Design-Build Institute of America

10/15/2026

We're counting down the days until we're in Cleveland. 🙌

There's still time to join Owners, architects, engineers, contractors and partners at the 2026 Design-Build Conference & Expo, Nov. 4–6. Learn what’s new in collaboration and project delivery, earn up to 14 CEHs and build connections that turn into better project outcomes.

Discounted hotel room rates end this Friday, Oct. 16!

Register today: https://ow.ly/iQw950ZXL3I

10/14/2026

🏆 Great projects don’t always start from scratch. Sometimes the best thing a team can do is give a place a new chapter. Congratulations to the 2026 National Awards of Merit winners in Rehabilitation / Renovation / Restoration: https://ow.ly/Qg4Y50ZXcYU

1️⃣Great Lakes Water Authority CSO Structural Improvements | Detroit, MI
2️⃣NYCHA Brownsville Boiler Plant Replacement | Brooklyn, NY
3️⃣CA DGS Resources Building Renovation | Sacramento, CA

10/13/2026

Our latest podcast episode brings together a student, two early-career professionals, and a member (since 1993!) to talk about what the next generation needs from the industry and what they bring to it.

🎧 Listen here: https://dbia.org/podcast/september-2026-the-kids-are-alright-students-nextgen-and-the-future-of-design-build

10/10/2026

Yesterday we celebrated Alice Wright’s retirement with great food and stories about her time at DBIA!

Thank you for 26 years of dedication to the organization, its people, and our members. 💙

10/08/2026

In September, the economy added just 29,000 jobs, but nonresidential specialty trades added 12,300, and wages for construction workers are up more than 4% from last year. 🏗️

Read our industry jobs report for the full story: https://dbia.org/blog/u-s-hiring-cools-but-nonresidential-construction-keeps-adding-workers/

10/07/2026

EV batteries, biosecurity research and nutritional manufacturing: these Merit Award winners show how design-build delivers speed, precision and community impact. 🏆

BlueOval SK Battery Park | Glendale, KY
This Ford Motor Company EV battery complex went from cornfield to completion more than six months early and $1.6 billion under its budget ceiling. Tight coordination and technology kept rework below 0.5% across 11.4 million labor hours, and career fairs and workforce development engaged 750 people along the way.

Modernization of Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory | Athens, GA
This U.S. Department of Agriculture modernization unfolded in seven phases over eight years on an active campus, with critical research continuing throughout. The result is a LEED Silver facility with one of the most complex BSL-3 labs in the agency's portfolio, which earned its biosafety certification in just four months.

Pharmavite Project Sunrise | New Albany, OH
This Pharmavite 225,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing hub went from groundbreaking to operational in 24 months, on budget and on schedule. It's projected to create 225 local jobs.

Read about the 2026 Industrial, Process and/or Research Facilities Merit Award winners: https://dbia.org/project-team-awards/2026-design-build-project-team-award-winners/

10/05/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 Distinguished Leadership Award winners! 🏆

These three leaders have gone above and beyond to strengthen project delivery and collaboration across our industry:

🏆 Faculty/Academia: Ghada Gad, PhD, Professor of Construction Engineering & Management, Cal Poly Pomona
🏆 Owner: Michele Basic, VP, Comprehensive Modernization, New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)
🏆 Industry practitioner: Stephen M. Reams, Assoc. DBIA, Partner, Smith Currie Oles LLP

Learn more about their achievements:
https://dbia.org/blog/dbia-names-2026-distinguished-leadership-award-recipients

10/01/2026

Geoffrey Neumayr may have just received DBIA’s highest individual honor in the 2026 Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award, but when asked about his achievements that made him worthy of the honor he reveals the team effort behind his career’s framework.

To learn more about Geoff’s 30+ year career read our article below:

Explore more of Geoff Neumayr’s 30+-year design-build career that has earned him the 2026 Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award.

09/30/2026

Laboratories, aerospace research, military wellness and a community recreation center: this week’s Merit Award winners show just how broad public-sector design-build can be.

IDOT Materials Testing and Research Center | Springfield, IL
The new facility brings five IDOT groups and more than 600 pieces of specialized testing equipment together under one roof, replacing aging facilities dating as far back as 1934.

NASA Langley Research Center – Flight Dynamics Research Facility | Hampton, VA
Part building and part highly specialized research machine, the new facility replaces two aging wind tunnels and expands NASA’s flight-dynamics research capabilities.

Oklahoma National Guard Wellness Center | Oklahoma City, OK
The facility brings physical training, behavioral health and other wellness services together in one place while using 40.5% less energy than baseline.

Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center | New York City, NY
One of NYC DDC’s early design-build pilot projects became the first public building in New York City to achieve LEED v4 Platinum certification.

Meet the 2026 Federal/County/State/Municipal Merit Award winners: https://dbia.org/project-team-awards/2026-design-build-project-team-award-winners/

09/23/2026

Healthcare projects leave very little room for “we’ll figure it out later.” This week’s three Merit Award winners show what design-build can do when complex care environments demand early decisions and close coordination.

UC Davis Health 48X Complex | Sacramento, CA
One of the nation’s largest comprehensive outpatient surgery centers finished two weeks ahead of schedule and incorporated the UC Davis Health complex is California’s first fully prefabricated bathrooms approved for a healthcare facility.

UCI Health – Irvine | Irvine, CA
The new UCI Health campus includes the nation’s first all-electric acute care hospital and was delivered on schedule and without claims.

Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center | Pendleton, OR
Facing a fixed federal funding deadline, the team moved from validation through permitting and GMP in just 16 weeks while reshaping the Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center program around patient and Tribal community needs.

Explore the 2026 Healthcare Facilities Merit Award winners: (https://dbia.org/project-team-awards/2026-design-build-project-team-award-winners/)