Editorial Forum: Performance-Based Design-Build
By David M. Shelton, DBIA, AIA
Of the two prominent design-build delivery techniques (prescriptive-based vs. performance-based), prescriptive-based design-build dominates our industry. I make this statement based on my own experience as an owner’s representative and design-build consultant, corroborated through countless conversations with other leaders of the design-build community.
Best Practices: Top Strategies for Success in the Department of Defense Design-Build Market
By Rick Troop
The Department of Defense (DoD) and US Government construction market remains dominated by general contractor bidders. However, design-build bidders on government projects are becoming more common, with agency design-build goals for the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) approaching 50 percent for DoD projects.
Perspectives: James Hubert Stewart
A native of Charleston, SC, Jimmy Stewart earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering at Clemson University and went to work as an electrical engineer for the Public Works Department of the Charleston Naval Shipyard and for Georgia Power Company in Thomson, GA. Today, Jimmy works with the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast as their Capital Improvements Business Line Technical Lead for the Gulf Coast Integrated Product Team.
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