legislator, a state transportation official, a young professional and an industry practitioner make up the four individuals honored for leadership in promoting design-build project delivery. Washington, D.C. – The Design-Build Institute of America, the only organization that defines, teaches and promotes best practices in design-build, has announced the winners of […]

Katie Colten | October 26, 2016 DBIA is proud to announce the three finalists in its 2016 National Design-Build Student Competition. Student teams from the University of Colorado – Boulder, University of Oklahoma and Washington State University will advance to the final round of the competition. The three student finalist teams will compete in front […]

October 24, 2016 The Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award is DBIA’s Highest Honor Washington, D.C. – The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) – the only organization that defines, teaches and promotes best practices in design-build – has announced Peter W. Tunnicliffe, P.E., BCEE, DBIA, CIRM, as the 2016 recipient of the DBIA Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award. Peter Tunnicliffe […]

August 10, 2016 Thirteen (13) industry leaders representing eleven (11) federal agencies gathered for a full day to challenge thinking and play a major role in affecting positive change. The leaders addressed imperatives that hinder the federal sector’s ongoing ability to achieve optimal efficiency and performance in designing and constructing the built environment. Washington, D.C., […]

By Steve Wright | March 18, 2016 The benefits of the design-build process have a broad appeal across just about every sector, from retail to higher education, but the place where those benefits may be most directly felt is in the manufacturing industry. Today’s stringent economy means constantly squeezed margins and ever-tightening production timelines. With […]

Issue 4 of 2015 By G. William Quatman, FAIA, DBIA, Esq. 1. Tell us more about your role at Burns & McDonnell and what you can bring to your role as Board Chair? I am general counsel and senior vice president for a 5,000+ person integrated, international design-build firm. I’ve had this position for seven years, […]

University of Washington took second place, and University of Colorado – Boulder came in third. November 12, 2015 Washington, D.C. – The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA), the only organization that defines, teaches and promotes best practices in design-build, announced the winner of the 2015 National Design-Build Student Competition at the Design-Build Conference & Expo […]