In 2004, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) received one of its greatest contracting challenges. As the Army's agent for military construction (MILCON), USACE needed to execute an unprecedented ...

The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) has released “Universally Applicable Best Practices Applying to Any Project Type, in Any Market Sector, of Any Size.” Based on research, case studies, and ...

BALTIMORE, Md. — Maryland transportation officials are prioritizing speed and experience as they seek bids from private companies to design and build the new Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The ...

The Design-Build Institute of America has expanded the reach of its certification program. The program is intended to establish an accepted and recognized standard of design-build knowledge and ...

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 ...

In 2022, Shoreline voters approved a parks bond, funding, among other things, improvements to eight local parks using the progressive design-build delivery model. The team of Forma Construction and ...

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 ...

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 ...

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Healthcare’s $96 million expansion project has been successful in achieving notable reductions in carbon emissions, thanks in large part to an integrated design-build process ...

For almost the last 90 years, the construction of school buildings in the state of Michigan has been subject to Public Act 306 of 1937 (the “School Building Construction Act”), which generally ...

Whether it’s installing wallpaper or rebuilding a kitchen, we all dream about improvements that we can make to our home one day. When that day comes, finding the right people to help can be ...