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South exterior of NCWCP
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Interior atrium showing the floating staircase sections
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Conference Center area
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Auditorium ceiling
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View of terrazzo floor
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View looking east from inside atrium
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View looking up at atrium ceiling
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Elevators
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Installing floor in deli area
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First floor NCO offices
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Data Center
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North side on second floor
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Conference rooms overlooking the atrium on the second floor
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Another view of the floating staircase and the conference rooms overlooking the atrium
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Bathroom sinks
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View through window of rooftop waterfall. Water draining from roof after a rain follows the cables down to a splash basin
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Media center on fourth floor
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A look underneath the flooring on the fourth floor
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Work continues in the fourth floor HPC-OPC operations area
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Colorful fall view to the north out the fourth floor windows
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View of transparent railings around the atrium
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A view of the atrium from the fourth floor
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Doorway to NCEP Director's office
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South exterior showing two story data center section
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The NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction is located on a
50-acre section of the University of Maryland's M-Square Research and
Technology Park. Tenants include approximately 800 employees of
NOAA's National Weather Service, National Environmental Satellite, Data
and Information Service, and Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.
The project was completed in the Fall of 2012.