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Certification

Eligibility and Program Requirements

Designated Design-Build Professional™ Certification Program Requirements

 Program Requirements

 Associate DBIA™

Professional DBIA™

APPLICATION

Application Fee: $95

Application

Application Fee: $150

Application

Please note: the application is a PDF and will open in a new window. Save the file (click on "file," then "save page as" and use your full name as the file name) to your computer. Once you have done so, you will be able to enter your information and save the completed form.

CORE COURSE

  1. Fundamentals of Project Delivery
  2. Principles of Design-Build Project Delivery
  3. Design-Build Contract & Risk Management
  4. Post Award Design-Build
  1. Fundamentals of Project Delivery
  2. Principles of Design-Build Project Delivery
  3. Design-Build Contract & Risk Management
  4. Post Award Design-Build

ELECTIVE CREDIT

N/A

18 Hours elective credit earned through DBIA courses or conferences.

EDUCATION

Baccalaureate degree in an approved field  of study (construction management, engineering, architecture) from an accredited college or university. OR

A Baccalaureate degree in a non-approved field of study (business, communications, etc.) AND an additional three (3) years of design and/or construction experience demonstrated through a functional resume.

No degree? Non-approved area of study? You can still qualify. See the additional Experience Requirement below.

Baccalaureate degree in an approved field from an accredited college or university in architecture, engineering, construction management, or Certification Board approved field of study. 

No degree? Non-approved area of study? You can still qualify. See the additional Experience Requirement below.

EXPERIENCE

No design-build experience required.

For candidates not holding a degree, six (6) years of design and/or construction experience demonstrated through a functional resume.

Three (3) years total of substantial, documented experience

in a responsible position in the design-build method of project delivery;
OR
Masters degree in a concentrated design-build university level program approved by the Certification Board, and two years of documented experience.

Candidates who do not possess a degree in an approved field of study need an additional three years documented direct experience (totaling six (6) years of design-build experience) in a responsible position on design-build projects.

REFERENCES

N/A

Three (3) professional references attesting to your design-build experience and knowledge. One must be an owner/client reference.

Your references can enter the information online, quickly and easily.

EXAMINATION

Successful Completion of the Design-Build Certification Examination.

Exam Fee: $400

Successful Completion of the Design-Build Certification Examination.

Exam Fee: $400

 

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