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June 25 Webinar: Strengthening Design-Build Collaboration: Introducing the Updated DBIA Teaming Agreement
As DBIA releases the updated DBIA 580: Standard Form of Teaming Agreement Between Design-Builder and Team Member (now available in the DBIA Bookstore), this session will explore the importance of teaming agreements, highlight changes made since the 2012 version and demonstrate how this resource supports stronger, more aligned teams from the start. -
New Podcast Episode – “It Was Just a Conversation at a Table”: How Design-Build Mentorship Opens Doors for the Next Generation
When Kent State senior Lola Preseren met DBIA Fellow and 2023 Brunelleschi Award winner Bill Hasbrook at a DBIA conference, everything changed. From structured monthly check-ins to spontaneous life advice, their story is a powerful reminder that mentorship can be transformative for both sides of the equation. -
Nominations Open for 2025 Class of DBIA Fellows
DBIA is accepting nominations for the 2025 Class of DBIA Fellows. Elevation to DBIA’s College of Fellows celebrates the extraordinary achievements of our most accomplished Designated Design-Build Professionals®. DBIA Fellows have a proven track record of promoting DBIA best practices principles throughout their design-build careers. Nominations close July 7.
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COLLABORATIVE DELIVERY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
Elevating Leaders — Optimizing Outcomes. DBIA’s Academy is tailored to equip AEC professionals with the leadership skills needed for integrated project delivery. With six modules focusing on the Design-Build Done Right® Leadership model, the Academy prepares individuals from any position or discipline for effective leadership in design-build projects. 2025 schedule available now with new Bootcamp formats.
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#DBIA has released an updated version of its Teaming Agreement. This modernized version of DBIA 580: Standard Form of Teaming Agreement Between Design-Builder and Team Member offers a flexible, practical framework for establishing early team alignment and replaces the original 2012 document.
Learn about what teaming agreements are and what changes have been made to this document by checking out the latest #DesignBuildDelivers blog post.
1 day ago
Nominations for #DBIA's 2025 Distinguished Leadership Awards are now open!
Curious what kind of impact this award recognizes? We’ve highlighted the achievements of previous winners in each category to give you an idea of the innovation, leadership and collaboration that define the honorees. #designbuild #AECindustry
Learn more in this #DesignBuildDelivers blog post. Link in bio.
5 days ago
As design-build projects grow more complex, so do teaming relationships.
DBIA’s newly updated Teaming Agreement, available in the DBIA Bookstore, offers a flexible, fair foundation for design-builders and design professionals working together on project pursuits. Developed through a collaborative effort between DBIA’s Contracts and Design Professionals Advisory Committees, this updated resource reflects today’s best practices.
Sign up for this webinar, free for members and $25 for non-members, to learn what’s new, why it matters and how to use the agreement to build stronger, more aligned teams.
6 days ago
As the #DBIA College of Fellows opens for nominations, hear from fellow Jeffrey L. Gagné, PE, FDBIA about his experience of joining the ranks of other #designbuild legends in this #DesignBuildDelivers blog. The prestigious honor is reserved for just 2% of Designated Design-Build Professionals®.
Nominations are open until July 7, 2025.
2 weeks ago
The U.S. economy added 139,000 jobs in May, slightly exceeding expectations of 130,000 and maintaining the unemployment rate at 4.2% for the third consecutive month. Find out what this month's numbers in #construction and #manufacturing could mean for #designbuild teams in the latest #DesignBuildDelivers blog.
2 weeks ago
The rise of #designbuild reflects decades of work by industry trailblazers who saw the future and worked to build it. The Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award, DBIA’s highest individual award, honors the professionals who have made that shift possible.
3 weeks ago
#AI is shifting static data used in projects to create an intelligent, connected #dataenvironment. Learn more about what this means in this #DesignBuildDelivers blog post written by LeapThought. #VDC #BIM #ConTech
3 weeks ago
“Bill took time out of his day to talk to us and I was like, ‘Well, he’s an important person, so if he’s taking time out of his day to come talk to us… I would love to have a conversation with him.’”
That’s how it started — with one conversation. In this month’s #DesignBuildDelivers #Podcast, DBIA Fellow Bill Hasbrook and Kent State student Lola Preseren share how a chance meeting turned into a mentoring relationship that changed the game.
Hear their story and why mentorship matters in the #designbuild
3 weeks ago
Leadership in collaborative delivery isn’t defined by titles but by action.
That’s the core message from Zane Andersson from Korsmo Construction, a graduate of #DBIA’s Collaborative Delivery Leadership Academy (#CDLA). For Andersson, the Academy reshaped how he approaches his work and how he encourages others to lead, regardless of their role.
Read the whole interview in this #DesignBuildDelivers blog!
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