HOMEWOOD ARMY RESERVE CENTER

Oct 2, 2019

The Army chose Accel Construction for a major renovation of the Army Reserve Center in Homewood, Illinois. The project scope encompassed a complete interior demolition of the existing 32,000sf facility down to the exterior walls and roof deck as well as oversight of existing roof system replacement, construction of a 33,500sf addition and an interior reconfiguration to house new locker rooms, restrooms, physical readiness gym, assembly hall, kitchen, classrooms, offices and common spaces.

The project also included a new Pre-Engineered Metal Building (UHS), installation of a new detention and retention ponds, existing parking lot resurfacing and new parking lot construction, as well as new landscaping throughout. Accel also installed a geothermal heating/cooling system sized to serve the entire facility and a separate solar array as part of the LEED Silver Certification achieved for the project.

PROJECT TYPE

Design-Bid-Build

OWNER

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

LOCATION

Homewood, IL

CONTRACT VALUE

$16.7 Million

SQUARE FOOTAGE

65,500