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Main entrance of NCWCP with all doors installed.
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Flagpoles at entrance.
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View to the left of entrance.
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View to the right of the entrance.
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View of atrium upon entering at main entrance.
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Plaque in floor of atrium showing where time capsule is buried.
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Atrium with completed floating stairway.
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Patio outside of deli. Door to deli is on the left. Grey wall in background is the parking garage.
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Another view of the floating stairway in the atrium.
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Conference rooms in conference center showing installation of movable walls.
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Doorway from conference rooms into hallway next to the auditoriuim.
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Work continues on stage area in auditorium.
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Main entrance seen from auditorium.
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Shelves inside library.
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Space saving shelves in library.
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Water fountains.
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Recycling closet.
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Air Resources Laboratory’s Cupola (at top of stairs).
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Air Resources Laboratory workspace.
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Green roof on top of two story data center.
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Conference rooms overlooking atrium (note that construction restraints have been removed).
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Office in NCEP Office of the Director area.
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Patio outside of deli from above.
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More offices in the NCEP Office of the Director area.
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Atrium floating stairway.
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Operations area on fourth floor (media center on the left in the rear).
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Fourth floor operations area looking west.
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Fourth floor operations area looking east.
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Example of stairwell signs identifying floors.
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EMC area on second floor looking east.
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EMC area on second floor looking west.
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View of landscaping on the back (north) side of building.
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View of patio area and bioretention pond.
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Fitness center.
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Lockers in fitness center.
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Showers in fitness center.
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Deli.
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Entrance to patio from outside.
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Area between parking garage (on the left) and the NCWCP (on the right).
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Looking north with the parking garage on the right and NCWCP on the left.
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Outdoor patio area.
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Landscaping at front of building (auditorium is to the right).
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Another view of the entrance to NCWCP.
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Putting the finishing touches on the cobblestone entrance drive.
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Entrance with auditorium on the right.
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View of entrance including the data center on the left.
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View of NCWCP from afar.
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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.