Owners are organizations and individuals who control the design and construction decision process. Owners decide what is built, when, and how. Owners with vision are choosing to accomplish an ever increasing percentage of their design and construction requirements using design-build. They recognize that successful design-build requires a higher level of learning and and improved set of skills.
DBIA offers Owners various education tools and resources:
The Owners Council is an owners-only forum that allows the opportunity to ask questions and review lessons learned with other owners experienced in design-build and various project delivery methods. To learn more, contact Lisa Washington.
DBIA's Committees offer a valuable resource for discussion and communication with industry leaders.
DBIA's 16 Regions offer networking, education, and legislative efforts at the local level. To learn more contact your local region representative, or Anieca Lord .
DBIA's Conferences (Water/Wastewater, Transportation, & Annual) offer networking and educational opportunities with owners, engineers, contractors, and other key industry leaders at the national level, and through various session tracks and on-site education courses.
Various Education opportunities are available to Owners. Learn how to make the mental shift from design-bid-build, the roles of each key player on the design-build team, the components of the RFQ/RFP process, and more in Principles of Design-Build Project Delivery. Explore all available courses and learn more about becoming a Designated Design-Build Professional. For in depth detail, contact Valexia Hall .
Reinforce your learning with supplemental reading through the DBIA Bookstore online or on-site at DBIA Conferences.