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Becoming a Designated Design-Build Professional

GET ON THE FAST TRACK TO BEING A DESIGNATED DESIGN-BUILD PROFESSIONAL!

Earn your DBIA Designation without ever leaving the Upper Midwest Region! Join us for future DBIA designation courses in the Upper Midwest Region while you broaden your Design-Build knowledge and learn your way to becoming a Designated Design-Build Professional. Find out more »

DESIGNATION REQUIREMENTS

Completion of Required Courses

  • Fundamentals of Project Delivery
  • Principles of Design-Build Project Delivery
  • Design-Build Contract and Risk Management

18 Hours of Designation Board approved elective credit

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Experience

  • Traditional Career (Contractor, Design Professional, Owner): 3 years documented direct experience in a responsible position on design-build projects; OR
  • Alternative Career (e.g. Law, Education, Insurance, Other): 3 years total of substantial, documented experience in a responsible position in the design-build method of project delivery; OR
  • Masters degree in a concentrated design-build university level program approved by the Designation Board, and 2 years of documented direct experience in a responsible position on design-build projects.

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Education

  • Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in architecture, engineering, construction management, or Designation Board approved field of study; OR
  • an additional 3 years documented direct experience in a responsible position on design-build projects.

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Examination

Successful Completion of the Design-Build Designation Examination.

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References: Three professional references. Practitioner applications must include at least one owner/client reference.

Fees: Application Fee - $95 Exam Fee - $350/sitting

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Don't Yet Have the Experience Needed to Pursue Full Designation?

The Certificate of Mastery program is a way for individuals who do not meet the "experience requirement" of DBIA's Designation Program to demonstrate a well-rounded educational mastery of the essential concepts and principles of design-build project delivery. For many, it will be the first step towards achieving full designation once additional experience has been gained in design-build project delivery.