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Artist drawing of future NOAA Climate Weather Center
 

Construction Pictures from the NCWCP Site
September 21, 2007

 
 
OPUS project manager leads Dave Feit and Dave Caldwell on a tour
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Bryan Ramsey, an OPUS project manager leads Dave Feit and Dave Caldwell on a tour of the building site
 
 
 
View of loading dock
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View of loading dock area. The red post (of which there are several in the loading dock area) is steel-encased and reinforced to prevent against building collapse in the event of an explosion.
 
 
 
West end of building
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West end of building
 
 
 
First stairway to the second floor, located at the west end of the building
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In the center of this picture, with a construction worker on it, is the first stairway to the second floor, located at the west end of the building.
 
 
 
North side of building
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View of north (back) side of building
 
 
 
Sunken floor area on first floor
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Sunken floor area on first floor, in which a raised floor will eventually be installed.
 
 
 
Elevator area in 1st floor lobby
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Elevator area in 1st floor lobby
 
 
 
Workers smoothing out floor on second level
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Workers smoothing out floor on second level. The view is to the south with the USDA building in the background.
 
 
 
Workers laying plywood for floor on the second level
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Workers laying plywood for floor on the second level in the back of the building.
 
 
 
Bryan pointing out building features
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Bryan pointing out building features to Laurie Morone and Dave Caldwell.
 
 
 
Views of stages of 2nd floor
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More views of stages of 2nd floor construction.
 
 
 
View towards the northeast
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View towards the northeast at back wind of building
 
 
 
View of 2nd level floor smoothing machines
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Closer view of 2nd level floor smoothing machines.
 
 
 
View from 2nd floor of front wing of building
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View from 2nd floor of front wing of building looking towards the east. Indentation at far right corner is the auditorium.
 
 
 
View of lobby and elevator area
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View of lobby and elevator area looking down from the 2nd floor.
 
 
 

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View of atrium area from 2nd floor
 
 
 
Workers set up supports for second floor.
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Workers set up supports to continue laying out second floor.
 
 
 
Dave Caldwell and Dave Feit
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Dave Caldwell and Dave Feit overseeing construction.
 
 
 
View of atrium area looking west
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View of atrium area looking west
 
 
 
The stages of the first floor from right to left
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The stages of the first floor from right to left - compressed dirt, layer of gravel, yellow plastic, concrete
 
 
 
Conference center area
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Conference center area on 1st floor
 
 
 
Front entrance
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Front entrance: where the worker is sweeping is where the front doors will be.
 
 
 
Construction site
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Construction site looking from east to west.
 
 
 
Crane brought in to work parking garage
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Crane (in foreground) brought in to work on construction of parking garage.
 
 
 

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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