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executive John Murphy (no relation to Mark Murphy). "If you notice on the north, you can't even tell that we added on. The panels on the north are pretty much dead-on, an exact match." While the previous renovation used lightweight concrete, getting the material 150 feet in the air presented a new challenge. Part of the new seating area in the south end zone overhangs from the main structure, requiring a lightweight concrete blend. "You think about that job site, and "As we researched it, we couldn't find anybody that had pumped it. Through different experts, some of our local suppliers, we came up with a mix that we could run through a pump. That was a feat on this project, because there are some areas that you can't reach by crane. " says John Murphy. Carew, help out. They supplied a portion of the concrete on the job. He says, "We had our local supplier, " "What we wanted, especially with the south end zone, was when people walk in to look at it and say, 'It's always been there.' That's a challenge, and that's where Miron, particularly with their knowledge of the stadium and the work that they did in 2003, is really helpful." –Mark Murphy, Green Bay Packers president and CEO how you get concrete up there. There's only two different ways, by crane via bucket, or pump, They were searching along with the architect and structural engineer on the job, [for] who has pumped something similar, what works. We tried different test pumps, and finally came up with a mix that would work." John Carew, president of Carew Concrete & Supply Co. of Appleton, says the mix required a lightweight aggregate from Louisiana, which was soaked in specially designed pits at their site to keep the porous material from soaking up water in the mix and making it difficult to pump. A second material, a synthetic bead-like product, came from Pennsylvania. "By using these types of specialty products, we were able to develop this very lightweight type of concrete, which was easily pumpable, and was very lightweight to use for this project, Of course, most job sites [continued] » " he says. "We're all pretty proud, and we worked real closely with Miron and the engineers to develop this type of specialty concrete. " JANITORIAL PROFESSIONALS • Post construction cleanups COMMERCIAL CLEANING • Daily, weekly, monthly or one time services • Fully insured & bonded STATEWIDE COVERAGE MARINETTE WAUSAU GREEN BAY FOX CITIES FOND DU LAC MADISON MANITOWOC SHEBOYGAN MILWAUKEE RACINE KENOSHA 800-938-8488 www.pro1janitorial.com www.insightonbusiness .com November 2012 • INSIGHT | 35 2300 American Drive, Neenah, WI 54956-1019 (920) 734-1741 • (920) 734-9786 fax www.appletonlathing.com Miron Construction Team at Lambeau Field Proud to be a part of the our franchise opportunities! Ask about