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Design-Build

 
Getting Specific in Design-Build
by
Lewis Tagliaferre
| January 2006
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  • Your Business

Use of the design-build delivery system for new construction in the United States is steadily increasing in nearly every sector of the building industry.

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Leading the Charge
by
Susan M. Casey
| November 2005
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  • Your Business

In today's market, many electrical contractors choose design-build as their project delivery method, and they have solid reasons for doing so. “Essentially you separate yourself from your competition,” said Jim Mackey, president of Evergreen Power Systems, Seattle.

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Brown & Heim Enlightened by Basilica Project
by
Darlene Bremer
| November 2005
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  • Your Business

As the first Roman Catholic cathedral in the United States, the Basilica of the Assumption in Baltimore is a major national landmark and an icon of American architecture.

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How Specifiers Operate Today
by
Darlene Bremer
| October 2005
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  • Your Business

Fast-track project schedules, along with economic and competitive pressures, are forcing everyone in the construction industry to find ways to streamline the process. In some circumstances, this includes having electrical contractors specify the necessary products.

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Omaha NJATC Building: A Training Tool
by
Claire Swedberg
| September 2005
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  • Your Business

Unusual circumstances affected the planning for the new Omaha JATC facility. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 22 and National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Nebraska chapter shared a building and were looking for more space together.

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HMT Shoots & Scores
by
Susan M. Casey
| September 2005
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  • Your Business

Home of the NCAA Division I football and basketball Orangemen and the country’s fifth-largest indoor stadium, Syracuse University’s Carrier Dome has been a pressing concern for school officials for several years. The concern comes with good reason.

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Getting Started in Design-Build
by
Susan M. Casey
| August 2005
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  • Your Business

“We’ve always done design-build. Everybody’s done it. A customer calls you up and says, ‘We want to do this.’ They are usually doing remodels. That’s how it starts. Now we do complete projects, out of the ground. It’s a lucrative, competitive priced method that is fair to all,” said Jeffrey L.

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Rewiring the Industry
by
Susan M. Casey
| June 2005
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  • Your Business

The electrical contracting industry's focus is shifting and expanding rapidly. Design-build jobs are making up a greater portion of industry projects and more electrical contractors are working in the installation of information transport systems (ITS).

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Avoiding the Pitfalls
by
Wayne D. Moore
| May 2005
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  • Systems

According to the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA), “Design--Build is a process that has been embraced by the world's great civilizations. In ancient Mesopotamia, the Code of Hammurabi (1,800 BC) fixed absolute accountability upon master builders for both design and construction.

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Avoiding the Pitfalls
by
Wayne D. Moore
| April 2005
| under
  • Codes & Standards

According to the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) “Design-Build is a process that has been embraced by the world's great civilizations. In ancient Mesopotamia, the Code of Hammurabi (1,800 BC) fixed absolute accountability upon master builders for both design and construction.

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The Sleeping Giant
by
John Fulmer
| August 2004
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  • Your Business

In our 2004 Survey of the Electrical Contractor, published in last month’s issue, we found on average 46 percent of our respondents’ revenue came from design-build projects.

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Different By Design
by
John Fulmer
| August 2004
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  • Your Business

Some industry experts say design-build will be the preferred project-delivery method in commercial construction within a decade.

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Shambaugh & Son Lock Up Prison Security Project
by
Darlene Bremer
| June 2004
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  • Systems

In March 2001, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to a pre-qualified list of design-build general contractors to manage the construction project for a new federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Ind. The 598,000-square-foot U.S.

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With a Flick of a Switch
by
Jeff Griffin
| January 2004
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  • Lighting

“Tighter construction deadlines often push contractors to work around the clock,” said Mark Conrardy, sales engineering manager for the Wacker Corp. “Light towers allow work to continue after dark and permit personnel to work more safely at night.

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One-Stop Shopping
by
Stanimira Z. Stefanova
| August 2003
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  • Your Business

Design/build has been with us for thousands of years––probably since the 15th-century Incas built their great empires in Peru. As meticulous workers who knew how to build structures that would last an eternity, they worked as a unified team to deliver impenetrable fortresses.

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The State of Design/Build
August 2003
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  • Your Business

Some say design/build practices date back 5,000 years, when they were used in Mesopotamia and to construct the Great Pyramids. Though design/build’s roots do go back a ways, linking today’s contractors and the pharaohs’ master builders is entertaining but not much help.

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Marketing Design-Build Services
by
Thomas E. Glavinich
| April 2003
| under
  • Your Business

Finding the right team is only the first step The popularity of design-build as a project delivery system continues to grow in the United States as more and more owners embrace it. There are a variety of ways that your firm can become involved in this growing market.

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Design-Build Strategies
by
Darlene Bremer
| October 2002
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  • Your Business

Using design-build as a project delivery method allows the electrical contractor to provide early input into the construction process and gives the contractor more influence over what product types and brands go into a project.

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Inland Electric Corp. Design/builds Five-building Facility in under Two Years
December 2001
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  • Your Business

Times have changed, and residential electrical contracting is changing too. Twenty years ago, Inland Electric Corp., opened its doors in Shorewood, Ill., and the once-small company is now one of the Chicago area’s leading residential contractors.

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Designing for Reliability and Maintainability
December 2001
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  • Your Business

A successful design/build project is completed on time and within budget, and meets the customer’s needs and expectations. Customers expect a reliable, maintainable system.

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