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Artist drawing of future NOAA Climate Weather Center
 

Construction Pictures from the NCWCP Site
March 11, 2008

 
Interior of first floor in data center area
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Interior of first floor in data center area
 
 
 
Back section of first floor showing installed windows
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Back section of first floor showing installed windows
 
 
 
Ductwork and conduits being installed on first floor
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Ductwork and conduits being installed on first floor
 
 
 
Open ends of ductwork are covered to keep out dirt
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Open ends of ductwork are covered to keep out dirt
 
 
 
Deli area on first floor in back section
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Deli area on first floor in back section
 
 
 
Fourth floor operations area for OPC and HPC
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Fourth floor operations area for OPC and HPC
 
 
 
View looking from east to west along length of back wing
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View looking from east to west along length of back wing
 
 
 
View looking south from the fourth floor back wing (OPC/HPC ops area)
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View looking south from the fourth floor back wing (OPC/HPC ops area)
 
 
 
Roof over atrium with installed girders
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Roof over atrium with installed girders
 
 
 
NCEP Director's office
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NCEP Director's office
 
 
 
Installed girders on sloping roof looking from NCEP Director's office to the west. Atrium roof is to the right.
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Installed girders on sloping roof looking from NCEP Director's office to the west. Atrium roof is to the right.
 
 
 
NOAA visitors to the building site: from left to right, Mike Stewart, Sue Perrotta, Laurie Morone and Ron Warren
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NOAA visitors to the building site: from left to right, Mike Stewart, Sue Perrotta, Laurie Morone and Ron Warren
 
 
 
View from inside the atrium
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View from inside the atrium
 
 
 
View from inside the auditorium
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View from inside the auditorium
 
 
 
Windows continue to be installed on back wall
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Windows continue to be installed on back wall
 
 
 
View from the parking garage looking east into the atrium
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View from the parking garage looking east into the atrium
 
 
 
View of front of the NCWCP. The auditorium is to the right, the data center is to the left and the main entrance is in the middle.
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View of front of the NCWCP. The auditorium is to the right, the data center is to the left and the main entrance is in the middle.
 
 
 
 

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.

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