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Design-Build DeliversElevating the Design in Design-BuildHave thoughts? Text us! In this month’s Design-Build Delivers podcast, we spoke with members of the Design Professionals' Advisory and Engagement Committee who helped craft updates to DBIA’s Position Statement on Design Excellence, which was originally released in 2014. We discussed the changes that were made, why a new statement was important now and how design excellence is vital to Design-Build Done Right®. Guests:Rob Barbera General Manager/Senior Vice President, Turner Engineering Group, Turner Construction CompanySusan O’ConnellManaging Principal, AC MartinHo...2023-09-1834 min
FoundationsShirley Contracting Company, LLCSince 1974 Shirley has been creating assets for countless communities throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. They have played a large role in the development of hundreds, if not thousands of miles of highway and roadway infrastructure projects, as well as countless other heavy civil infrastructure projects. They have also earned the distinction of being considered one of the regions premier design-build highway contractors.Join me as I sit down with Mike Post, the CEO of Shirley Contracting Company. As you will hear, Shirley's foundation and success was built on the core values embodied by Mike's father, Mr. Post. Although...2022-11-141h 12FoundationsNello L. Teer CompanyIn 1909, with one hand, not even a high school education, a few men, and a few mule teams, Nello L. Teer, Sr. started what was to become one of the largest and most distinguished contractors in the world. Having performed work around the world, Nello L. Teer Company covered the globe from their office in Durham, NC to Africa, the Middle East, and Central America. Their projects included: seventeen sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway; multiple military bases and air bases state side and abroad in Israel, Iceland, and Northern Africa; major sections of the Washington DC Metro; built...2022-07-011h 53FoundationsBarnhill Contracting CompanySince 1949 Barnhill Contracting has been providing commercial building, site infrastructure, transportation, and asphalt services throughout the Southeast. Join me as I sit down with the 2nd and 3rd generation leaders of Barnhill, Bob and Rob Barnhill. You will hear about how their father and grandfather, Robert Barnhill Sr., who only had 30% utilization of one of his arms as a result of early childhood polio, and along with two oxen, started Barnhill Contracting. Although the company has continued to grow and change in many ways, they remain firmly grounded in the values and legacy that Robert Barnhill Sr. left. It...2022-06-011h 13