Design-Build Efficiency & Jobs Act Introduced

by Louis J. Jenny | July 21, 2013 We are pleased to report that Representative Sam Graves (R-MO), the Chair of the House Small Business Committee has introduced the Design-Build Efficiency and Jobs Act of 2013 (HR 2750​). DBIA worked with the Chairman and his staff on this language and supports the bill. This important […] Read more >

An Open Letter to Secretary Anthony Foxx

Secretary Anthony Foxx U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE Washington, D.C. 20590 Dear Secretary Foxx, Congratulations on your unanimous confirmation to serve as U.S. Secretary of Transportation. As head of one of the nation’s most important agencies, you now have the unique opportunity to lead it into the future. This future may […] Read more >

Design-Build Diplomacy

Summer 2013 Under a USAID design-build contract, CDM builds four earthquake-resistant schools and better relationships with the citizens of Pakistan. Pakistan is among the most earthquake-prone regions in the world. The same seismic forces that created the Himalayan mountain range are still active. The magnitude 7.6 earthquake that occurred in northern Pakistan on Oct. 8, […] Read more >

Building a Spaceship in a Bottle

Summer 2013 NASA uses design-build to expand its test capability. The John H. Glenn Research Center in Sandusky, Ohio, is one place the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) prepares for space missions. There the Vibro-Acoustic Test Capability (VTC) project is a major component of the Space Environment Test project, which supports current and future […] Read more >