# 068 - Project Delivery Methods: DBB, Design-Build, CMAR, and More Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/architect-exam-podcast-7271936/068-project-delivery-methods-dbb-design-build-cmar-and-more Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/architect-exam-podcast-7271936/068-project-delivery-methods-dbb-design-build-cmar-and-more.md Podcast: [Architect Exam Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/architect-exam-podcast-7271936) Published: 2026-05-26T09:45:00+00:00 Episode link: https://academy2.youngarchitect.com/project-delivery-methods/ Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bab13b25-964b-4ced-be11-af2e0ce800df/068_-_Project_Delivery_Methods.mp3?dest-id=4956905 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/architect-exam-podcast-7271936/episodes/068-project-delivery-methods-dbb-design-build-cmar-and-more Duration seconds: 2345 ## Resource Project delivery methods define who holds the contracts, who carries the risk, and how the architect's role changes on every construction project. This episode breaks down all six major methods so you know exactly how each one works. Emily walks through Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR), Construction Manager as Agent (CMa), Multiple Prime, and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD). You'll learn why the architect works for the owner in some methods and for the contractor in others, what a GMP contract actually does, and how to match the right delivery method to a project scenario on the ARE. This topic shows up on three different ARE exams and the CDT exam. If you invest the time to learn it now, it pays off on every exam you take. šŸ“ Key topics covered: Design-bid-build: the traditional sequential method Design-build: one team, one contract, architect works for the contractor CMAR and GMP contracts: how the CM shifts from advisor to constructor CM at risk vs CM as agent: who holds the subcontracts Fast-tracking: a scheduling technique, not a delivery method Progressive design-build, design assist, and bridging ā±ļø Chapters: (0:00) What Are Project Delivery Methods (2:48) How Delivery Methods Hit the ARE (4:39) Design-Bid-Build Explained (6:16) DBB Pros and Cons (7:22) Who Holds the Risk in DBB (8:24) Design-Build Explained (9:36) Architect's Role in Design-Build (10:18) Fast-Tracking in Design-Build (12:33) DB Pros and Cons (13:32) Progressive Design-Build (14:11) Design Assist and Bridging (16:03) Construction Manager at Risk (16:55) What Is a GMP Contract (17:38) CMAR Phase Shift Explained (19:54) CMAR Pros and Cons (22:05) CM at Risk vs CM as Agent (23:11) Construction Manager as Agent (27:44) Multiple Prime Contracts (30:28) Integrated Pā€¦ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/architect-exam-podcast-7271936/episodes/068-project-delivery-methods-dbb-design-build-cmar-and-more/transcription-requests` ā€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/architect-exam-podcast-7271936/068-project-delivery-methods-dbb-design-build-cmar-and-more.md` ā€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.