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Design-Build Institute stresses collaboration, procurement to project execution
Source: Design-Build Institute of America, Washington, D.C. The Design-Build Institute of America’s updated Design Excellence Position Statement emphasizes collaboration between design and construction professionals through all project delivery stages, from procurement and development through execution. Understanding the design community’s changing needs, the statement introduces five lenses to help provide a framework for evaluating design excellence: • Integration & Collaborative Process. Emphasizing…
Read MoreInstitute revises Federal Acquisition Regulation, Design-Build references
The Design-Build Institute of America has updated its Design-Build Done Right Federal Sector Best Practices, offering a comprehensive guide for teams navigating the intricacies of federal project delivery. Understanding the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and adhering to the right practices can be the key to a successful design-build project, DBIA contends, and the revised Best Practices document provides such guidance.…
Read MoreDesign-Build Institute revisits project benchmark reference
Sources: Design-Build Institute of America, Washington, D.C.; CP staff The new Design-Build Institute of America Project Delivery Primer provides owners information regarding contract structure and terms. Authors combine two previous DBIA resources, What is Design-Build? and Choosing a Project Delivery Method, to reflect changes in building and infrastructure work, chiefly the growth of design-build and decline of the traditional design/bid/build…
Read MoreFMI report: Design-build method nears half of nonresidential construction spending
Sources: Design-Build Institute of America, Washington, D.C.; CP staff FMI Consulting forecasts continued growth of design-build project delivery over the next three years, despite recent industry challenges and market volatility. Researchers behind the FMI Design-Build Institute of America Mid-Cycle Update Report assess construction spending across four U.S. Census Bureau regions in respective building and nonbuilding segments: manufacturing, commercial, educational, office…
Read MoreFMI research traces continued growth for design-build delivery
Source: Design-Build Institute of America, Washington, D.C. When they first looked at design-build utilization in 2018, researchers at North Carolina-based management consultant FMI confirmed what many in the industry knew first-hand: the project delivery was beyond an “alternative process.” The firm’s new market analysis, forecasting 2021-2025 project activity and prepared for the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA), underscores the initial…
Read MoreFMI study traces design-build trajectory in buildings, infrastructure
Sources: Design-Build Institute of America, Washington, D.C.
Design-build is the fastest growing and most popular method of delivering nonresidential and non-building projects, according to “Design-Build Utilization: Combined Market Study,” prepared by construction-wise management consultant and merger & acquisition specialist FMI and posted here.
Read MoreDesign-build interests document best practices for project success
Sources: Design-Build Institute of America, Washington, D.C.; CP staff
Through research, case studies and extensive industry input, DBIA has identified design-build best practices and implementing techniques that directly impact project performance. Its new “10 Design-Build Done Right Best Practices” report serves “as a single source that clearly defines design-build fundamentals to significantly enhance superior project outcomes,” says DBIA Executive Director Lisa Washington, CAE. “With design-build currently at 40 percent of all non-residential design and construction, the impetus for owners to engage ‘Design-Build Done Right’ is at an all-time high. By applying DBIA Best Practices, owners and practitioners will unlock the inherent value of design-build project delivery.”
Read MoreCalifornia reforms infrastructure delivery with sweeping design-build authorization
The Design Build Institute of America salutes the passage of SB 785, culminating a longtime effort to standardize Golden State design-build laws, and representing the eighth bill expanding design-build authority that Gov. Jerry Brown has signed over the past year.
Read MoreDesign-build delivery method crosses 50 percent threshold on major projects
Sources: Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA), Washington, D.C.; CP staff
Research indicates that more than half of construction projects above $10 million are being completed through design-build, the highest level yet for the delivery method offering an alternative to traditional competitive bid-build. A new DBIA report, “Design-Build Project Delivery Market Share and Market Size,” also finds that use of design-build had remained steady since a growth spike at the end of the last decade, and remains especially high in military projects.
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