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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
September 11, 2008

 
Auditorium interior
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Auditorium interior
 
 
 
Hallway through which employees may enter from the parking garage
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Hallway through which employees may enter from the parking garage
 
 
 
Interior of library on first floor
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Interior of library on first floor
 
 
 
Deli
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Deli
 
 
 
EMC area on second floor
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EMC area on second floor
 
 
 
EMC area on second floor
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EMC area on second floor
 
 
 
John Derber checks out his office space on the second floor
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John Derber checks out his office space on the second floor
 
 
 
Joint Center area
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Joint Center area
 
 
 
Third floor CPC area
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Third floor CPC area
 
 
 
Third floor CPC area
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Third floor CPC area
 
 
 
Fourth floor HPC/OPC ops area
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Fourth floor HPC/OPC ops area
 
 
 
Precarious work
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Precarious work
 
 
 
NCEP Director's office
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NCEP Director's office
 
 
 
Roof on north wing
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Roof on north wing
 
 
 
Equipment platform on north wing roof
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Equipment platform on north wing roof
 
 
 
Mechanical equipment on fifth floor. Water heaters are on the left.
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Mechanical equipment on fifth floor. Water heaters are on the left.
 
 
 
Work on patio area outside of the deli
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Work on patio area outside of the deli
 
 
 
Atrium
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Atrium
 
 
 
South side of NCWCP; main entrance is just to the right of the center of the picture
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South side of NCWCP; main entrance is just to the right of the center of the picture
 
 
 
West end of south side showing loading dock entrances
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West end of south side showing loading dock entrances
 
 
 
Rock wall under construction outside building entrance
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Rock wall under construction outside building entrance
 
 
 
 

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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