Dave Pollard is an architect, builder, and the co-founder of Liv Companies; a full-service residential design-build company in the Chicago suburbs. Dave started LivCo in 2012 to provide quality design to suburban homeowners, but with some twists to the traditional architectural services model. Following on the heels of his graduate thesis work stating, “to make architecture more accessible, it’s time we stop trying to re-design the building systems, and architects lead the charge in re-thinking the design systems.” This evolved into a design-build model which allows simplified deliverables and a fully integrated and accountable team to deliver their projects.