Masonry Magazine January 2008 Page. 51
Shown is the FYD4 Whole Barracks Renewal project in Ft. Lewis, Wash., which won the National Design-Build Award in the Public Sector Building - Over $15 Million category.
A role that cannot be overlooked is that of the consultant. "Air and vapor barrier consultants are huge in design build," says Rob Greer with the Masonry Division of L.F. Jennings Inc., with regard to specialty contractors on a design-build project. "The fact that mold is this century's asbestos to lawyers, keeping a building's interior dry is important. Buildings today residential, condos and offices-mostly have fixed windows and controlled interior climates. Masonry is a superior material for achieving dry buildings. A mold-free building can be obtained with added air/vapor barriers to masonry walls.
"These consultants need to be educated in masonry details and flashing products to be able to correctly design an air/vapor barrier system," Greer says. "Once the project has begun, the owner-hired inspectors on site would be responsible for the proper installation of the air/vapor and masonry details."
Because the design-build method is frequently used to construct public buildings, some states have been slower to adopt the method because it requires the passing of a law. Ziolkowski says a prime example is his own state of Indiana, which recently became the 45th state in the country to pass Public Law 74. The law allows for buildings in the public sector, including schools, roads and other projects built under state or local government, to be completed using design build.
Ziolkowski estimates about 20 percent of the projects his company has completed in the last two years were constructed using the design-build method. He says the misconception that design build isn't good for the masonry industry, or that masonry budgets often get cut since the
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