Topping Out Ceremony for PPRBD

On April 23rd, iiCON Construction celebrated a significant milestone on the progress of the new PPRBD Regional Satellite Facility. The Topping Out Ceremony commemorated the structural completion of the facility. The final steel beam, signed by our team members, PPRBD employees and a handful of the projects’ subcontractors, rose high in the sky as it was placed atop the new facility that will provide extended building services to our community for years to come.

But the beams weren’t the only thing to be carried to the top of the new facility. An American flag and a tree were also placed on top of the beam. This symbolic celebration has roots in Scandinavian culture and it lives on today in countries around the world. In this tradition, an evergreen tree is placed on the topmost beam, often with flags and streamers tied to it. Even the beam, painted white for team members and construction workers to sign, is a part of that tradition. The tree is usually kept on top of the building until completion, at which time the tree is planted on site as a reminder of all who were a part of bringing that building to life.