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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
November 19, 2008

 
NCWCP Entrance
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NCWCP Entrance
 
 
 
Entrance with newly installed windows
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Entrance with newly installed windows
 
 
 
Entrance from the inside, showing the porch area
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Entrance from the inside, showing the porch area
 
 
 
Food line area in deli
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Food line area in deli
 
 
 
NCO office area on first floor
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NCO office area on first floor
 
 
 
Fourth floor ops area. Duct work will be below raised floor when it is installed
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Fourth floor ops area. Duct work will be below raised floor when it is installed
 
 
 
Fourth floor ops area showing raised floor installation process
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Fourth floor ops area showing raised floor installation process
 
 
 
Green roof and instrument platform
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Green roof and instrument platform
 
 
 
Fireproofing on fifth floor
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Fireproofing on fifth floor
 
 
 
Atrium ceiling installation underway
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Atrium ceiling installation underway
 
 
 
NCEP Director's office
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NCEP Director's office
 
 
 
Patio adjacent to deli
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Patio adjacent to deli
 
 
 
Conference rooms overlooking atrium
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Conference rooms overlooking atrium
 
 
 
Approach roads to NCWCP. The one to the right leads to a drop-off circle at the entrance, the one to the left leads to the loading dock on the west side.
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Approach roads to NCWCP. The one to the right leads to a drop-off circle at the entrance, the one to the left leads to the loading dock on the west side.
 
 
 
View towards NCWCP main entrance. Auditorium is to the right and the data center is to the left.
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View towards NCWCP main entrance. Auditorium is to the right and the data center is to the left.
 
 
 
 

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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