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As part of our 2025 Project of the Year recognition, we’re proud to spotlight the Lee Memorial Hospital Acute Care Campus in Fort Myers, Florida.

UES was selected for this project through our long-standing relationship with the Lee Health Systems team, marking the third ground-up hospital project we have supported together. Our team provided a full range of services, including geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, threshold inspections, fireproofing, fire stop inspections, and structural steel inspections throughout the project lifecycle.

What makes this project especially unique is that it represents the first new acute-care hospital campus developed by Lee Health in Fort Myers, all while the existing Lee Memorial Hospital continued serving patients nearby. The new campus brings inpatient, outpatient, surgical, and rehabilitation services together in a single destination, creating a modern healthcare hub designed to meet the region’s growing needs.

The project required extensive coordination and technical expertise, including two-phase geotechnical exploration, pile monitoring and testing, daily earthwork and concrete testing, threshold inspections, and around-the-clock support for concrete placements, welding, steel bolting, and fire inspections—all performed without disrupting the construction schedule.

The community impact will be substantial. As one of the fastest-growing regions in the country, Lee County is experiencing increased demand for healthcare services. The new campus will replace the existing hospital, add 92 beds of capacity, and is projected to create more than 6,500 jobs while generating an estimated $500 million in employee earnings and $1.3 billion in sales throughout Lee County.

Congratulations to everyone involved in delivering this transformative project and helping build the future of healthcare for Southwest Florida.

As we recognize World Environment Day today, we're proud to reaffirm UES's commitment to protecting the environment and minimizing our impact on the planet.

Through our work together at UES, we can be proud that we make a very direct and visible impact on our environment, creating a sustainable future through innovation and stewardship. From development to redevelopment, we support planning, design, and construction projects to solve complex environmental challenges through our full range of assessment, analysis, and remediation services.

As a part of these efforts, we’ve continued our commitment to corporate sustainability by renewing our Edenark Group ISO 14001 Environmental Sustainability Certification through 2026 for our corporate headquarters in Orlando, Florida.

The Edenark Group ISO 14001 program allows companies to progressively improve at a pace that works for their specific needs, helps the organization define how it interacts internally, externally, and with the environment. It incorporates energy/waste/water, employee health and performance enhancement, community involvement, procurement and suppliers, compliance and regulations, emergency/security, and stakeholder engagement.

At UES we are proud of the efforts we are taking to minimize impacts on the environment.

Great day at Rhodes Ranch Golf Course for the UES & Centurion Client Appreciation Golf Event in Las Vegas this weekend ⛳️☀️

Events like this always remind us how strong the AEC community is in Las Vegas. We appreciate getting out of the office, spending time with clients and friends, and building relationships in a more relaxed setting, too. The weather couldn’t have been better, and the turnout was an awesome mix of industry professionals.

A few shoutouts to some standout performances on the course:

🏌️ Longest Drive: Jordan Johnston

🎯 Closest to the Pin: Travis Rudder

🏆 1st Place Team: Bridget Richards, Nicolas Thorniley, Matt Weinberger, Jared Presser

🥈 2nd Place: Roberto Gonzalez, Matt Hoyt, Sean Thompson, Marco Gonzalez

🥉 3rd Place: Mark Clatt, Emanuele Argueles, Sergio Oregel, “Tight Shirt Dave”

We really appreciate the continued camaraderie; the relationships we’ve built over the years through events like this make our industry special. Lasting connections are what set us apart.

Team UES Las Vegas is already looking forward to the Fall Client Appreciation Event!

The Battelle Chlorinated Conference kicks off this weekend, and we’re excited to see Brett Bowyer presenting during this premier industry event in Fort Worth.

Battelle’s Chlorinated Conference brings together environmental professionals from across the industry to share innovative technologies and approaches for the characterization, monitoring, cleanup, and management of complex contaminated sites.

Brett’s presentation will explore the treatment of chlorinated hydrocarbons in low-permeability zones through a detailed case study highlighting the design and implementation of a tailored remedial approach for a particularly challenging site impacted by residual DNAPL and long-term back diffusion.

If you’re attending the conference next week, we encourage you to join the session and connect with our team. Safe travels to everyone heading to Fort Worth. We look forward to seeing you there!

This Memorial Day, UES honors and remembers the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our nation.

Their sacrifice is the foundation of the freedoms we enjoy, and we are deeply grateful.

As we enjoy time with loved ones today, let's take a moment to reflect on this legacy and express our deepest gratitude. Please note that all UES offices are closed today in observance of the holiday. We will reopen tomorrow, Tuesday, May 26.

We’re proud to share that Brett Bowyer will be presenting at the Battelle Chlorinated Conference taking place May 31–June 4 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Recognized as the premier gathering for environmental professionals focused on innovative technologies and approaches for the characterization, monitoring, cleanup, and management of complex contaminated sites, Battelle’s Chlorinated Conference brings together industry leaders tackling some of the most challenging environmental issues.

Brett’s platform session will focus on the treatment of chlorinated hydrocarbons in low-permeability zones — a significant challenge for mature sites impacted by residual DNAPL and long-term back diffusion. His presentation will highlight a complex case study and the design and implementation of a tailored, innovative remedial approach to support site closure objectives.

The session will also feature additional case studies involving chlorinated sites with fine-grained soils, providing valuable insight for environmental professionals across the industry.

If you’ll be attending this year’s conference, be sure to join Brett’s session. We look forward to seeing you there!

Our Orlando offices came together at the end of April to participate in the AdventHealth Corporate 5k, showing up with energy and plenty of team spirit.

From those running the course to those supporting behind the scenes, it was a great opportunity to connect outside of the workday and represent Team UES in the community.

Participants and volunteers, thank you so much for representing —we’re proud of the way you showed up and supported one another.

We’re excited to kick off another project at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, continuing a long-standing partnership that spans more than two decades of campus growth.

This latest project will deliver a new seven-story residential dorm with an integrated parking structure. To support the heavily loaded foundations, ground improvement is being implemented using Rammed Aggregate Piers—helping ensure long-term performance and stability.

UES provided the geotechnical evaluation and is actively supporting construction through materials testing and threshold inspection services, bringing a full-service approach from design through ex*****on.

We’re proud to have supported ERAU’s continued expansion over the years, including work on the Mori Hosseini Student Union, recognized with the AISC IDEAS Award and the AL Light & Architecture Design Award for its distinctive, flight-inspired design.

We are looking forward to another successful project with a valued partner.

Conversations that move our industry forward are happening tomorrow at the 28th Annual George F. Sowers Symposium, and we’re excited to have Tim Siegel, P.E., G.E., BC.GE from Team UES as a featured speaker.

As a Senior Principal Engineer with Dan Brown and Associates, a UES Company, Tim brings deep technical expertise and a practical perspective to discussions that matter most in geotechnical engineering today. Events like this create space for collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and progress across our field.

We’re proud to see our experts contributing to these important conversations and helping shape what’s next for the industry.

🔗 Learn more: https://collaborate.asce.org/events/event-description?CalendarEventKey=6ba55a63-bd9d-4680-9ecb-019d6f53cd6f&CommunityKey=47aff0b6-1fd9-4492-8486-018aa91ad380&Home=%2fcommunities%2fcommunity-home%2fmanage-events

As Construction Safety Week comes to a close, we want to thank our team members across all regions for your participation in trainings, safety standdowns, and team-building activities throughout the week.

Your engagement brought this year’s theme, All In Together: Recognize, Respond, Respect, to life and reinforced the shared commitment we have to keeping one another safe every day.

From the field to the office, these moments reflect the strong safety culture our teams continue to build together. Thank you for making safety a priority not just this week, but every day.