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than traditional design-bid-build
Digging Deeper
PROJECT COST
Projects using design-build (DB) cost less per square foot when compared to construction manager at risk (CMR) and design-bid-build (DBB). Design-build projects also average less cost growth than a comparably scoped project using CMR and DBB.
PROJECT SCHEDULE
Design-build was also the best performing project delivery system in terms of schedule growth, delivery speed and construction speed.
BEHIND THE NUMBERS
DESIGN-BUILD IS THE FASTEST GROWING, MOST POPULAR DELIVERY SYSTEM IN THE NATION
Design-build will account for nearly half of all construction spending by 2021 with spending increasing 18% over the 2018-2021 period.




![line graph Source: “Design-Build Data Sourcebook,” Design-Build Institute of America, [2018]](https://themcpgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/line-graph.jpg)
![line graph Source: “Design-Build Data Sourcebook,” Design-Build Institute of America, [2018]](https://themcpgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/line-graph.jpg)
Source: “Design-Build Data Sourcebook,” Design-Build Institute of America, [2018]
SOURCE: "Design-Build Data Sourcebook," Design-Build Institute of America, [2018]