What A Week! To Infinity and Beyond...DBIA Recap

Everyone is talking about early collaboration in design-build. So why are specifiers and estimators still missing from the conversation? Fresh from the DBIA (Design Build Institute of America) National Conference and VDC Leadership Exchange in Cleveland, Dave Stutzman, Steve Gantner, and Elias Saltz challenge the industry's approach to project documentation. Steve even earned a Buzz Lightyear prize for raising the question no one seemed to be asking: Where are the specifiers? From AI-generated RFIs to Systems and Performance Descriptions (SPDs), the team explores how earlier specification involvement can improve decision-making, reduce unnecessary documentation, and better support design-build delivery. If collaboration is the goal, shouldn't everyone responsible for the construction documents have a seat at the table?