BIM in action on the Texas Spine and Joint Hospital

UEB and our subs are utilizing BIM for preconstruction design on the Texas Spine and Joint Hospital in Tyler, Texas. BIM stands for “Building Information Modeling”.  UEB created the architectural model of the glazing, walls, and ceilings and our subs each provided their own models for Structure, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection.  In the video below you can check out a quick snippet from our 50% meeting as Lloyd talks through a few clashes between Mechanical and the Structure:

UEB Scottsdale Office Bowling Party Results

	UEB Bowling Party Results
	Game 1	Game 2	Average
Randy	113	148	131
Sandy	116	133	125
Matt	125	118	122
Tom	122	104	113
Brett	117	105	111
Ced	116	99	108
Marc	99	112	106
Darrell	116	87	102
AngLe	84	108	96
Julie	61	75	68
Stats:
High Average	Randy
Most Improved	Randy
Most Strikes in a Game	Matt
Company Average	108



PDC Summit iPad Give-Away Winner

UEB would like to thank everyone for stopping by our booth at the 2012 PDC Summit in Phoenix, Arizona and showing interest in our firm. As our company continues to grow and earn new construction projects, we look forward to making new friends and long-lasting relationships.

We would like to congratulate Bruce Robinson of Atwell in Mesa, AZ for winning the iPad giveaway, as well as Mukesh Patel of Todd Howard + Associates in Dallas, TX for winning the $100 Visa gift card!

We look forward to seeing you again next year!

Come by and visit us at the ASHE PDC Summit - Phoenix, AZ Booth 328

Come by and visit us at the ASHE PDC Summit in Phoenix, AZ Booth 328.  We will be there Monday, March 5th thru Wednesday, March 7th. The PDC Summit is composed of senior leaders from hospitals, architecture firms, and construction companies who are interested in working together to advance the health care physical environment. The 2012 PDC Summit provides exceptional networking opportunities and peer-reviewed programming that focuses on strategic perspectives for the health care built environment, as well as current trends and practices. We look forward to seeing you!

Laser guided slab pour underway for the Imagine International Academy of North Texas

Today the slab pour for the Imagine International Academy of North Texas began.  This two day, 40,000 square foot pour is broken into a four section checkerboard pattern.  By pouring the slab in sections no larger than 10,000 square feet we can minimize surface cracking.  This is an especially important technique when the slab areas are more rectangular than square, as is the case with the footprint of this building. The concrete is leveled by a laser guided screed, ensuring the finished floor height will be uniform over the entire slab.

Check out the video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpo-YQwyOFs

UEB Sponsors the Texas Hospital Association Annual Conference and Expo

This will be our second year to sponsor and attend the THA’s Annual Conference and Expo in Austin, Texas. We are anxiously awaiting the two-day event, which boasts the title of “premier health care event of the year – along with the largest health care expo in the region”.

Notable speakers hail from well-known health systems like the Mayo Clinic, Texas Health Resources, Baylor Health Care System, Methodist Health System- Dallas, St. David’s Medical Center- Austin and many, many others!

With two days of speaking and continuing education sessions and exhibits, our goal is to soak up cutting-edge information from the leaders in healthcare and form lasting relationships with new business contacts.  

So, here’s to a fruitful business trip to Austin! We’re looking forward to visiting our state’s capital!

An Epic announcement from UEB

UEB Builders is proud to announce the recent signing of a design/build contract with Epic Christian Church (www.epicchristianchurch.com) for the development of their new Phase 1 campus facility (approximately 23,000 sf) on 10 acres located in Queen Creek, Arizona. The project will include worship, education and administrative spaces along with outdoor grass athletic and gathering spaces, and related parking improvements. UEB was selected based on the teams extensive experience with church campus work over the past decade, most recently with Parkway Christian Church (now known as Christ’s Church of the Valley-Surprise Campus). Entitlements and design are currently underway with Pinal County. Epic’s dynamic congregation is a perfect fit with UEB’s collaborative style and together will surely develop a campus that will surely provide an enhancement to the San Tan Community.

2011 UEB Holiday Golf Outing a Hit!

On Friday, December 9th, the UEB Scottsdale office held its 2011 UEB Holiday Golf Outing at Talking Stick Golf Club. The culture of UEB encourages employees to have fun and there was plenty of that going on out on the course. Prizes were given out at The Wild Horse Grill after the event. The winners are listed below:

• Craziest Tee Shot on # 1 – Jayson Boyse
• Closest to the Pin #6 – Dan Blossey
• Closest to the Pin # 16 – Dan Blossey
• Farthest to the Pin # 8 - Mike Hurst
• Longest Drive # 7 – Randy Pirtz
• Shortest Drive # 10 – Cedric Robinson
• Highest Individual Score – Darrell Malin
• Lowest Individual Score – Matt Blanchard

Imagine International Academy of North Texas Officially Breaks Ground

IMAGINE INTERNATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOL GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY

MCKINNEY, TEXAS – WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2011

To celebrate the arrival of Imagine International Charter Schools to the city of McKinney, a special groundbreaking ceremony was held onsite on Wednesday, November 16, 2011. The project is expected to be complete during the summer of 2012 and will be ready for classes to begin in fall 2012.

In attendance were Mayor Brian Loughmiller; Representative Ken Paxton; Dennis Bakke, President and CEO of Imagine Schools; Alan Olkes, Executive Vice President of Imagine Schools; Don Gaskins, Principal of Virginia & Jordan, LLC, the owner and developer of the project; Ann Carrell, Imagine School Board President; Nancy Intrator, Imagine School Secretary and Vice President; Michael Domingue, Imagine School Board Member; Jeanne Domingue, Imagine School Community Relations Coordinator; Deborah Tomaszewski, Director at Friends of Imagine International Academy of North Texas; Julia Brady, Central Administration Officer at Imagine School; Dave Gigger, UEB Builders Project Manager; Mike Thorne, UEB Builders Superintendent; Kyley Harvey, UEB Builders Principal; Mark Vander Voot, Principal at HKS; Brian Nelson, Project Manager at HKS, as well as future students and parents, .

 UEB Builders is serving as General Contractor for the project and is working in partnership with HKS Architects and Virginia & Jordan, LLC.

About Imagine International Charter Schools

Founded in 2004, Imagine International Charter Schools is a full-service operator of public charter school campuses that partners with parents and guardians in the education of their children by providing high quality schools that prepare students for lives of leadership, accomplishment and exemplary character. For more information, visit www.imagineschools.com.

About HKS, Inc.

HKS, Inc. is a leading architectural design firm ranked among the top five architectural engineering firms, according to Building Design+Construction magazine, and among the top 11 architectural firms, according to BD World Architecture magazine. Since its founding in 1939, HKS has completed construction projects totaling more than $69 billion in more than 1,069 cities located in 46 states, the District of Columbia and 65 foreign countries. The firm operates from 28 offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.hksinc.com.

About Virginia & Jordan, LLC

Established in February of 2006, Virginia & Jordan, LLC builds quality schools to provide students with superior education suited to their individual needs. As owner and developer of the land in McKinney, Texas where the Imagine Charter School is being built, Don Gaskins, Principal of the company, will take the lead on the project. For more information, email Don Gaskins at donald.vjllc@gmail.com. 

About UEB Builders

With offices in Dallas and Scottsdale, UEB Builders serves a multi-state market specializing in urban and rural projects including education, community and critical access hospitals, hospital expansions, free standing emergency departments, clinics, surgery centers, imaging centers, lab facilities, medical office buildings, senior care and religious facilities. The company is known for cost-effective and hassle-free implementation of sophisticated design in a seamlessly integrated team process, as well as eco-friendly, LEED certified work. For more information, visit www.uebbuilders.com.

GCU Recreation Center receives "Outstanding Design" award in School & University Magazine

Congratulations to GCU and the entire design team! The digital copy of the November Awards - School & University issue is out.

 You can jump to the page the Rec Center is on:

http://digital-edition.asumag.com/?iid=3f1390ad&pg=133

UEB fills Development Management Position in Scottsdale Office

UEB Builders is proud to announce the addition of Paul Alessio to our team. Paul will be in charge of Development Management in the Scottsdale office.
Paul’s 23 years of management experience has always centered around what is most important for the client.  With an unending commitment to develop projects that meet every desire of the client, Paul traditionally establishes himself as a critical part of the team during the early planning stages.  Paul’s knowledge of the development process, coupled with his passion to completely understand the clients facility needs, ensures a project is developed “on-scope and on-budget”.  Paul’s project type experience ranges from medical, education, hospitality, specialty retail, religious and general commercial with project values from $200,000 to $20 million.

Paul’s formal education earning Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Organizational Communication and Management serves clients well during the early development of projects. Prior professional experience includes serving as Managing Partner for a Scottsdale/Phoenix based general contractor, Managing Partner for a start-up investment and consulting firm, and serving in business development for one of the largest health care organizations in the United States.

UEB joins forces with HKS to build new Imagine Charter School

Having completed a number of relevant Institutional projects over the past decade, the UEB team is eager to begin building the new Imagine Charter School, located in McKinney, TX. The 60,000-square foot facility will serve 950 students in grades K-9 with specialty classrooms, administrative space, a library and recreational multi-purpose space.

UEB is working with HKS and plans to kick-off the project with an official groundbreaking that will take place on November 16. City officials and all associated parties will be present. Upon completion by Q3 of 2012, Imagine will open its doors for its first fall classes to begin.

“Building the new Imagine Charter School is something that we are proud to be a part of,” said Kyley Harvey, Principal at UEB. “To be able to provide a space where nearly 1,000 students can learn and excel is incredibly significant and will positively impact the lives of those in the McKinney area.”

Grading Work Begins on Texas Spine and Joint Hospital

This picture was taken the last week in September and shows grading work beginning on the Texas Spine and Joint Hospital. The sandy loam soils are found in the Piney Woods area of Texas in the eastern quarter of the state. It is a mixture of sand and red clay that is suitable for agricultural production. Most of the soil in this part of Texas is highly acidic. This area also has a high amount of red clay that is very hard and difficult to manage unless broken up with machinery.

GCU’s Thunder Alley Now Open for Service

This new facility will feature a variety of amenities to the GCU campus. There are two restaurants, one specializing in Mexican cuisine (Corbrizo’s) and another one specializing in Chinese cuisine (Mein Bowl). There is also a Jazzman’s Cafe & Bakery that features a full array of hot and cold espresso beverages and also a convenience store that will stock essentials along with quick pre-packaged meals. Thunder Alley will provide 200 indoor seats and an extra 150 to 200 outdoor patio seats. A 6 lane bowling alley will be located in the lower level and will be opening in the fall of 2011.


Located between the Student Union and the Student Recreation Center, Thunder Alley is a Sprung Structure with Architekton as the Architect and UEB Builders as the General Contractor.

Jay Boyse embarks on rotation through “Cedric’s World”

Welcome indoors to Jay Boyse, who after several years of dedicated field supervision work, is broadening his skills in the Estimating Department.   His education, field experience, great customer service attitude, and aptitude for numbers make Jay a natural fit to add immediate value in his new role as Estimator.  Jay graduated with a Bachelor of Science from ASU’s Del Webb school of Construction Management in 2003.

Chief Estimator, Cedric Robinson is looking forward to the additional depth Jay will bring (remember this formidable duo joined forces earlier this year as team “You Lose” taking first place in UEB’s inaugural Biggest Loser contest).  Our estimating backlog continues to grow so Jay and Ced are in fine form to keep the UEB machine rolling.

UEB promotes this type of cross-training experience for all employees.   For example, Dave Gigger, Garry Musselman, Charlie Hall have spent time in Estimating in the past.   Any staff who desire to gain first-hand experience in another department are encouraged to speak to their department supervisor and will be accommodated as opportunities arise.