please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . february 2009 this article includes a list of references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . june 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message tellepsen builders type general contractors industry general contracting pre construction & construction services construction management founded 1909 founder tom tellepsen headquarters houston usa area served greater houston area key people chairman & ceo howard tellepsen jr. number of employees 400 website tellepsen builders company website tellepsen builders is a construction company founded by tom tellepsen in houston texas in 1909 . 1 the company has been family owned and operated for four generations and was created during a period when houston was rapidly expanding . tellepsen builders has been recognized as a safety leader in the construction field and was recently noted for completing more than 4.5 million man hours with no time lost due to injury over the past four years . 2 the houston business journal has awarded tellepsen builders its landmark award for houston area projects numerous times 3 and the company has been the recipient of the houston s greatest award among many others . contents 1 first generation 2 second generation 3 third generation 4 fourth generation 5 notable houston projects 5.1 churches 5.2 educational facilities 5.3 healthcare 5.4 hospitality 5.5 interiors 5.6 retirement communities 6 project awards 7 references 8 external links first generation edit tom tellepsen founded tellepsen builders in 1909 . 4 the first tellepsen builders offices were built in houston in 1921 . the company s first notable project was the miller outdoor theatre in 1922 followed by the rice university chemistry building in 1923 . in 1925 the company began work on houston s first 10 story hotel at texas avenue and la branch street . the company constructed the palmer memorial episcopal church in 1927 and the episcopal church of the redeemer in 1932 . in 1929 tom incorporated changing from tom tellepsen general contractor to tellepsen construction company . second generation edit tom s son howard tellepsen became president of the tellepsen construction company in 1940 . in the 1940s and 1950s the tellepsen construction company was awarded many projects that have become houston landmarks such as ellington field annunciation greek orthodox cathedral the texas children s hospital 5 st. luke s episcopal hospital the falcon dam and the melrose building . the company was involved with the construction of the shamrock hotel . at the time of its grand opening on st. patrick s day 1949 it was the largest hotel in the united states . during howard s tenure he served as president of the houston county chamber of commerce and was the youngest ever chairman of the houston ship channel now port authority . howard was a board member for the texas a & m research foundation served on the chair and the board of the texas state board of hospitals and was the fundraising chairman for houston s united way overseeing a time when more than 100 % of united way fundraising goals were met . third generation edit howard tellepsen jr. succeeded his father and is currently the third generation tellepsen to serve as ceo of tellepsen builders . tellepsen contracts during this time included american retirement corporation metronational corporation 6 memorial hermann healthcare system methodist healthcare system 7 episcopal diocese of texas exxon mobil exploration reliant energy sterling bank and texas medical center . 8 fourth generation edit after 100 years tellepsen is still family owned and operated by howard jr. and his four sons tadd tellef trent and trevor . notable houston projects edit churches edit prince of peace catholic community worship center with seating for 1 400 featuring massive wood beams and exposed wood decking st. martin s episcopal church worship center with customized wood pews and gray slate floors with seating for 1 400 first baptist church pasadena two story multi purpose building to house educational fellowship and worship activities including a central gathering area and worship space that seats 1 000 lakewood church complete renovation of former compaq center into joel osteen s new worship center with accommodations for 16 000 . lakewood church is the second largest christian worship center in the united states . 9 educational facilities edit rice chemistry building 10 pasadena high school channelview high school 11 healthcare edit memorial hermann professional office building modernization and remodeling of the existing fifty two year old medical facility located in the texas medical center memorial northwest hospital medical office building six story medical office building and a seven and a half level parking garage methodist community health care center three story health care center located in sugar land with accompanying four story medical office building 12 hospitality edit marriott courtyard hotel houston country club renovations 13 bentwater yacht club one story yacht club located on lake conroe interiors edit coastal banc headquarters designed to resemble a lighthouse on the texas gulf coast reliant energy plaza splitrock services inc. williams communications national technical research center 14 retirement communities edit the terrace program the arc program pinehaven i & ii 15 project awards edit st. martin s episcopal church asa 2004 project of the year splitrock services inc. apex iv 2000 best interior project over 50 000 sf methodist community health care center apex iv 2000 best healthcare project over 10 million memorial hermann professional office building apex iv 2000 best renovation remodel project pasadena high school additions & renovations apex iv 2000 best education project over 10 million coastal banc headquarters apex iii 1998 best interior project over 50 000 sf lakewood church asa project of the year 2006 project of the year over 15 million 16 references edit tellepsen about us tellepsen web site tellepsen received award for 2.8 million man hours with no time lost due to injury cornerstone magazine tellepsen builders receives houston s landmark award for best rehabilitation renovation from the houston business journal texas contractor building success eastwood s tom tellepsen eastwood voice howard tellepsen builds texas children s hospital texas children s hospital web site metronational starts work on medical office building memorial city district news tellepsen receives 25 million in local contracts houston business journal tellepsen lands healthy chunk of medical center construction houston business journal tellepsen liturgical page tellepsen web site building success eastwood s tom tellepsen eastwood voice tellepsen educational page tellepsen web site tellepsen healthcare page tellepsen web site tellepsen hospitality page tellepsen web site tellepsen interiors page tellepsen web site tellepsen retirement communities page tellepsen web site tellepsen receives project award texas contractor external links edit tellepsen builders retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title tellepsen builders & oldid 743466118 categories companies based in houstonconstruction and civil engineering companies of the united stateshidden categories orphaned articles from february 2009all orphaned articlesarticles lacking in text citations from june 2008all articles lacking in text citations navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history 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