Benefits

Benefits of Membership

All DBIA members enjoy preferential access to all of DBIA’s resources, as well as significant discounts on all DBIA products and services. Members also have access to all DBIA’s members-only resources, such as epipeline, legislative reports; the weekly Design-Build Insight e-newsletter and more.

Your individual membership in the DBIA-UpstateNY will benefit you in the following ways:

Discounts on chapter programs focuing on timely issues concerning all industry related topics
Access to chapter networking events
Eligibility for chapter Committee and other Volunteer Leadership Positions
Broad Industry Exposure: Your name in the DBIA Membership Directory, and on-line “Find a Professional” search engine
Industry Leadership Opportunities: Opportunity to serve on DBIA national and regional level including committees focused on legislation, education, BIM and sustainability
Develop Teaming Opportunities: Key players – owners and practitioners – look to DBIA members when partnering on design-build projects
Monthly DATELINE Newsletter from DBIA National Membership Directory

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Minimizes Owner Risk

Owners chose design-build to reduce their risk.

Cost

Design-build projects save in cost compared to traditional design-bid-build and CMR.

Speed

Design-build projects complete faster. The ability to effectively fast-track projects is one key reason Owners use design-build

Higher Quality Projects

Design-build outperforms traditional delivery in categories such as: startup, callbacks, O & M, exterior, interior, environment and equipment.

Innovation

Owners are abandoning traditional delivery methods because of the lack of innovation and collaboration.

Flexibility

Design-build provides flexible, competitive bidding through a variety of approaches to procurement and contracting including; qualifications-based selection, best-value selection, progressive design-build and more.