Join DBIA and realize collaboration-driven success every time, for a lifetime.
Most industry groups represent the interests of one profession. DBIA is different. We represent everyone who has a stake in the future of our industry — so whether you’re a designer, a construction pro, a project owner or a firm employing dozens of people, you’re welcome to the fold. We also invite students and teachers to help us shape the design-build industry for the next 50 years to come.
As an Owner, you can take full advantage of every Design-Build Done Right® benefit. We offer:
Maximize design-build success through Owner-specific education customized to your culture, experience and needs.
Offset the cost to attend DBIA conferences with networking opportunities that include Owner-only Forums to provide peer-to-peer networking and problem solving.
DBIA’s online collaboration platform exclusively for Owners, allowing them to continue the conversation even beyond face-to-face Owner-only Forums.
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Demonstrate your commitment to, and understanding of, Design-Build Done Right® and you’ll attract Owners seeking industry leaders who “get it.” By joining DBIA, you’ll receive:
Ensure your name comes up when an Owner is looking for expertise or a firm is looking to partner.
Enjoy a discounted subscription service for hundreds of hours of online education.
Benefit from an expansive library of live education, including discounts on Certification Workshops.
Seamlessly transition from student engagement to industry involvement with a deeply discounted membership ($75/year) and you’ll also receive additional discounts on programming and education at the region levels. By joining DBIA, you’ll enjoy:
As a student or faculty member, you represent the future of design-build. Become a DBIA member and you’ll enjoy real-world teamwork, collaboration, and integration, which are the cornerstones of design-build project delivery. We offer several programs for your benefit:
Discuss ways universities have incorporated DBIA curriculum and help guide others through the process. The workshop is free for qualified faculty.
Work closely with DBIA national and regions to gain a competitive advantage and foster interdisciplinary education within the university. Engage in student volunteer programs at conferences, participate in an annual Career Expo and Mixer with on-the-spot interviews with leading firms, and gain exposure to industry leaders and projects that exemplify Design-Build Done Right®. (If you don’t have a student chapter at your university, you can either start one or join DBIA as an individual student member.)
Gain first-hand experience with the power of Design-Build Done Right®. Compete in a two-phase (RFQ and RFP) process and be evaluated by a diverse jury of design-build experts. This program challenges collaboration, innovation and teaming skills and is the only competition rooted in design-build best practices.
Higher quality outcomes. We engineer their possibility.
If you want to construct a better tomorrow, we’ll give you the insights to do so today.
If you want to drive innovation, we’ll suggest collaboration.
And if you want to tackle design-build challenges, we’ll translate them into opportunities.
We design not just better ways to work, but better networks.
We inspire not just projects, but futures.
And we deliver education and certification that drive not just business transformation, but industry imagination.
We’re in it for your success.
So welcome to the better side of best.
By convening multiple disciplines, we’ll help you power singular success stories.
We’re a place where like-minded professionals come in and better outcomes for you, your business, and the industry come out.
As the only true authority on Design-Build Done Right®, we make access to our resources simple so you can easily benefit from the way we build, teach, and share excellence. As a member, you’ll have a wide array of educational and training options, tools and resources, as well as opportunities to make a difference and advance your professional career, your organization’s performance, and the entire industry.
Learn MoreYou want more than resources — you also want to meet others tackling the same challenges, so we offer local, regional and national networking opportunities, online communities through DBIA’s Hub, project and team contacts in DBIA’s project database, national conferences, and workshops in all our 14 regions nationwide.
DBIA Regions
"There are often a handful of people in a company who know the status quo isn’t working, but it’s hard to change it on your own. DBIA is a group for those rebels to get together, learn from each other and try to change the industry."
"I was really intrigued by the design-build approach, but the concept didn’t hit home until I volunteered to be on the local board, and I got to meet a lot of people from different backgrounds — builders, contractors, etc. — and put all the pieces together."
"I value my involvement with DBIA and see the benefits of meeting clients and having the opportunity to discuss with them what they value in design-build partners, upcoming opportunities. Also the opportunity to meet with my peers and get to know them on a personal basis and share information on project execution, safety and new technology. It also exposes me to National leaders through the involvement of National Conference to have the opportunity to expand my circle of contacts and knowledge in the industry."
Industry Partner Memberships are aimed at organizations; dues include full member benefits for several individuals, with the option of adding even more. DBIA industry partners include:
**Dues range from $500 annually for small public/private firms up to $10,000 for at-risk firms generating $300 million in revenue.
Learn MoreIndividual Memberships apply to a single person, including:
**Annual dues for owners, young professionals, students, and academics are less than $100. Industry pros pay $379 annually (or $249 for those employed at an industry partner that has used its allotted slots).
Learn MoreWe’re here to help. Email membership@dbia.org or call (202) 682-0110.
Your membership pays for itself thanks to member-only savings on virtually everything DBIA offers.