For the past six years, industry analysts at FMI completed comprehensive assessments of the nonresidential construction market. This important research provided the most comprehensive look at design-build’s market size, direction, trends and drivers seen in years. With such rapid change occurring in our industry, FMI updated this research in 2024. This webinar will focus on the results of this latest study, including the utilization of design-build, CMAR and DBB, as well as market drivers influencing Owners’ design-build decisions.

Once considered “an alternative form of project delivery,” Design-Build is now the fastest growing and most commonly used project delivery system. Nearly half of all design and construction projects in the U.S. are being delivered using some form of Design-Build. One reason for the popularity of Design-Build, including Progressive Design-Build (PDB), is the flexibility it offers as to how Design-Build services are procured and provided. While this flexibility is primarily a consideration of procurement methods and contract format, Design-Build project delivery remains the constant common denominator among the most prominent variations of its implementation. In this Design-Build Delivers Webinar, we’ll first overview the most common project delivery systems – Design/Bid/Build (DBB), Construction Management at Risk (CMAR) and Design-Build – and highlight differences between performance and prescriptive specs. We’ll then take a deeper dive into the basics of PDB, which uses primarily a qualifications-based selection, followed by a process whereby the Owner then “progresses” toward a design and contract price with the team.

Decades of research underscore the advantages of design-build project delivery, particularly in times of crisis. Design-build’s inherent innovation and collaborative approach consistently drive faster project completions, ensuring reliable performance with less cost and schedule growth. Design-build has been pivotal in building and reconstruction efforts across the nation, swiftly delivering thousands of critical infrastructure projects — from bridges and highways to schools and emergency facilities — and has proven instrumental to rapid community recovery after natural disasters. Join us for this webinar as we discuss notable design-build emergency projects including medical facilities erected during the COVID-19 pandemic, the rebuild of the Minneapolis I-35 Bridge and the restoration of the Pentagon post-9/11. Explore how this integrated approach not only accelerates project delivery but also ensures resilience and cost-effectiveness in the face of adversity. Additionally, discover how DBIA's advocacy efforts continue to impact the legislative landscape across the country by supporting and championing effective integrated delivery laws and regulations with local and state lawmakers.

Join us as we review several key initiatives spearheaded by DBIA’s Owner Advisor Committee and Owner Readiness Subcommittee. We’ll then explore the important topic of project preparedness with an overview of the Charles Pankow Foundation’s “Building Owners Assessment Tool” (BOAT), which is a new resource unveiled just last year. We’ll also cover the research currently underway by the Owner Readiness Subcommittee, which aims to optimize preparation for design-build delivery through training and education. From a deep dive into readiness metrics to deciphering the roadmap for implementation, gain firsthand insights into our ongoing efforts and explore the exciting work on the horizon!

When we hear the term Building Information Model (BIM), the word building stands out, but let’s not forget that BIM and Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) go well beyond just buildings. This presentation will bring together VDC Leaders from the water/wastewater market segment who will highlight the value of BIM and VDC on these project types from the perspective of a designer, builder, and owner, demonstrating a full lifecycle approach to leveraging these technologies and processes in design-build.

Design-build in the water/wastewater market sector has seen significant growth and evolution in recent years. With this rapid change and growth, a revision and update to DBIA Best Practices in the water/wastewater market sector was merited. Join us for this informative webinar where we’ll explore the current status and work accomplished to date on the Water/Wastewater Best Practices updates and highlight core updates, with particular focus on their impact. While they are grounded in the Universal Best Practices introduced in 2023, they are tailored specifically for the water/wastewater market sector, addressing its unique intricacies and requirements.

As the use of design-build continues to grow, Owners are looking for design-build certified teams to deliver their projects. Practitioners are also looking for design-build certified team members. DBIA certification has never been more valuable than it is today. It’s no surprise that this increasing demand has led to rapid growth in the number of DBIA® and Assoc. DBIA® credential holders each year. Whether you are an existing DBIA credential holder or are considering getting certified, you don’t want to miss this Design-Build Delivers Webinar where you will learn about: • Results from a recent DBIA survey of current credential holders • The role DBIA credential holders play in delivering the nation’s most efficient projects • Upcoming changes to the design-build certification process and curriculum effective Fall 2024

It is critical that all Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) Best Practices and corresponding Implementing Techniques continue to reflect the current state of the Design-Build industry. In the fall of 2023, DBIA rolled out its updated Federal Sector Best Practices. This was accomplished through a workgroup within the DBIA Federal Committee composed of current and former senior executives with decades of experience leading Federal Agencies’ Design-Build programs. The workgroup solicited recommendations from Agencies throughout federal sector and from associations with members covering all disciplines (contracting professionals, builders, specialty subcontractors, professional architects and engineers, technical representatives, attorneys, etc.) involved in federal integrated design and construction. This Webinar will provide insight into some of the more significant updates to the Federal Sector Best Practices. Learning Outcomes: In this session you will learn: • The revisions to the prior DBIA Federal Sector Best Practices. • The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts that support these Best Practices. • The importance of leveraging the flexibility that is provided within the FAR to exercise initiative and sound business judgment. • The potential for business process innovation when following the Federal Sector Best Practices. • The techniques that will increase the probability of a successful Federal Design-Build Project.

The complexity of projects and how we engage to deliver them continues to increase. However, even as the Design-Build Done Right process has evolved and become more effective, our leadership capabilities have not kept pace. Leadership touches every aspect of project performance and teaming effectiveness, but it’s hard to shake the old command and control modes of engagement and it is keeping us from optimizing the full potential that Design-Build Done Right offers. A team cannot perform at a higher level than the consciousness of its leadership. In this webinar we will begin to explore how to raise the consciousness of our collective leadership as design-build professionals.

Progressive Design-Build allows for strong engagement with project owners and stakeholders throughout the design process. It is also important that the project team has a governance and decision-making structure and process to assure decisions are arrived at during the proper times and within established parameters which could include budget, schedule, quality and performance. An owner, architect and design-builder will share insights and lessons learned from two highly successful, national awarding winning, Progressive Design-Build projects.