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When completed in 2025, a nearly $120 million, 54-in. water line will move up to 75 million gallons per day of surface water from the Southeast Water Purification Plant to the city of Houston, as well as seven other cities and water authorities.

The U.S. Corps of Engineers Galveston District and Jefferson County Drainage District No. 7 have brought on a joint venture of Freese and Nichols, COWI and CDM Smith (FCC-JV) to part of an $863 million effort to improve hurricane flood protection—levees and floodwalls—for a 65-square-mile area that includes Port Arthur, Texas, and adjacent communities.

The $1.5-billion, 3.2-million-sq-ft project, highlighted by its daring, 450-ft-tall guitar-shaped tower and comprised of 13 individual projects, was delivered in 30 months

This year's 'Best Projects' award winners showcase the Southeast construction industry's most outstanding work of the past year.

The net-energy positive education facility was constructed to meet the stringent criteria of the Living Building Challenge.

The kindergarten-through-12th grade energy-positive school generates 175% of the electricity required for its operation.

Contractors used extreme coordination to achieve outstanding quality of construction and a great safety record.

Contractors updated the North and South terminals at the world's busiest airport.

A phased renovation of 18 floors was turned into a total rebuild.