Design-Build Growing, Study Finds
WASHINGTON — A new study analyzing the design-build project delivery method in the United States shows it was used, on average, in more than 40 percent of non-residential construction projects in 2010.
The study, which was commissioned by the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) and conducted by RSMeans Reed Construction Data Market Intelligence, shows slightly more than 40 percent of market share for design-build, with a
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Single Source Model Said to Eliminate Cost Overruns
It’s no secret that the recession has had a major impact on virtually all segments of the construction industry, including the institutional market.
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Cancer Centers a Growth Area for Hospitals, Investors
5 Things the Best Children’s Hospitals Have in Common
Some children see a visit to the hospital as an adventure; for others it is terrifying. The best children’s hospital show their patients that their facility is a place where healing occurs, where people go to get better.
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Q&A: Erin Rae Hoffer, Autodesk Manager
Building information modeling, a technology that allows architects, engineers and contractors to create integrated, three-dimensional digital design documents, is at once a catalyst for tremendous change within the design/construction community and a source of confusion among design professionals and project owners.
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Developers Can End Project ‘Freezes’
Capital constraints, a shortage of debt financing and the poor economy are creating difficult times for many. Hospitals officials are
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The conversion of a former office building into a new cancer center resulted from a disagreement between hospital officials and a group of St. Louis oncologists. The doctors and the officials had differing views on patient and physician needs within the cancer care environment, so the oncologists opened their own facility in a former Citicorp space.
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