Below is a listing of the stories in this month's DATELINE, organized by categories. The full text is available to DBIA members through the mail.
Featured Stories
Cover Story: The Paschal Sherman Indian School: Respecting Tradition 
By Leandra Thompson, DBIA
In design-build we often talk about the art and science of design-build and how effective teams of people can create something that is more than just a building. The Paschal Sherman Indian School (PSIS) in Omak, WA, is an outstanding example of a team of people going above and beyond the call of design and construction to create a culturally relevant school and home for Native American children.
Partnering with Small Colleges to Envision the Future
By Andrea Murray, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP
How one design-builder focused its energy on understanding the challenges small colleges today face and has enriched and expanded its services to accommodate them.
Carmen Dragon Elementary School, California’s First Design-Build Public School
By Robert J. Hartung, DBIA, and David D. Balz
California is known as an integrator for global innovation with its technology industry, but many would be surprised to find a similar description for the state’s school construction program.
Providing Design-Build Services for School Clients
By Ben Wilking, AIA, DBIA
Over the last 15 years, design-build services have become more and more popular with public clients that were once bent on comparing costs between one competitor and another.
K-16 and Beyond: The Promise of Alternative Solutions in Project Delivery, Project Financing, and Project Development
By William J. Smith, P.E., DBIA, Steven R. Schnoor, and Russell Alford
In the December 2005 issue of Readers Digest an interesting article points to a major change in world educational trends.
The Rising Cost of Materials and Its Impact On Valuations
By James J. Owen
Even before Hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit the Gulf Coast in September, basic materials prices had been rising for many construction inputs.
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DBIA News
DBIA Holds Forum on Risk Allocation
By Robynne Thaxton Parkinson, Esq., DBIA
At the 2005 Professional Design-Build Conference, owners, design-build practitioners and representatives from the insurance and bonding industry held a lively and informative discussion on risk allocation.
2005 Professional Design-Build Conference Attracts Highest Attendance in History of DBIA
Project and facility owners, architects, engineers, constructors, specialty contractors, integrated services providers, academics, exhibitors, and decision makers from a broad array of public and private sector markets met at DBIA’s 2005 Annual Professional Design-Build Conference from November 8-10, 2005, in Las Vegas, NV.
Conference Salutes 2005 Distinguished, Press, and Service Award Winners
The 2005 Professional Design-Build Conference honored a remarkable group of individuals who have made significant contributions to the design-build community.
DBIA Honors 2005 Design-Build Awards Competition Winners
The Design-Build Institute of America presented awards to 28 projects at the Minds and MasterWorks 2005 gala. This year marked the 10th year of the national design-build competition.
Congratulations to the Class of 2005 Designated Design-Build Professionals
The Class of 2005 was recognized for their significant achievement in attaining the status of the Designated Design-Build Professional™, and for their contributions to the design-build industry at the annual DBIA Convocation Ceremony in Las Vegas.
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Departments
Editor's Notes
How can we provide better classrooms, dormitories, laboratories, and other educational components for the next generation of students? This edition of DATELINE investigates the explosion of opportunities for design-builders in the education arena.
Board Reflections
Following the 2005 Professional Design-Build Conference, my formal duties on the Board of Directors have ended. It was a privilege to serve as your Chair in 2004, and I have particularly enjoyed my time on the Board this year as I witnessed the strong leadership of the 2005 Board.
Editorial Forum
By Fred Mulligan, P.E., DBIA
In recent years, design-build has gained widespread acceptance as a proven and effective method of delivering construction projects. It now represents a substantial and growing market segment and accounts for the majority of the work that my company, Cutler Associates, performs along the east coast.
The Ethics Advisor
By G. William Quatman, FAIA, Esq.
Any public official will tell you that the rules on ethics in public contracting are very strict these days. As stated by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, “Public service is a public trust. Each employee has a responsibility to the United States Government and its citizens to place loyalty to the Constitution, laws, and ethical principles above private gain.
First Principles
By Barbara Jackson, Ph.D., DBIA
In our last column we clearly distinguished that design-build is not just tweaking design-bid-build, but asserted that it is different in every way. We also indicated that probably the single toughest nut to crack when trying to transition from doing business in the design-bid-build mode to the more collaborative design-build mode is the “mental challenge” associated with the different roles and responsibilities.
Publication Focus: How to Plan and Design Institutions of Higher Learning
By Larry Williamson
DBIA Associate Manager of Publications
In Building Type Basics for Colleges and University Facilities, David Neuman, university architect and associate vice provost for planning at Stanford University, provides an interesting and in-depth insight of the specific and unique design concepts for the design and planning of university/college campuses and accompanying buildings.
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