Skip Navigation Links weather.gov 
NOAA logo - Click to go to the NOAA homepage National Weather Service   NWS logo - Click to go to the NWS homepage
National Centers for Environmental Prediction
Navigation Bar Left Cap
Navigation Bar End Cap

Home > NCEP News > Construction Pictures from the NCWCP Site

Artist drawing of future NOAA Climate Weather Center

Location of NCWCP site plan(University of Maryland website)
 

Construction Pictures from the NCWCP Site
June 02, 2011

 
Generators have been delivered and installed.
(Click on a picture to see the high resolution image.)
Generators have been delivered and installed.
 
 
 
Progress is being made in the data center.
(Click on a picture to see the high resolution image.)
Progress is being made in the data center.
 
 
 
Progress is being made in the data center.
(Click on a picture to see the high resolution image.)
Progress is being made in the data center.
 
 
 
Work is ongoing in the atrium.
(Click on a picture to see the high resolution image.)
Work is ongoing in the atrium.
 
 
 
Sheetrock and glass walls are being installed in some offices and conference rooms.
(Click on a picture to see the high resolution image.)
Sheetrock and glass walls are being installed in some offices and conference rooms.
 
 
 
Sheetrock and glass walls are being installed in some offices and conference rooms.
(Click on a picture to see the high resolution image.)
Sheetrock and glass walls are being installed in some offices and conference rooms.
 
 
 
Overhead lighting is being installed on all floors.
(Click on a picture to see the high resolution image.)
Overhead lighting is being installed on all floors.
 
 
 
This bathroom is being "mocked up" in advance, so contractors can see the quality of work required throughout bathrooms in the rest of the building.
(Click on a picture to see the high resolution image.)
This bathroom is being "mocked up" in advance, so contractors can see the quality of work required throughout bathrooms in the rest of the building.
 
 
 
NCEP's Office of the Director has been framed and is ready for sheetrock.
(Click on a picture to see the high resolution image.)
NCEP's Office of the Director has been framed and is ready for sheetrock.
 
 
 
NCEP's Office of the Director has been framed and is ready for sheetrock.
(Click on a picture to see the high resolution image.)
NCEP's Office of the Director has been framed and is ready for sheetrock.
 
 
 
View from the 4th floor overlooking the bio-retention pond and outdoor dining area.
(Click on a picture to see the high resolution image.)
View from the 4th floor overlooking the bio-retention pond and outdoor dining area.
 
 
 
View of the green roof, which continued to thrive while the project was stalled.
(Click on a picture to see the high resolution image.)
View of the green roof, which continued to thrive while the project was stalled.
 
 
 
View of the green roof, which continued to thrive while the project was stalled.
(Click on a picture to see the high resolution image.)
View of the green roof, which continued to thrive while the project was stalled.
 
 
 
View of the employee entrance; the red posts mark where the security turnstile will be located.
(Click on a picture to see the high resolution image.)
View of the employee entrance; the red posts mark where the security turnstile will be located.
 
 
 
Landscaping in the front of the building is being brought back to life.
(Click on a picture to see the high resolution image.)
Landscaping in the front of the building is being brought back to life.
 
 
 
Landscaping in the front of the building is being brought back to life.
(Click on a picture to see the high resolution image.)
Landscaping in the front of the building is being brought back to life.
 
 
 
Landscaping in the front of the building is being brought back to life.
(Click on a picture to see the high resolution image.)
Landscaping in the front of the building is being brought back to life.
 
 
 
 

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:


NOAA/ National Weather Service
National Centers for Environmental Prediction
5830 University Research Court
College Park, MD 20740
NCEP Internet Services Team
Disclaimer
Help
Glossary
Privacy Policy
About Us
Career Opportunities
Page last modified: Tuesday, 19-Jul-2011 14:44:24 UTC