Embodied carbon is the carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions associated with materials and construction processes through the lifecycle of a building or infrastructure.

Profile of winning projects from ENR Texas & Louisiana's 2022 Best Projects competition.

Dodge offers data on projected 2022 construction starts in the San Antonio area.

Updates on projects and companies in the Texas & Louisiana region.

Photographs chosen by our editors from submissions to ENR.com/southwest/photos.

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building’s roof, designed to resemble the billowing clouds of Texas—and including 23 separate structures—proved to be this museum project’s biggest challenge.

Federal officials are threatening to take the Texas General Land Office to court over the way the state distributed $1 billion in storm mitigation project funds.

Technology and modeling solutions help bring striking design elements to life at the Nancy and Rich Kinder Building, which was named the Texas & Louisiana Project of the Year.

To help protect the “Central Park of Houston” from future flooding while maintaining its character, a seven-phase project identified 16 repair sites along two miles of the bayou.

This first phase of the Village Towers mixed-use development included a six-story, Class-A office building with 120,000 sq ft of rentable space and a 420,000-sq-ft seven-story open parking garage with 20,000 sq ft for future development.