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DBIA Exam 1 (2025/2026) – 100+ Verified Questions with Answers & Rationales | Design-Build History, Hammurabi Code, Project Delivery Systems, D-B-B, CM@Risk, Vitruvius, Contract Types & Risk Allocation

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This detailed exam prep document offers 100+ verified questions and correct answers with rationales, based on the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) Exam 1 and updated for the 2025/2026 certification cycle. It comprehensively reviews the evolution, principles, laws, and contract structures surrounding the design-build delivery model—ideal for DBIA certification candidates, architecture and construction management students, and project owners. Included topics span foundational concepts and current best practices in project delivery: Historical Foundations: Code of Hammurabi, Vitruvius, Brunelleschi, Alberti, and the historical separation of design and construction Design-Build Philosophy: Master Builder model, rise of professionalism, early project delivery models, and the impact of industrialization Legal & Regulatory Frameworks: Miller Act, procurement statutes, licensing laws, professional society development Project Delivery Systems Compared: Design-Bid-Build (D-B-B): Roles, benefits, risks, and disadvantages Multi-Prime: Coordination complexity, cost breakdowns, fast-tracking CM-at-Risk (CM@R): Preconstruction services, contractor involvement in design, risk-sharing Design-Build (D-B): Single-source responsibility, operational variations, integration of services, efficiency benefits Owner Responsibilities: Delivery method selection, procurement type, contract format, and relationship structuring Risk Allocation & Contracts: Design responsibility, risk assumptions, control points, and performance requirements This exam guide is designed to prepare professionals for high-level certification and practical application in design-build environments. It’s also ideal for students in architecture, construction management, and public procurement courses who need to understand contract types and collaborative delivery models. Recommended for: Courses: Design-Build Fundamentals, Construction Law, Project Delivery Methods, Architecture & Engineering Integration Programs: DBIA Certification, Construction Management Degrees, Public Procurement Training Users: DBIA exam candidates, project owners, A/E/C professionals, construction managers, architects, and public sector procurement officers Keywords: DBIA 2025, design-build, master builder, Hammurabi code, Vitruvius, CM-at-risk, design-bid-build, multi-prime, Miller Act, AIA, Brunelleschi, Alberti, project delivery systems, procurement methods, owner decisions, contract types, construction risk, integrated delivery, D-B-B disadvantages, construction history, performance requirements

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Master Builder - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a team of design and construction professionals


Code of Hammurabi - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Obligation of design & construction to

society (1795-1750 BC)


Vitruvius - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Documentation of design and construction practices

(40 BC)


Brunelleschi - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔quintessential Design-Builder


& innovator (1377-1446)


Alberti - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔first intentional separation of the art


from the craft




Established architecture as a profession

,distinct from the science of engineering &

construction


From the 15th century into 19th century - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Architects retained

responsibility for both

design & construction


Effects of the Industrial Revolution - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Task specialization


• Ability to communicate design intent

• Division of labor

• Entrepreneurship

• Need for capital


Hammurabi - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔established the


earliest known body of laws written to

govern its people which included codes for

builders


Code of Hammurabi - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Obligation of design & construction to

society

, Six of Hummurabi's codes for builders - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔if a builder build a house

and completes it, the Owner shall

pay a fee of 2 shekels in money for each sar of surface

• If a builder build a house and does not construct it properly

and the house fall in and kills its owner, the builder is put to

death

• If the building fall in and kills the son of the owner then the

son of the builder is put to death

• If kill the slave of the owner, then the builder pays for the

slave

• If goods are ruin, builder shall make compensation and reerect

the house from his own means

• If walls topple, even though not complete, builder shall reerect

from his own means


Vitruvius - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Roman writer, engineer, architect lived in 1st century


B.C. (Roman Empire)



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