"Bringing more of what we're going to build into the process of design increases predictability, reduces the risk and adds more value to the customer," he says.

bis also contributing to DPR's goal of being a self-performing builder. Lamb says the firm is one of the largest drywall contractors in the U.S. (No. 9 nationally in volume, he says).

“我们正在雇用BIM提高我们的效率和我们在自我表现的交易中进行预制的能力，”他说。“到目前为止约有10个项目新利18备用网址，我们正在进行预制混凝土模板，预制金属干墙和金属螺柱干墙，以及关闭现场的框架表，然后在现场移动。”

Lamb says DPR is also pushing hyper-visualization, which "really tries to marry BIM models with reality."

例如，在rawsite iPad上的增强现实使DPR员工拍摄粗终管道和电气部分，并将其与模型相匹配，实时进行冲突检测。

This level of sophistication will also be valuable in predicting how buildings will perform down the line. Lamb says that DPR has one project now where the owner is requiring a five-year performance guarantee, which is being done regularly in Europe.

When they're not focused on construction innovation, DPR staffers, who work in an open-concept office in the Redwood City headquarters (no private offices, not even for Woods, Leiva or Lamb), are active in community outreach via the DPR Foundation. It was created in 2008 to help kids facing socio-economic challenges to reach their full potential.

Currently, the DPR Foundation supports 12 charities across the country with both financial and volunteer contributions. In 2011, the foundation contributed $590,000 to various organizations.

Recent charity work includes Turning Wheels for Kids, which provided 2,500 bikes to children last year, helping with Maryland Multicultural Youth Centers Riverdale chapter's six-week summer program and doing remodeling at the Roberts Family Development Center in Sacramento, Calif., which focuses on early childhood and family education.