Warrior in Transition Barracks, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Posted
01/12/2012
The Army Wounded Warrior Program is the official U.S. Army
program that assists and serves as an 
advocate for severely wounded, ill, and injured
soldiers, veterans and their families, wherever they are located,
regardless of military status. A 130,000-square-foot complex of
four-story apartment-style Warrior in Transition
barracks recently opened at Fort Campbell in
Kentucky to serve hundreds of troops who are ill, injured
or wounded in combat as part of the military's ongoing efforts to
revamp medical treatment for soldiers.
All of the buildings feature standing seam metal roofing. A
total of 90,000 square feet of Englert Series 2500 Profile standing
seam roof panels from Perth Amboy, N.J.-based Englert Inc., cover
the building. Vanguard Roofing Systems Inc., Roswell, Ga.,
installed the 24-gauge, 18-inch-wide panels in Medium Bronze. The
use of the LEED and U.S. Energy Star compliant roofing material
helps military facilities achieve the LEED Silver rating that is
now standard for similar military buildings.
Funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009, the new barracks can house up to 206 soldiers who use
wheelchairs or prosthetics or need specialized medical care. These
facilities also include kitchens, handicap accessible bathrooms and
televisions, as well as an outdoor wheelchair obstacle course and a
healing garden. Clark Caddell, Tampa, Fla., a joint venture general
contractor, was engaged for the design and construction of the
Warrior in Transition complex barracks, parade and dining
facilities. Clark Caddell operates as a subsidiary of Clark
Construction Group LLC, Bethesda, Md., and Caddell Construction Co.
Inc., Montgomery, Ala.
Englert Inc., www.englertinc.com