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Artist drawing of future NOAA Climate Weather Center

Location of NCWCP site plan(University of Maryland website)
 

Construction Pictures from the NCWCP Site
July 8, 2008

 
Window installation on east side of NCWCP
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Window installation on east side of NCWCP
 
 
 
Piping for wiring of individual seats in auditorium
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Piping for wiring of individual seats in auditorium
 
 
 
Interior of conference center
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Interior of conference center
 
 
 
Interior of NCWCP atrium
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Interior of NCWCP atrium
 
 
 
Interior of courtyard. Atrium window is to the right
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Interior of courtyard. Atrium window is to the right
 
 
 
Second floor back wing looking west.
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Second floor back wing looking west.
 
 
 
Fourth floor operations area looking west. The plastic covers metal ductwork.
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Fourth floor operations area looking west. The plastic covers metal ductwork.
 
 
 
Another area of fourth floor ops area looking south
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Another area of fourth floor ops area looking south
 
 
 
Mike Brennan, Matt Glazewski and Dave Feit look over the fourth floor HPC/OPC operations area
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Mike Brennan, Matt Glazewski and Dave Feit look over the fourth floor HPC/OPC operations area
 
 
 
View of atrium from fourth floor
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View of atrium from fourth floor
 
 
 
NCEP Director's office
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NCEP Director's office
 
 
 
Looking east into HPC/OPC front office area
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Looking east into HPC/OPC front office area
 
 
 
Roof over back wing.  Atrium roof is to the right
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Roof over back wing. Atrium roof is to the right
 
 
 
Cupola area on fifth floor looking downstairs toward the ARL fourth floor area
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Cupola area on fifth floor looking downstairs toward the ARL fourth floor area
 
 
 
View of atrium looking towards the east
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View of atrium looking towards the east
 
 
 
Windows being staged on parking garage before being installed on east face of front wing.
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Windows being staged on parking garage before being installed on east face of front wing.
 
 
 
Newly built stairs and ramp from parking garage
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Newly built stairs and ramp from parking garage
 
 
 
Installation of windows on east side
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Installation of windows on east side
 
 
 
Looking east along front of building
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Looking east along front of building
 
 
 
Loading dock on west end of building
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Loading dock on west end of building
 
 
 
Front entrance of NCWCP
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Front entrance of NCWCP
 
 
 
Window installation on east side of NCWCP
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Window installation on east side of NCWCP
 
 
 
Entire building site from UMD building parking lot
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Entire building site from UMD building parking lot
 
 
 
 

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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