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
Healthy Choice
By M.N. Zeidan, M.A. Hershberg, A.D. Reynolds, J.R. Gavan, R. Nazareno, T. Kuznik and B. Hazleton
When a contractor is brought to a project late in the game, as is so often the case, little opportunity exists for crucial design input. The result is reduced productivity, cost overruns and extended construction schedules.
Hangar Life
By Kevin Lewis, AIA, and Greg Fossett
Imagine having to construct a building three football fields long and almost one football field wide. Now suppose it had to have two 450-foot-long unobstructed openings and had to accommodate several different types of aircraft.
Design-Build Perspectives
By Larry Flynn
John Cross, vice president of the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) is a long-time advocate of design-build project delivery. He was introduced to design-build in the 1980s, when the engineering firm he worked for offered complete design-build-operate packages with an annual royalty going to the original site owner, which was often a public entity.
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Leadership Reflections
By Barbara Jackson, Ph.D., DBIA
As popular as design-build has become, we have to remember that it is more than simply a contracting method that allows the owner to transfer risk to the design-build team. It is a method that when “done right” optimizes every aspect of project delivery.
Legislative Update
By Richard Thomas
Last year, more than 100 bills were passed in state legislatures across America, dramatically expanding design-build authority at the state and local levels. DBIA and its network of regions and chapters worked very hard at the grassroots level to advocate for expanded design-build authority and utilization; the results speak for themselves.
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