2024-11-21T14:26:07-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150183937/design-build-is-embraced-in-48-u-s-states Sean Joyner 2020-02-12T18:04:00-05:00 >2020-02-12T18:04:41-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6e/6eefb4aa3158ec5c94b0e141aecd3cd4.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>In the last 25 years, the design-build delivery method has caught on with not just contractors but also government officials, customers and jurisdictions across the country. The method is now allowed on at least some types of public projects in all but two states, Iowa and North Dakota.</p></em><br /><br /><p>According to&nbsp;<em>Construction Dive,</em> Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) studies have shown that design-build costs are about 6.1% less than traditional design-bid-build, with a delivery speed of around 33.5% faster. Cities like New York have introduced legislation that give design-build authority to some of the the city's public entities, such as the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/403645/department-of-transportation" target="_blank">Department of Transportation (DOT)</a>. For example, New York's DOT said that allowing a design-build method to be used on the rehabilitation of the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150130497/put-a-park-on-it-big-s-brooklyn-queens-expressway-proposal" target="_blank">Brooklyn Queens Expressway</a> could save $300,000,&nbsp;<em>Construction Dive</em> reports.</p>