In recent years, the use of design-build has grown significantly across various market sectors and geographies, especially in the transportation sector. A method of project delivery whereby the design ...

The design-build project delivery method, for years considered the Tinker Toy division of general contracting, is transforming the commercial construction industry. Attracted by guaranteed prices and ...

When it comes time for your client to choose an audio visual RFP regarding an AV technology upgrade, they have a choice: should the client go the design-bid route and hire an AV Consultant to create a ...

Construction industry participants are well familiar with design-bid-build (DBB), the traditional method of project delivery. Indeed, in the public sector, this method is often mandatory in ...

There was a time when advocates were proclaiming that design-build would become the predominant project delivery method for most major projects in the U.S. That has not come to pass. But design-build ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Design-build is a collaborative construction approach in ...

Assigning costs is necessary in every stage of planning, and, ultimately, constructing a building. Sometimes, unfavorable budgets, zoning requirements, or a tricky economy might preclude a building ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. For insight into the expanding use of the Design-Build ...

How small is too small for design-build? This question was asked at last year’s Design-Build Institute of America’s (DBIA) Federal Project Delivery Symposium, and it stumped the panel of federal owner ...

The recent passage of the infrastructure funding seems likely to lead to a significant influx in construction projects. Given the desire to get “work out on the street,” we anticipate that many owners ...

Architecture began as a practice of design and construction. The word itself is derived from the Greek architektōn, or “chief carpenter.” During the Pax Romana, Vitruvius described an architect as a ...

Did you know that design-build construction accounts for 40% of all nonresidential construction? There is a reason for that. Unlike the design-bid-build delivery method, the design-build delivery ...