Masonry Magazine January 2008 Page. 44
Design Build
THE BUILDING METHOD KNOWN AS DESIGN BUILD is being touted as the return to the "master builder," in which a single entity is responsible for both design and construction of a project. The comprehensive methods also are being used in the masonry industry, creating faster, more efficient construction options for contractors and their clients.
Developers and owners continue to increase demand for higher quality buildings, delivered more quickly and within budget. Design build provides a solution to meet those demands as design-build projects continue to increase in number and scope within the masonry industry.
History lessons
GROWING STEADILY in the United States for the last 30 years, the design-build delivery format is an integrated process that has been embraced by the world's greatest civilizations. In ancient Mesopotamia, the Code of Hammurabi (1800 B.C.) fixed absolute accountability upon master builders for both design and construction, according to the Design-Build Institute of America's (DBIA) Web site. Master builders accepted full responsibility for integrating conceptual design with functional performance. To assume anything less than complete accountability for delivering a project was unthinkable.
Shown are the Vought Aircraft Industries and Global Aeronautica Manufacturing Complex in North Charleston, S.C., which won the Design-Build Excellence Award in the industrial/Process Sector-Over $25 Milion category.
Strength comes from within
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