Using construction management at risk on the $15.5-million renovation of the National Museum of the Pacific War allowed the Texas Historical Commission and the Admiral Nimitz Foundation to get more bang for their buck...

About two dozen buildings at Fort Sam Houston, some dating back almost as early as the post’s 1876 origin, are being transformed into modern, energy-efficient offices, barracks and other facilities for military personnel and federal employees.

North Texas and Oklahoma have not escaped the economic downturn, with designers and contractors finding fewer construction starts than a couple of years ago.

Texas A&M University’s Department of Construction Science has teamed up with Skanska USA Building to create a unique learning opportunity for students.

Hanging more than 200 ft over a jobsite in downtown Kansas City, Mo., James Hague doesn’t seem to notice the tiny people and equipment below his feet.

Even as the Texas economy begins climbing out of the doldrums, construction activity in the state will likely remain slow, leading economists say.

The Texas Dept. of Transportation anticipates using money from a variety of sources to let more than $4 billion in projects in 2010, up significantly from last year.

After three years of declines, the construction market may be eyeing a rebound in 2010 thanks to a much improved residential sector, but for designers and contractors in other building sectors, it could be too soon to celebrate.

Texas Construction presents its thirteenth annual Best Of awards issue, which honors projects completed in our region between Sept. 1, 2008, and Sept. 1, 2009.

To say weather was an issue during the construction of the NRG Cedar Bayou combined cycle gas-fired power plant unit would be an understatement.

The new Dallas Center for Architecture was the result of a design competition that provided a one-month period to fully explore and develop concept.

With baby boomers now in their 60s and a round of hospitals built in the 1950s outdated, billions of dollars will be spent in the United States over the next decade.

When it opens in summer 2010, the Hess Tower in Houston, a 29-story, 845,000-sq-ft office building, will have 10 wind turbines on the roof to capture wind energy and meet some of the building’s power needs.

Texas leaders from the design community, academia and government will present sessions at the U.S. Green Building Council’s Greenbuild International Conference & Expo in Phoenix this month.

Sustainable building improves performance by both students and teachers, which is a huge selling point for school boards and school districts.

LWPB Architecture of Oklahoma City wanted to go green when it opened a branch office in Norman, and it ended up going historic as well.

Even though the recession has hurt the Texas health-care market, numerous jobs are moving forward.

Although the number of new projects has declined due to tight financial markets and the recession, several Texas Top Design Firms finished 2008 in good shape and continue working on projects.

While the recession has hampered new high-rise starts, several continue rising skyward, and at least one, the $180-million, 850,000-sq-ft, 35-story, mixed-use Block 21/The W Hotel in Austin, broke ground last year.

In this year’s Top Design ranking, URS Corp. takes the No. 1 spot, with more than $342.3 million in Texas billings during 2008.