Insight Engineering

Last week our team visited the Arkansas State Crime Lab to check in on design progress — and as always, it turned into so much more. Site visits give us the chance to teach, learn, and brainstorm side-by-side with the project team, and that collaboration is where the best ideas happen.

Why do construction crews hoist a final beam into place with signatures, a tree, and a flag? Let's talk about this fun tradition.

It’s called a Topping Out Ceremony. A builders’ tradition celebrating the placement of the final beam at the highest architectural point! Last week, Insight Engineering celebrated this milestone at the new North Little Rock Middle School alongside our incredible project partners.

What do the symbols mean? Let’s break it down!

🏗 The Signed Beam: A permanent piece of the structural backbone, signed by the owners, designers, and builders.

🌲The Evergreen Tree: Placed at the highest point to honor the land, symbolizes growth and good luck, bringing prosperity to future occupants.

🇺🇸 The Flag: Represents national pride and marks the safe completion of the building’s structural framing phase.

Watch the full ceremony on North Little Rock School District's Page 👇: https://www.facebook.com/nlrsd/videos/2289397194798167

Insight Engineering is proud to welcome Seth Odum & Tyler Baugus to our team!

The next time you're passing through Clinton National Airport, take a load off in the new seating areas! ✈️

We are grateful for our local projects and love bringing fresh energy to the spaces where we live, work, and play!

Is anyone else starting to think about Back to School?
We know the Brinkley Tigers are excited to start the year in their beautiful new high school.
WDD Architects

It’s graduation season, and we’re proud to celebrate the students, families, and communities that make this time of year so meaningful.

As an Arkansas engineering firm, we’re especially grateful to have played a role in the Hot Springs World Class High School project — a facility designed to support learning, growth, and the future of the Hot Springs community.

We’re passionate about projects that serve Arkansas, and this one is a special reminder of why that work matters.

We’re honored to be part of the design and construction team delivering the new Arkansas State Crime Laboratory and celebrating a successful topping-out milestone alongside the Arkansas Department of Public Safety!