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Construction Pictures from the NCWCP Site
April 22, 2008


Movie clip: Window being lifted into place for installation on front face of NCWCP (101MB, AVI)
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Back wing of NCWCP; windows are installed every where except for deli area on first floor.
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Back wing of NCWCP; windows are installed every where except for deli area on first floor.
 
 
 
East side of NCWCP
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East side of NCWCP
 
 
 
South side of north wing
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South side of north wing
 
 
 
Looking toward the west into the atrium area
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Looking toward the west into the atrium area
 
 
 
Window installation on south face (front) of NCWCP. The windows have shades attached to them
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Window installation on south face (front) of NCWCP. The windows have shades attached to them
 
 
 
Front face of two story data wing
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Front face of two story data wing
 
 
 
West end of NCWCP looking north. Large openings are loading dock
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West end of NCWCP looking north. Large openings are loading dock
 
 
 
Back wing of NCWCP looking east
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Back wing of NCWCP looking east
 
 
 
First floor area looking east towards deli area
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First floor area looking east towards deli area
 
 
 
First floor looking south towards data wing
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First floor looking south towards data wing
 
 
 
Third floor front wing
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Third floor front wing
 
 
 
Roof of back wing looking east
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Roof of back wing looking east
 
 
 
South face of back wing looking east toward parking garage
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South face of back wing looking east toward parking garage
 
 
 
Interior of atrium. Blue walls to right enclose the elevators
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Interior of atrium. Blue walls to right enclose the elevators
 
 
 
View towards atrium, looking north west
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View towards atrium, looking north west
 
 
 
Roof of auditorium is almost complete
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Roof of auditorium is almost complete
 
 
 
Interior of roofed auditorium
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Interior of roofed auditorium
 
 
 
Interior of conference center with evidence of heavy rains
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Interior of conference center with evidence of heavy rains
 
 
 
View from below of installed windows with shades
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View from below of installed windows with shades
 
 
 
Looking through shaded front windows
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Looking through shaded front windows
 
 
 
Another view of windows on front face
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Another view of windows on front face
 
 
 
 

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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