Fort Dix US Army reservists construct full-sized buildings during 10 working days of service duty

Four years ago, when Army Reservists came to Fort Dix, New Jersey to serve their annual two weeks of construction battalion service duty, they typically carried out simple tasks, such as rewiring lights or installing ceiling fans, but Troop Construction Project Manager Joe Thomas and his superiors had far more ambitious plans for them. By the end of each reservist's two weeks of duty, they wanted to see buildings 100% completed, including mechanical, electrical, and a quality inspection. The troop construction project manager looked into an alternative method of construction - using pre-engineered metal buildings from Kelly Industries that assemble out of the box up to 4 times faster than conventional methods. To ensure the fastest learning curve possible, the company provides a training video and an onsite training rep for hands-on demonstration guidance. Using the pre-engineered panels, reservicst units have put up a 4 by 6-foot shower in a little over a day, and an 80 by 40-foot classroom in 5 days.