Individual Member Benefits

Benefits:

As a DBIA individual member you receive preferential access to all of DBIA’s events, publications and courses as well as heavy discounts on all our products and services. You also receive access to DBIA’s members-only business growth tools such as epipeline, legislative reports and our Membership directory. See all that DBIA offers to its individual members.

Design-Build Manual of Practice:

This extensive examination and explanation of both the basics and refinements of design-build practice is available to members as a benefit of joining. Members can log in and download the chapters in PDF format at their convenience.

Meet industry leaders, attend education courses, view award-winning design-build projects, hear design-build case studies and testimonies, network with owners and visit our expo hall at each of DBIA’s three conferences run annually.

DBIA Conferences and events are attended by multi-disciplinary practitioners. DBIA also enjoys the highest percentage of owners/users (regularly 15-25%) at its meetings and courses. A regular feature of DBIA conferences are special "Owners Forums" conducted as owner-only meeting where attendees have the opportunity to meet and address design-build initiatives, challenges and opportunities. This unique forum provides the only opportunity of its kind in the design-build world.

• Design-Build Annual Conference
• Design-Build Transportation Conference
• Design-Build Water/Wastewater Conference
• and, new in 2011, the Federal Project Delivery Symposium.

Education and Professional Development:

As a member, take part in DBIA’s nationwide education tour.

DBIA is committed to achieving, not just talking about, integrated project delivery, therefore, DBIA nationwide educational programs are developed to teach practical "how to" concepts about design-build and to advance the education, public awareness, understanding and utility of design-build. Courses and programs developed and delivered by DBIA utilize interactive learning strategies to teach topics ranging from an introduction of design-build techniques to advanced application of design-build concepts. All are designed to impart practical learning which can be utilized in the office and on the job.

Take advantage of membership pricing and save $300 on each course for which you register..

DBIA Professional Certification:

Earn your professional DBIA certification and gain recognition by your peers and employer. DBIA Certification is a reflection of personal achievement because the certified individual has displayed excellence by meeting standards and requirements established by the industry. Find out more about DBIA’s Certification Program.

IQ: Integration Quarterly and Publications:

As a member you will receive DBIA’s quarterly journal, IQ: Integration Quarterly, for free, which outlines trends and changes in the industry while also highlighting successful dsign-build projects.

In addition, members receive anywhere from $5-100 off the hundreds of publications available at our Online Bookstore. Receive up to $200 off all DBIA model contracts and $100 off the design-build manual of practice

Business Growth Tools:

epipeline

Expand your business opportunities using our epipeline tool, which allows you to identify, qualify and win more government business. As a DBIA member you can bring over 14,000 research federal contracting opportunities and 16,000 local and state opportunities to your fingertips. 350,000 government contracts up for grabs, don’t miss out on using this fantastic to enhance your business. Click here to learn more about how epipeline can improve your business.

Federal and Local Legislation

As a member you will have access to DBIA’s legislative reports where you can view all legislation affecting design-build both at the federal and state or local levels and see how these laws affect you and your business.

Membership Directory

Join the thousands of professionals listed in our annual directory and our searchable Find a Member database. Increase your exposure within the design-build community and increase your connections with other parties in the industry.

Regional DBIA Offices:

DBIA maintains a network of 14 regional offices that advance design-build and promote networking locally.  Student Chapters are also expanding and increasing in number at leading colleges and universities.  When you join you automatically become a member of your local chapter and will be informed of all local events.

Committee Involvement:

DBIA members actively participate annually in a wide range of committee activities such as: planning conferences; developing publications; and commenting on legislation.

Awards:

Each year, DBIA presents awards to design-build professionals who exemplify and promote excellence in integrated project delivery. We also strive to recognize firms who have produced top-notch projects through the Design-Build awards competition. Candidates are considered for the awards based on the successful application of design-build principles.

Network:

In today’s environment of increased competition, diminishing resources, and unexpected challenges, the need for cross-sector collaboration is more important than ever before. The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) proudly stands as the only membership organization bringing together thousands of organizations and individuals representing architects, engineers, public and private owners, general and specialty contractors, manufacturers and suppliers, students, college and university faculty, legal, insurance and finance professionals, consultants and many more.

Only at DBIA do all these professionals meet face-to-face as equals engaged in a sincere effort to indentify challenges and develop solutions that benefit the entire industry – not just and individual segment. For this reason alone, no matter what other specialized organization you belong to, DBIA membership is essential.

Other discounts:

DBIA membership gives you discounts on goods and services from outside vendors. Among these are FedEx, UPS, YRC and Hewlett Packard.

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