Design-Build Gets a Big Boost From New Building-Systems Requirements
In the continuing search for the most efficient way to deliver a project, design-build continues to be the process of choice for many owners. This interest in an integrated approach to project delivery has only been enhanced by the blossoming of such collaborative tools as 3D and 4D modeling and building information modeling software.
The big increase in the combined revenue of ENR’s Top 100 Design-Build Firms indicates the move away from design-bid-build to design-build. As a group, the Top 100 garnered $68.82 billion in revenue in 2006, up 21.7% from 2005’s mark of $56.54 billion. Domestically, revenue was up 22.8% to $44.90 billion in 2006, while internationally, revenue was up 19.7% to $23.92 billion.