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Practitioners

Design-build collaboration powers industry transformation.

Collaboration-driven success

Shaping your future, one successful collaboration at a time.

DBIA cares about your success. Comprised of architectural, engineering, and construction professionals—as well as academics, students, and project Owners, our members have been collaborating and innovating for over 25 years to deliver some of America’s most successful projects.

Certification

Inspire your project. Inspire your future.

DBIA certification provides the only measurable standard to evaluate a professional’s understanding of Design-Build Done Right®. Our curriculum-based program educates Owners as well as designers and builders on team-centered approaches that are essential to effective design-build.

Certification Types

Design-Build Professional® (DBIA®)

Certified Design-Build Professionals™ come from traditional design and construction backgrounds across public and private sectors. This includes, but is not limited to:

  • Owners
  • Architects
  • Engineers
  • General Contractors & Subs
  • Project Managers
  • Legal Professionals
  • Academics
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Certification Types

Associate Design-Build Professional® (Assoc. DBIA®)

The Assoc. DBIA® does not require hands-on design-build experience and accepts different types of similar experiences. Applicants typically fall into one of the following categories:

  • Developing professionals with educational background in the A/E/C industry
  • Experienced professionals new to design-build project delivery
  • Professionals involved in design-build pre-award activities such as business development and acquisition/procurement
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Recognizing our industry’s leaders

NEW Designated Design-Build Professional™ Fellow Status

DBIA Fellow status recognizes the achievements of our most accomplished Designated Design-Build Professionals. Elevation to Fellow status celebrates individual career achievements and promotes DBIA principles through the DBIA College of Fellows.

DBIA Fellow status is limited to 2% of Designated Design-Build Professionals who are elected to Fellowship by a jury of their peers.

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Education

We’re in it for your success.

We make access to our all education resources simple and share trends so you can stay on top of emerging opportunities in the field. We personalize the experience you have with us, while keeping education options flexible so members can learn, collaborate, and translate design and construction best practices and connections into career and business opportunities.

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Ken Dyckman, P.E., DBIA, Hermanson Company, Kent, WA

"DBIA understands there’s always something new and changing in the design/construction industry. Design-build is about continuous improvement and innovation. Progressive design-build is just one example."

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Making Connections

Finding that perfect team for the perfect project requires making and keeping good connections. DBIA is here to help.

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Membership

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Your membership pays for itself thanks to member-only savings on virtually everything DBIA offers its practitioners.

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