Design Build Concepts Named "Best" by Design Build Institute of America

Company Earns 2008 Best Project Under $5 Million for Georgia’s Own Credit Union

ATLANTA, December 5, 2008 – The Southeast Chapter of the Design Build Institute of America has awarded Design Build Concepts the 2008 Best Project Under $5 Million for its work on the Alpharetta, Ga. branch of Georgia’s Own Credit Union.

Each year the Southeast Region of the Design Build Institute of America recognizes projects that represent the best-of-show that the design-build industry has to offer. To be considered for a design-build award, projects must demonstrate successful application of design-build principles while completing projects on-time and on-budget, with no litigation.

“The project submitted by Design Build Concepts exemplifies the principles of interdisciplinary teamwork, innovation and problem solving that characterize design-build delivery,” said Jim Di Dia, vice president at Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. and chairman of the DBIA awards program. “The Georgia's Own Credit Union project provides an outstanding example of design build delivery of a financial sector project. We offer our sincerest congratulations to DBC and look forward to many more design-build projects to come.”

The new branch design showcased the progressive brand image while providing an environmentally-friendly facility that enabled the credit union to fulfill their mission to lead by example. Design Build Concepts minimized Georgia’s Own Credit Union’s risk by providing a guaranteed cost for the project and offering the credit union’s management team access to Design Build Concepts’ Project Vault, an online project-tracking system that allows access to real-time information.

“From site selection through the end of construction and beyond, DBC was instrumental in helping our organization gain a competitive advantage,” said Charlotte Ayers, president of Georgia’s Own Credit Union. “In addition to the development of a design capable of enhancing our ability to attract and serve new and existing members, DBC ensured that we meet the strict design requirements of the local jurisdiction and the development’s review board.”

Based in Atlanta, Design Build Concepts partners with financial institutions to develop and transform business objectives into successful, long-term facility solutions. Since its founding, Design Build Concepts has completed nearly 700 financial facilities.

“Design Build Concepts’ extensive experience in the financial services industry, allows our team to provide clients with on-time, on-budget design-build services,” said Don Harvey, president of Design Build Concepts. “For the past 10 years we have worked with Georgia’s Own Credit Union to develop engaging facilities. In this project we were able to design a branch that maintained the credit union’s progressive brand while incorporating sustainability and other environmental considerations in the execution.”

For more information about Design Build Concepts and its portfolio of consulting, design and construction related services, visit www.designbuildconcepts.com, or call Judy Werboff at (888) 201-6578.