Topping Out Ceremony at New Basketball Practice Facility


On April 9th, 2015, Austin Commercial hosted a Topping Out Ceremony to celebrate an important construction milestone at the Basketball Practice Facility.

Attendees included students and staff members of the Athletics Department, UH Facilities Planning and Construction Team Members, the Austin Commercial crew, and special guests from the university.

Basketball Milestone

The longstanding tradition of “Topping Out” has been used by ironworkers to indicate the final piece of steel is being set in place.  Though the project is not complete, it has reached its maximum height and is cause for celebration.  This festivity usually includes hoisting an evergreen tree and an American Flag onto the structure while workers and guest leave their mark by signing a painted beam.

Basketball Topper

Contact Senior Project J. Trent Williams with any questions related to this project at jtwilliams5@uh.edu or 713-743-5367. For more construction project information, visit the Facilities Planning and Construction website at www.uh.edu/plantops/departments/fpc/.