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Construction Pictures from the NCWCP Site
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Location of NCWCP site plan(University of Maryland website)
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Construction Pictures from the NCWCP Site
May 20, 2008
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Front of NCWCP showing progress on front shaded window installation
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Closer view of roof showing installation of IRMA (Inverted Roof Membrane Assemblies) roofing. IRMA is a roofing assembly in which styrofoam insulation and ballast are placed over a roof membrane. Seen here is the membrane hanging over the edge.
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Another view of the membrane hanging over
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Front (south) side of NCWCP showing progress on window installation
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View from west to east along side entrance corridor. Conference area will be behind the concrete block wall.
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View from atrium towards front entrance area showing studding on both sides.
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Exterior view of side entrance corridor.
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Second floor EMC area looking towards the east.
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Same area looking eastward.
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Insulating ductwork on second floor front wing.
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Fourth floor NCEP front office area
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HPC/OPC front office area
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Fourth floor HPC/OPC operations area
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View of roofing from the inside showing roof fasteners
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More window installation overlooking east courtyard
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First floor entrance area
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NCWCP front exterior from right to left: auditorium, main building, two story data center.
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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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