Is Lambeau Field heated?
Answer:
Yes. The Green Bay Packers installed a field heating system at Lambeau Field in the summer of 1996. The existing field, vomitory, and concourse area were renovated to accomodate the installation of the carrier piping. In addition, an indoor pump-room and outdoor boiler room were constructed to house the mechanical components of the fields. The system at this time heated the playing field within the end zones as well as the player sidelines.
With the renovation of the stadium in 2000, the existing concourse area was under renovation and the previously installed distribution mains and mechanical rooms were required to be relocated. At this time, no changes were made to the "pex" tubing within the playing field area.
In 2006, the Green Bay Packers decided to renovate the "actual" field. However, this decision was not due to the field heating system, but the integrity and logistics of its age old construction. The field was completely removed down to the sub-grade including the field heat tubing, drainage, irrigation, and electrical systems. The areas within the field were graded to achieve one final elevation, thus removing the many sloped entrances and pathways within the bowl. This final elevation is actually nearly 12" lower than the previous installed field, making the famous "Lambeau Leap" a larger obstacle for some players.
The field received a new heating system located 10" below the surface. There is an estimated 30 miles of tubing that controls the heating of not only the field, but the camera path, players entrance, and trench drain. The system also received new boilers, pumps, valves and an updated controls system.
In addition to this system, in 2009, the Green Bay packers installed a field heating system in the newly renovated Ray Nitchke Field. Although not fully heated (only 60 yards) it allows the players to practice in the frigid temperatures, less susceptible to injury.
With the renovation of the stadium in 2000, the existing concourse area was under renovation and the previously installed distribution mains and mechanical rooms were required to be relocated. At this time, no changes were made to the "pex" tubing within the playing field area.
In 2006, the Green Bay Packers decided to renovate the "actual" field. However, this decision was not due to the field heating system, but the integrity and logistics of its age old construction. The field was completely removed down to the sub-grade including the field heat tubing, drainage, irrigation, and electrical systems. The areas within the field were graded to achieve one final elevation, thus removing the many sloped entrances and pathways within the bowl. This final elevation is actually nearly 12" lower than the previous installed field, making the famous "Lambeau Leap" a larger obstacle for some players.
The field received a new heating system located 10" below the surface. There is an estimated 30 miles of tubing that controls the heating of not only the field, but the camera path, players entrance, and trench drain. The system also received new boilers, pumps, valves and an updated controls system.
In addition to this system, in 2009, the Green Bay packers installed a field heating system in the newly renovated Ray Nitchke Field. Although not fully heated (only 60 yards) it allows the players to practice in the frigid temperatures, less susceptible to injury.
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