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DBIA Announces National Design-Build Student Competition Finalists
October 28, 2013
Washington, D.C., Oct. 28, 2013 2013 finalists include teams from Auburn University, California State University – Sacramento and Colorado State University The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA), the only organization […]
Government Shutdown was Bad Project Delivery
October 24, 2013
by Geoff Corey | October 24, 2014 The government shutdown is finally over, but there’s already talk of another one in January when the funding runs out again. While watching […]
Intercounty Controversy Quelled
March 2, 2013
Spring 2013 Best practices are even more important on high-profile projects. Whether you measure hours wasted in traffic or levels of road rage, the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area routinely makes […]
Meeting the Ultimate Deadline
June 1, 2012
Summer 2012 While experienced design-build teams can satisfy the objectives of military construction projects, the work is not without its challenges. By Mike Duffey, P.E. The Sept. 15, 2011, deadline […]
Reinventing Partnering at Coyote Ridge
March 1, 2012
Winter 2011 How Washington State’s Department of Corrections made partnering work on a large design-build prison construction project By Jerry Winkler, AIA, NCARB Completed in 32 months, the $190 million […]
A Site to Behold
December 2, 2011
Winter 2011 A new UCSF research building overcame extensive site constraints to become an award-winning example of innovation and collaboration. When Michael Saks first saw the building site for a […]
A Monument Worthy of the Man
June 2, 2011
Summer 2011 Design-build’s role in making Dr. King’s national memorial a reality. On August 28, 2011, the 48th anniversary of the momentous March on Washington, the Martin Luther King Jr. […]