Fort Hamilton Army Reserve Center, Brooklyn, NY—Fort Hamilton provides services and support to the military personnel in the New York area. The new Reserve Center will greatly increase Fort Hamilton’s capabilities as a vital component to America’s military and national security and to New York City’s frontline defense. The project includes a 123,000 sf reserve center and a 3,500 sf maintenance training building. The new facilities include classrooms and arms rooms, providing units with a modern and revitalized environment that will support the National Guard units and active duty personnel.
Part of the BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) initiative to consolidate facilities, the new Armed Forces Reserve Center is set to open in 2011. The project featured thin brick cast into the precast concrete wall panel system. Oldcastle Precast Building Systems manufactured 227 pieces of exterior, load-bearing wall panels. The continuous insulation in the 10-inch thick panels exceeded ASHRAE standards by 50% with their R-value of 20.
