DBIA Design Build Conference and Expo 2024

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Integration Done Right: The Design-Builder’s Guide to Design Management in the Highway Sector

Thursday, Apr 18, 2024, 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM EST In 2023, the Charles Pankow Foundation released the Design-Builder’s Guide to Design Management – an updated guidebook to assist design-builders with the design management process. This updated guide was the work of a group of subject-matter-experts (SMEs) in design-build delivery, from around the U.S. and from a variety of market sectors, including the highway sector. Comprised of owners, designers, contractors, and specialty trades, these SMEs worked alongside an academic team with faculty from the University of Florida, Iowa State University, and the University of New Mexico. The result was the main guidebook and a series of smaller playbooks, including The Design-Builder’s Guide to Design Management: A Playbook for the Highway Sector. This presentation will explain the process they followed to update the guide and provide an overview of the new content related to the highway sector. Following the presentation, we will lead a panel discussion with a select group of SMEs involved in the delivery of transportation projects to explain their experience with the guide and its relevance to their work. Speaker(s): Elizabeth M. Smith, PE, GE, D.GE, Terracon, Shane M. Malkowski, PE, DBIA, Sundt Construction, Inc., Christopher Robinette, PE, DBIA, Granite Construction, and Jennifer S. Shane, PhD, Iowa State University