Design-build represents 42% of construction spending, with projections nearing half by 2026. This growth stems from its cost and schedule benefits and flexible procurement approaches, such as Best-Value and Progressive Design-Build. Understanding best practices, challenges and opportunities is vital and sharing practical techniques and success factors is key.
Each year, over a thousand AEC professionals in the transportation/aviation sector, including public and private Owners, attend the Design-Build for Transportation/Aviation Conference. As the use of design-build continues to grow in the transportation/aviation sectors, we seek cutting-edge topics from experts for our 2025 event. If you have insights on optimizing Design-Build Done Right® for triple bottom line success or valuable lessons learned, please submit a session proposal.
We invite Owners, practitioners and industry leaders to contribute their expertise. Join over 1,000 peers at the Design-Build for Transportation/Aviation Conference, March 17-19, 2025, in National Harbor, MD. Share how design-build can address market challenges and thrive in uncertain times.
Priority consideration will be given to submissions adhering to these guidelines. Quality submissions that address and/or align with the below:
· The right presenters are as important as the right topic:
o One or more presenters holds a DBIA credential.
o One or more presenters holds a DBIA membership.
o Owner’s involvement in the presentation.
o Panels that include multiple project team members (ex., design-builder, designer, Owner or Owner Advisor, trade partners).
o Presentations and panels/speakers that represent a diversity of voices and perspectives (e.g., gender, race, age, disability, market sector, underutilized businesses, geography, etc.) and exemplify the impact of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) on project outcomes.
· Presentations that are educational with crisp instruction and clear takeaways on the “how to” of Design-Build Done Right®
· Presentations that highlight challenges, with an emphasis on “lessons learned” and tools and resources others can apply to avoid similar difficulties in their practice.
· Presentations that speak to one or more of the following:
o Best practices with a focus on practical application of key practices, and lessons learned to guide future success.
o Managing risk and expectation
o Collaboration/teaming successes
o Application of Virtual Design and Construction (VDC)
o Making the essential mental shift for success and the all-important facets of developing a successful acquisition strategy
Content that will not be considered:
· Self-congratulatory presentations on a project.
· Presentations that provide a sense of commercial/brand promotion. Please note presentations that serve to promote a specific product or service will not be considered.
· Anything that does not precisely relate to the Design-Build delivery method.
Please download a PDF copy of all criteria before completing the submission process below, CLICK HERE.
Should you need any assistance, please email us at presenters@dbia.org.
