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: Ten Lessons for Design-Build Success 
By Kurt Mueller and Maggie Bonafair
Since its completion in 2004, the Georgia Institute of Technology Campus Recreation Center (CRC) (on right) has garnered numerous awards for sports facility excellence.
Cole Park Commons Golf Club and Conference Center
By Dennis W. Calvert, AIA, DBIA
Owners and design-builders often disagree about which projects are best suited for the use of design-build. Some are convinced that design-build can only be used on buildings that are very simple and straightforward. Others believe that the more complex the problem, the better design-build works.
Gonzaga University Scores Big by Using Design-Build for McCarthey Athletic Center
By G. Stephen Hindley, AIA
[while] Gonzaga University ... has been in existence for nearly 120 years, basketball is what has recently propelled Gonzaga into the national spotlight .... Having a collegiate arena was the last piece of the recruiting puzzle Gonzaga needed to maintain a high-caliber intercollegiate basketball program.
Build Like a Champion
By Ken Osmun, P.E., DBIA
Professionals in the design and construction business may argue about the relative merits of various project delivery systems, but on one point they unanimously agree: Projects are designed and built by people for people.
Blackout! An Evolution in Entertainment
By Scott Thielen
This is an article about Blackout. No, not the sudden loss of consciousness, nor is it about the loss of electrical power. It is about entertainment.
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DBIA News
Greater Owner Involvement and Robust Discussions Mark 2006 Water/Wastewater Conference
The 2006 Design-Build for Water/Wastewater Projects Conference displayed the growing interest in utilizing design-build project delivery by both owners and practitioners.
New DBIA Member Benefit
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Departments
Editor's Notes: Sports and Recreation - How Design-Build is an Excellent Fit
As a resident of the greater Washington, DC, area, I have been following with interest the City's and Major League Baseball's utter inability to agree on the plans for a new stadium. Both parties fear that they cannot realistically cover cost overruns, as if going over budget for a new baseball stadium was to be expected.
Board Reflections: Dedicated to Your Success
Last month DBIA convened an extraordinarily successful Design-Build for Water/Wastewater Projects Conference. We also held our first 2006 DBIA Board of Directors meeting, my first as your Chairman. These two events convince me now more than ever of the vigor and power of our mission.
Members in the News
Projects to Watch
Legal Briefs: Building Information Modeling
By Robynne Thaxton Parkinson, Esq., DBIA
DBIA's Northwest Chapter recently asked me to speak on the legal aspects of "Building Information Modeling" or, as it is commonly known, "BIM."
Editorial Forum: Project Risk Allocatio - Untapped Opportunities
By Neil Callahan, Kyle Rhorer, and Joe Dysard
The Ethics Advisor: Which Hat are you Wearing Today?
By G. William Quatman, Esq., FAIA, DBIA
The current trial of Saddam Hussein in Iraq is an extreme example of how outside forces try to influence a judge by threats and intimidation.
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