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: Major League Monument
By Tom Faraone, P.E., LEED AP
Play ball! That was the cry from the D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission to the Nationals Park design-build team. And, like any baseball fan, they were looking for a home run.
Fast, Not Furious
By Larry Flynn
Early involvement of specialty contractors in design-build projects brings value to the process in that the specialty contractor can contribute its expertise early in design, offering input that results in cost savings and schedule reductions. More and more, design-build teams find it advantageous to contract specific segments of a building project on a design-build basis, including the M/E/P and framing system.
Sustaining Design-Build
By John P. Cross
The global design and construction industry is in the process of recognizing and embracing the need for long-term sustainable construction. Energy consumption, improved building efficiency and greenhouse gas effects — as well as numerous other environmentally related topics — are now common considerations in the design of many new buildings.
Early and Often
By Jason Larson and Doug Johnson, P.E.
Perhaps the most important basic understanding necessary for the members of a design-build team to be successful is the concept of “win-win.” In simple terms, this refers to a situation where one benefits, not necessarily through someone else’s loss.
On Deck
By Martin R. Williams
Success with design-build requires expertise from various construction disciplines and depends on the partnering among contractors, architects, engineers, specialty contractors and manufacturers. Collectively the team considers options, selects the best ones, coordinates design activities and mobilizes operations to make the process work. As a result, the steel industry is well positioned to contribute to the success of design-build projects.
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Letter from the Editor
Certain phrases often become clichés when discussing something that appears so right. We all use them — “the perfect storm,” “critical mass,” “opportunity knocks,” you name it. But what people sometimes forget is that these axiomatic pronouncements occur because they simply fit.
Reflections
Dorwin A.J. Thomas, FAIA, MRAIC, DBIA
It has now been a decade since the creation of the DBIA Designation Program, and I am very pleased to say that not only is this program extremely popular but it is essential as well.
Legislative Update
By Shawna Bray
The White House, in response to intense public scrutiny, recently asked federal agencies and departments to adhere to the highest level of transparency in the obligation and expenditure of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds.
Books of the Month
By Patricia Carpio
Construction industry professionals are working hard to adapt to green building and provide solutions to meet the requirements needed to obtain LEED® certification. Within this realm, steel has proved beneficial as a sustainable building resource — one that is perpetually recyclable.
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