Houston, as one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing metropolitan areas, faces ongoing challenges in securing sustainable water resources. Demand for water continues to rise due to population growth, industrial expansion, and the increasing frequency of droughts and extreme weather events. Water reuse has emerged as […]

At our 2026 Quality Planned Development Symposium, the first panel focused on a question that sits at the center of nearly every major development conversation in the Houston region: how can communities deliver attainable housing while still maintaining the elements […]

Our 2026 QPD Symposium opened with a timely conversation on one of the most important challenges facing the Houston region: how to continue delivering high-quality communities while making new homeownership more attainable.  Following opening remarks from QPD Committee Chair Brian […]

Green, green, green, Texans often associate the City of Austin with being the “greenest city” in the state of Texas. While Austin certainly has an impressive portfolio of green project types, it does not hold a monopoly on Green Infrastructure […]

Housing conversations in the Houston region tend to start with price. That makes sense; cost pressures are real and widespread. However, price is a symptom. The deeper question is whether we are building communities that hold up — physically, financially, […]

Water infrastructure has always been central to growth in the Greater West Houston region. While much of the conversation has historically focused on supply, drainage, and flood control, wastewater is quickly emerging as one of the most dynamic and innovative […]