All In at the Design-Build Conference & Expo: Teams that Won Big in Vegas
About this episode
This episode relives the highlights from the 2025 Design-Build Conference & Expo, focusing on award-winning teams and competitions.
Have thoughts? Text us! We’re back from Las Vegas and reliving the 2025 Design-Build Conference & Expo in Part 1 of this two-part recap. This episode focuses on the teams that won big in Vegas: the Project of the Year, the Chair’s Award and the top three finishers in DBIA’s National Design-Build Student Competition. Host Erin Looney brings you conversations from the competition and the awards show floor (yes, with plenty of background noise), starting with: Project of the Year Kansas Cit...
People in this episode
Host: Erin Looney
Topics covered
- Design-Build Conference
- Awards
- Student Competition
- Las Vegas
- Project of the Year
Keywords
- Design-Build
- Conference
- Awards
- Las Vegas
- Student Competition
- Project of the Year
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: DBIA
Books & works: Project of the Year, Chair’s Award
Places: Las Vegas, Kansas City
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