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Artist drawing of future NOAA Climate Weather Center

Location of NCWCP site plan(University of Maryland website)
 

Construction Pictures from the NCWCP Site
July 23, 2008

 
NCWCP entrance
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NCWCP entrance
 
 
 
Auditorium with completed concrete stage and floor
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Auditorium with completed concrete stage and floor
 
 
 
Interior of atrium as dry wall is installed
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Interior of atrium as dry wall is installed
 
 
 
West end of library space on first floor
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West end of library space on first floor
 
 
 
Looking towards library entrance from inside
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Looking towards library entrance from inside
 
 
 
NCO office area on first floor
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NCO office area on first floor
 
 
 
Railings installed in stairwells
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Railings installed in stairwells
 
 
 
Air Resources Laboratory's cupola area
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Air Resources Laboratory's cupola area
 
 
 
Roof of two story section showing beginning of installation of green roof
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Roof of two story section showing beginning of installation of green roof
 
 
 
Four inches of growth media in place on green roof of four story front section
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Four inches of growth media in place on green roof of four story front section
 
 
 
Piping and ducts being installed in penthouse area over four story front section
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Piping and ducts being installed in penthouse area over four story front section
 
 
 
Sloping roof over atrium viewed from green roof
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Sloping roof over atrium viewed from green roof
 
 
 
View from green roof looking west
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View from green roof looking west
 
 
 
Looking south at atrium roof
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Looking south at atrium roof
 
 
 
View from roof south towards the entrance road
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View from roof south towards the entrance road
 
 
 
View from the roof southeast, with the parking garage in the foreground and UMD's Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center in the background
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View from the roof southeast, with the parking garage in the foreground and UMD's Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center in the background
 
 
 
View towards the northeast from the rooftop. UMD's football stadium is visible in the center.
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View towards the northeast from the rooftop. UMD's football stadium is visible in the center.
 
 
 
Atrium interior looking east
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Atrium interior looking east
 
 
 
Louis Uccellini, Wayman Baker and David Caldwell inspecting the construction progress
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Louis Uccellini, Wayman Baker and David Caldwell inspecting the construction progress
 
 
 
East wall of atrium from the outside
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East wall of atrium from the outside
 
 
 
Fourth floor front wing area which will hold OPC/HPC front offices and conference rooms
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Fourth floor front wing area which will hold OPC/HPC front offices and conference rooms
 
 
 
Exterior of courtyard area
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Exterior of courtyard area
 
 
 
Interior of deli area
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Interior of deli area
 
 
 
Welding work just outside of deli area
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Welding work just outside of deli area
 
 
 
Window installation on east end of conference center
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Window installation on east end of conference center
 
 
 
Louis and Tom Uccellini conclude their visit to NCWCP building site
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Louis and Tom Uccellini conclude their visit to NCWCP building site
 
 
 
 

The NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction, will be located on a new 50-acre section of the University of Maryland's M-Square Research and Technology Park. Opus East, L.L.C., of Rockville, Md., working with Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, Inc. as the lead design and interior architect, will design, construct and own the building and lease it to the GSA.

Opus arranged a long-term ground lease with the University of Maryland for the development. The 268,762 square-foot building will be the new home for NOAA.s Satellite and Information Service, Air Resources Laboratory and the National Centers for Environmental Prediction.

Archive of building construction progress:

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