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Construction Pictures from the NCWCP Site
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Construction Pictures from the NCWCP Site
January 4, 2008
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Front view of NCWCP. The pouring of the roof is still underway.
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View to the west showing the north (to the right) and the south (to the left) wings and the end of the atrium (in the middle).
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North wing: the roof has been poured. The top floor will house the operations area of HPC/OPC, with CPC on the third floor, EMC on the second floor, and the deli area on the ground floor.
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View looking south, showing the east end of the north wing (foreground) and the south wing (background). The USDA building on River Road can be seen in the background.
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Back (north) wall of NCWCP with completed roof. Barely visible to the right is a crane in position to begin putting in the back wall.
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Top ramp on the parking garage.
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View towards entrance road and River Road from the top deck of the parking garage.
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View down into area which will become the stage and auditorium seating area
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View along roof line of front wing showing how roof will slant upwards
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Parking garage located to the east of NCWCP
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First floor location of computer systems area; red post in the background denotes location of loading dock.
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View east into lobby and conference center area. The picture was taken standing in the library area.
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Atrium view
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Dr. Uccellini shows Deputy Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere Mary Glackin and her staff the features of the building during a recent tour
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Workmen removing temporary roof supports on fourth floor in HPC/OPC operations area
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Fourth floor NCEP director's office area
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Looking west toward 5th floor cupola area
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Roof area of back (north) wing
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Tour of the NCWCP for the Deputy Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, Mary Glackin
Front row: Mary Glackin, Michelle Reed, Angela Stansbury
Back row: Louis Uccellini, Joel Kline, David Caldwell
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Close up of same group
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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:
NCWCP Construction Picture Archive
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