The rise in demand for design-build services is the latestevolution of the construction industry. The obvious benefit is anincrease in efficiency during construction that inevitably leads tocost savings; however, the design build process also reduces risksfor owners and places greater value on the architecture's role.
"The need for predictability and the need for reducedrisks between owners with lenders is driving growth ofdesign-build," Steve Tetens, project executive atSuffolk San Diego, tellsGlobeSt.com. "This is just the evolution of theindustry and we've seen the importanceof the architect's role inconstruction administration become more critical for themand other design consultants—and this is where those disciplinesfeel the most burden."
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