Design-Build Institute of America Releases Updated Design Excellence Position Statement

The Design-Build Institute of America has updated its Design Excellence Position Statement to emphasize collaboration between design and construction professionals through all stages of the project delivery, from procurement and development through execution. The statement introduces five lenses to help provide a framework for evaluating design excellence and to acknowledge the diverse aspects crucial for successful design-build outcomes. Thes lenses include:

• Integration & Collaborative Process: Emphasizing collaboration and integration across project teams throughout the project lifecycle
• Healthy Living: Prioritizing user experience by crafting spaces that promote well-being, health and safety
• Community Impact & Delight: Recognizing a project’s connection to and impact on the surrounding community
• Sustainability & Resiliency: Addressing environmental impact and ensuring project adaptability to future changes
• Responsibility of Design: Focusing on specific project components, material selection and design constructability.

DBIA’s Design Excellence Subcommittee — composed of industry experts representing the perspectives of designers, contractors, architects and engineers — were responsible for drafting the new statement.

The statement can be downloaded for free at store.dbia.org/product/dbia-position-statement-design-excellence.