All In at the Design-Build Conference & Expo: Teams that Won Big in Vegas

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 YearKansas City International Airport New Single Terminal and Garage Guests: Mark Goodwin, Clark Construction Awards: Aviation | Best in Process – Progressive Design-Build | Trailblazer in Inclusive Growth | National Award of Excellence | National Award of Merit | Project of the YearChair’s AwardHurricane Ian Sanibel Island Access Guests: Toby Mazzoni (Superior Construction), Paul Suellentrop (DeMoya Infrastructure)2025 National Design-Build Student Competition1st Place — D&T Construction (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo) Students: Alyson Buchholz, Sergio Gonzalez, Coulter Langmaid, Casey Lavin, Jacquelyn Lomano (Captain) Faculty Advisor: Tom Kommer2nd Place — Cypress (University of Florida) Students: Elijah John, Aidan Newsom, Asa Richards (Captain), Nicholas Soler, Lucas Wicks Faculty Advisor: Russell Walters Special Recognition: Asa Richards – Best Individual Presenter Award 3rd Place — Pioneer Design-Build (Alfred State College) Students: Jessica Budd, Fernanda Ceja, Selena Fullone, Owen Lantiegne (Captain), Connor Welsh Faculty Advisor: William DeanLearn more about the National Design-Build Student CompetitionDiscover more of the 2025 award-winning design-build projects and teams. Get ready for future DBIA conferences.Coming in Part 2: Interviews with the 2025 Distinguished Leadership Award winners — Janice Zahn, Britt Sanford, David Shadpour, Jennifer Macks — and Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Bill Reifsteck.Access all our free design-build resources and learn more about Design-Build Done Right® at dbia.org. DBIA members are shaping the future, one successful collaboration at a time.