ASTROTURF-NRG STADIUM FACT SHEET

ASTROTURF RETURNS TO ITS ROOTS IN HOUSTON

AstroTurf will install a full field over the course of three working days for the Houston
Texans.

AstroTurf, since its inception and over the last five decades, has continuously devoted itself
to leading the synthetic turf industry in
technology and innovation. Since the early
1980s, AstroTurf has been the expert in
convertible systems. Only a company with
deep experience in the difficult conversion
market could deliver results with the task at
handturning a concrete floor into a
90,000+ square foot, infilled football field
that is ready for NFL play.

AstroTurf has installed convertible fields at

the University of Wyoming, Texas Tech
University, University of Houston, the
Turf Installation NRG Stadium 2012
Silverdome,
Idaho
State
University,
University of North Carolina, Washington State University, the U.S. Naval Academy,
Northern Michigan University, Torontos Rogers Centre, the Edward Jones Dome, the
Fargodome, the University of South Dakota, and the Alerus Center. It brings decades of
experience in these specialty systems to NRG Stadium.

NRG Stadium installed a convertible AstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D60 field in 2012. The
convertible system provides the facility with the flexibility to switch from a grass field to a
synthetic turf field in as fast as seven hours.
The conversion is performed by the
AstroHopper system, which rolls up the field
in 59 fifteen foot wide panels.

Up to this point, the field has been used for

non-NFL sporting events.

AstroTurf has its roots in Houston. The

Astrodome was built in 1965. Problems arose
when glare from the glass dome impeded
View of AstroHopper machinery
Astros outfielders from catching pop ups.
Painting the ceiling fixed the pop up dilemma,
but deprived the grass of sunlight. The Astrodome encountered a new problemgrass
would not grow without ample light. Synthetic grass was installed in the Astrodome to solve
the turf quandary in 1966. Thus the AstroTurf brand was born and revolutionized the
sports world for the first time.

ASTROTURF FIELD DATA

FIELD SIZE:

94,830 Square Feet

FIELD SYSTEM:

AstroHopper Panel Conversion Process by AstroTurf

59 AstroTurf Panels
15 Wide Rolls

FIELD TYPE:

AstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D60

FIELD BACKING:

BioCel, a soybean-derived backing that helps support 600,000 American

soybean farmers, thus reducing dependence on foreign oil

PRIMARY FIBER:

Blend of monofilament, polyethylene Horseshoe fibers and polyethylene

slit film
AstroTurf fibers for removable systems are 2 tall

SECONDARY FIBER:

Texturized nylon RootZone, which not only holds the rubber infill in
place during conversions and play, but also protects players from
excessive torque transmitted to knees and ankles (per independently
funded research by Michigan State University)

INFILL:

200,000 lbs. of high-performance ambient rubber, the equivalent of

nearly 20,000 car tires which would otherwise be dumped in landfills

FIELD WEIGHT:

approximately 310,000 lbs

SEAMS:

Hook-and-Loop fasteners

TIMELINE:

Conversion will begin Monday morning, September 21, 2015

Testing to ensure it complies with NFL standards will occur Thursday,
September 24, 2015
First game will be played on the AstroTurf surface against the Buccaneers
on Sunday, September 27, 2015