When I tell people that I am the construction manager for a design-build company, the response that I frequently get is ‘What is design-build?’. A fair question to ask, my response is that design-build is one of the methods of designing and building a project where one company oversees both the design and construction of a project.

In the more ‘traditional’ method of working on a project, the client will first work with an architect or designer to create the design. There may be an initial discussion of the client’s construction budget for the project, but this isn’t necessarily considered throughout the design of the project.