Everything’s Bigger in Texas –– Even This Episode: A Texas-Sized Recap of the 2024 DBIA Conference (Part 1)

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The 2024 DBIA Design-Build Conference & Expo in Dallas was so big –– you know what they say about Texas –– we had to break the November episode of the Design-Build Delivers Podcast into two parts.

In this special episode, we’re bringing you the highlights from the 2024 Design-Build Conference & Expo in Dallas, held Nov. 6-8. Part 1 –– out now –– kicks off with interviews featuring the Project/Team Award winners, including team members from the Holt Watters Field Camp, NREL Research and Innovation Laboratory and the Project of the Year winning Applied Research Building at the University of Arizona. Plus, hear from the Student Competition finalist teams from the University of Colorado Boulder and NewSchool of Architecture and Design as well as the winning team from the University of Arizona.

Then, be sure to join us for Part 2, airing Monday, Dec. 2, as we sit down with Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award winner Don Warren, FDBIA, and Distinguished Leadership Award winners Emily Galliers, MCIOB, DBIA, and Rod Pope, PE, FDBIA. This super-sized episode is packed with interviews, award highlights and a whole lot more. Don’t miss a minute!

Guests:

University of Arizona Applied Research Building
Brian Brandis, University of Arizona
Andrew Gillett, McCarthy Building Companies
Katie Stachler, SmithGroup
Dana Sylvester, University of Arizona

Holt Watters Field Camp
Ellie Mango, Bespoke Project Solutions
Brandon "Shaggy" Neahusan, Bespoke Project Solutions

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Research and Innovation Laboratory (RAIL)
Bret Cummock, NREL

Cardinal Design-Build (University of Arizona)
Macie Balkan
Kenadee Carruthers
Reuel Florendo
Lauren Johnson
Lily Trenkamp

Rocky Mountain Design-Build (University of Colorado Boulder)
Benjamin Hewitt
Katie Irvin
Julian Kotara
Mary Grace Lehmkuhl
Dana Majer

Altitude Design Development (NewSchool of Architecture and Design)
James Armendariz
Jade Giron
Boston McCullough
Henry Vergil

Amanda Ayles
Portfolio Project Manager, Estimating, HCSS

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1. Everything’s Bigger in Texas –– Even This Episode: A Texas-Sized Recap of the 2024 DBIA Conference (Part 1) (00:00:00)

2. Reliving the DBIA 2024 Design-Build Conference & Expo (00:00:09)

3. Celebrating the Project of the Year: University of Arizona Applied Research Building (00:01:53)

4. Design-Build Done in the Cold: Holt Watters Field Camp (00:09:06)

5. Flexible Lab Spaces for the Future: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Research and Innovation Laboratory (RAIL) (00:18:32)

6. An All-Women Winning Team: Cardinal Design-Build (00:23:48)

7. Graduating from Excel: Rocky Mountain Design-Build (00:33:04)

8. A Balancing Act: Altitude Design Development (00:38:33)

9. HeavyBid Brings Realism to Student Projects (00:44:36)