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Below is a listing of the stories in this month's DATELINE in HTML text, organized by categories. The full text is available to DBIA members through the mail.
Featured Stories
The Need for Speed 
By Jim L. Whitaker, AIA, DBIA, Skanska
It's certainly not your average building project by any stretch of the imagination – a 2.2 million-square-foot, open-air sports facility with a contract value in excess of $1 billion, boasting 82,500 stadium seats and 217 luxury suites, and utilizing 3,000 pieces of precast concrete and 23,000 tons of structural steel during construction.
No Time Out
By Len Moser, Barton Malow Company
On April 17, 2008, workers were busy clearing the site for the new Gwinnett Braves Stadium in Lawrenceville, Ga. On April 17, 2009, the stadium officially opened to a sold-out crowd. Fireworks, skydivers and giant inflatables greeted an enthusiastic community as the Triple-A Gwinnett Braves took on the Norfolk Tides.
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DBIA News
A Giant Step for Design-Build in California
By Robert J. Hartung, DBIA
A giant California community college district is making a huge investment in design-build. According to Larry Eisenberg, executive director, Facilities Planning & Development, Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), "At LACCD, with the successful passage of a $3.5 billion bond measure in November of 2008, 50 new buildings will be built over the next three years.
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Departments
Leadership Reflections
One question we get often at DBIA is, "Why should I seek DBIA certification?" The short answer is that certification helps you set yourself apart as a knowledgeable professional in your chosen field by granting you recognizable "credentials."
Legislative Update
By Darlene Septelka, DBIA
In Washington State, there are limits to the use of alternative project delivery methods such as design-build and CM at Risk (termed GC/CM in WA), but because of the hard work of DBIA members, things are changing.
DBIA Book Club
Members in the News
Projects to Watch
New Members
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