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Facts about construction of Aurora Medical Center in the town of Summit
- The 2,458 tons of structural steel used in the construction is
almost one-third the weight of the Eiffel Tower.
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- The 42,000 cubic yards of concrete is enough to cover 40 football
fields.
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- The 3,282 tons of steel reinforcing in the concrete is equivalent to
the weight of 3,500 automobiles.
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- The 145,824 square feet of precast brick panels that will make up
the building's exterior would cover one and a half Washington Monuments.
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- The 1.3 million pounds of ductwork being installed is equivalent to
two fully loaded Boeing 747s.
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- The 450,000 lineal feet of plumbing pipe would stretch from
Milwaukee to Oshkosh.
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- The 550 miles of electrical wire would stretch from Milwaukee to
Pittsburgh, Pa.
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