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Featured Stories
Cover Story: Spectrum of Successful Steel Design-Build Projects 
By Larry Flynn
Seemingly overnight, downtown San Diego’s quiet, industrial East Village has transformed into a bustling urban multi-story residential, mixed-use neighborhood in conjunction with the opening of Petco Park, the San Diego Padres’ Major League Baseball park, in 2004.
A Message from the Structural Steel Industry
By Roger Ferch
While the relationship enjoyed between the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) has been one of mutual benefit to both organizations, the real beneficiaries have been project owners throughout the United States. We believe that the real opportunity for productivity growth in the US design and construction industry rests in new project delivery methods, improved collaboration between all disciplines involved in projects, and an embracing of the expertise of every specialty contractor engaged in a project during the design phase of a project.
The Specialty Contractor's Role in Design-Build
By Larry Flynn
Building owners and developers usually don't spend much time thinking about the framing system of their buildings. And rightly so - after all, it's rare that the end users see the framing system in a building after it's completed.
Education Spotlight: Training Specialty Contractors
By John Cross
On a warm Chicago day in July 2001, over 75 structural steel fabricators gathered in the meeting room at the Rosemont Hyatt to spend two days learning about design-build.
Design-Build, Material Volatility, and Structural Steel
By John Cross
The significant volatility exhibited in the US market for construction materials since late 2003 has impacted the costs of projects and availability of materials required to complete projects.
Resources: Steel Solutions Center
By Jason R. Ericksen, S.E.
The Steel Solutions Center was established in July 2001 by The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) on behalf of the US structural steel industry. The goal of the Steel Solutions Center is to provide design and construction professionals with an easily accessible source of information relating to the use of structural steel in building construction.
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Contributors
Letter from the Editor: Steel - A First for DATELINE
On behalf of DBIA, I’m pleased to introduce our first Steel Issue of Design-Build DATELINE.
Board Reflections
By Greg Gidez
This edition of Design-Build DATELINE focuses on the steel industry and explores how design-build can positively affect the outcome of a steel-framed project.
Editorial Forum: BIM and Structural Steel — What’s the Big Deal?
By Thomas Faraone
The answer is simple … the use of interoperable BIM technologies and methodologies has made structural steel the productivity leader in the construction industry.
DBIA Book Club: New Publications to Add to your Design-Build Library
This month, the DBIA Book Club features two new publications. Both are written by experienced authors with insightful authority on design-build as a project delivery method.
Best Practices: Building Design Approval in Minutes
By David R. Conover
Imagine submitting a plan to a building department that you are certain complies with codes and getting approval in hours instead of weeks. Think of the time, money and resources it could save design-build teams.
Best Practices: Steel Construction and the Expanding Role of the Structural Engineer on a Design-Build Team
By Patrick Crosby, S.E. LEED® AP, and Susan Johnson, S.E. LEED® AP
Current steel construction practice encourages the structural engineer of record (EOR) to rely heavily on others for design of deferred submittals and other "contractor to provide" items including steel trusses, metal studs and, regionally, primary framing connections.
Design-Build Legislative Update
By Cara Woodson Welch, Esq.
Vice President, Advocacy & General Counsel, DBIA
DBIA is aggressively pursuing design-build language in 2007 federal appropriations bills, particularly for Veterans Affairs and Military Construction.
Members in the News
Perspectives: Cheri C. Melillo, Hon. AIA, SDA/C
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