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Artist drawing of future NOAA Climate Weather Center
 

Construction Pictures from the NCWCP Site
October 11, 2007

 
View of entire building site
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View of entire building site looking from the location of the entrance road.
 
 
 
Northern end of parking structure
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View of northern end of parking structure.
 
 
 
Another view of parking garage
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Another view of parking garage construction.
 
 
 
Looking east through the garage
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Looking east through the parking garage.
 
 
 
Back (north) wall of NCWCP
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Back (north) wall of NCWCP showing third floor supports being laid out in rear.
 
 
 
Construction worker removing temporary supports
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Construction worker removing temporary supports under second floor.
 
 
 
West end of rear (north) wall
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West end of rear (north) wall, looking towards the west.
 
 
 
Temporary supports for third floor
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Laying out temporary supports for third floor.
 
 
 
Temporary third floor supports
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Temporary third floor supports as seen from second floor.
 
 
 
Activities taking place on the second floor
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Construction activities taking place on the second floor.
 
 
 
Parking garage
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Another view of the parking garage construction.
 
 
 
West side of building
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West side of front of building.
 
 
 
Auditorium in foreground
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Auditorium in foreground with front of building in the rear.
 
 
 
Foundation for south retaining wall
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Foundation for south retaining wall. USDA 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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