New York State Flood Recovery Efforts Lead to Lifting of Restrictions on Design-Build

Washington, D.C. October 3, 2011   Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA), praises Governor Cuomo for addressing the antiquated “Wicks Law” and taking advantage of a project-delivery method that keeps costs down while increasing speed of construction. Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued an executive order suspending regulations that mandate the hiring of separate design and construction […] Read more >

The Pentagon Renovation

Fall 2011 On Time, On Budget and Built for the Next 50 Years The Pentagon is the largest low-rise office building in the world, and its renovation was the most complex in contemporary history. Completed at top speed in 1941 as the United States prepared to enter World War II, the Pentagon has remained much […] Read more >

Preserving History Through Design-Build

Fall 2011 The Wayne N. Aspinall federal building and U.S. Courthouse, the nation’s first net-zero energy historic building, breaks new ground. The 92-year-old (and still fully functioning) Wayne N. Aspinall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Grand Junction, Colo., is slated to become the country’s first net-zero energy usage historic building. “This project is part […] Read more >

A Monument Worthy of the Man

Summer 2011 Design-build’s role in making Dr. King’s national memorial a reality. On August 28, 2011, the 48th anniversary of the momentous March on Washington, the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial will be officially dedicated. Nestled in Washington, D.C.’s Tidal Basin, the memorial to the slain civil rights leader is visually linked with the […] Read more >