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Artist drawing of future NOAA Climate Weather Center
 

Construction Pictures from the NCWCP Site
November 30, 2007

 
View of construction site, approaching from the southeast. Note the preparation for roof construction on the section nearest the camera. The entire building is scheduled to be under roof by the end of December.
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View of construction site, approaching from the southeast. Note the preparation for roof construction on the section nearest the camera. The entire building is scheduled to be under roof by the end of December.
 
 
 
A closer view of the roof construction preparation. The roof is slanted.
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A closer view of the roof construction preparation. The roof is slanted.
 
 
 
A look at the south (to the left) and the north (to the right) wings of the building with the atrium in between
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A look at the south (to the left) and the north (to the right) wings of the building with the atrium in between
 
 
 
Preparations fro the floor of the lowest level of the parking garage
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Preparations fro the floor of the lowest level of the parking garage
 
 
 
Staircases for the southwest corner of the parking garage
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Staircases for the southwest corner of the parking garage
 
 
 
Back (north) side of the building taken from the parking garage
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Back (north) side of the building taken from the parking garage
 
 
 
View along east side of building
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View along east side of building
 
 
 
Temporary brace for parking garage wall
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Temporary brace for parking garage wall
 
 
 
Laying of the third floor on northeast corner
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Laying of the third floor on northeast corner
 
 
 
View into atrium area taken from parking garage
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View into atrium area taken from parking garage
 
 
 
Closer view into atrium
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Closer view into atrium
 
 
 
Another look at front of building and roof preparations
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Another look at front of building and roof preparations
 
 
 
Future entrance to the NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction
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Future entrance to the NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction
 
 
 
Another view of building front with U of MD building in the background
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Another view of building front with U of MD building in the background
 
 
 
View along corridors on first floor with conference rooms to the right
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View along corridors on first floor with conference rooms to the right
 
 
 
Interior of first floor. Future location of NCO.
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Interior of first floor. Future location of NCO.
 
 
 
Interior of atrium looking west
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Interior of atrium looking west
 
 
 
View of atrium looking east
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View of atrium looking east
 
 
 
Future skylight
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Future skylight
 
 
 
Back of building looking east
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Back of building looking east
 
 
 
West end of building
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West end of building
 
 
 
A view of the front side of the building
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A view of the front side of the building
 
 
 
Another view of the front side of the building panning to the east
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Another view of the front side of the building panning to the east
 
 
 
Retaining wall along the south side of the building site
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Retaining wall along the south side of the building site
 
 
 
 

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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