Listen
To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code:
<iframe src="https://embed.hpm.io/75464/26729" style="height: 115px; width: 100%;"></iframe>
X
![Ian Powell](https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/01150000/KUHF-Ian-Powell-3-28_1001.png)
Houston has weathered the drop off in new home construction better than much of the country, but it hasn’t been immune. Ian Powell — president of the Houston chapter of the American Institute of Architects and a partner with architecture firm PBK — joins Andrew Schneider on this week’s “Bauer Business Focus” to discuss how tough economic conditions are affecting his industry.