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Artist drawing of future NOAA Climate Weather Center

Location of NCWCP site plan (University of Maryland website)
 

Construction Pictures from the NCWCP Site
May 13, 2008

 
North wing of NCWCP taken from the south
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North wing of NCWCP taken from the south
 
 
 
North side of NCWCP looking from east to west
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North side of NCWCP looking from east to west
 
 
 
Dave Caldwell and Ming Ji look over the building site from the top of the parking garage
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Dave Caldwell and Ming Ji look over the building site from the top of the parking garage
 
 
 
Front (south) side of NCWCP showing progress on window installation
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Front (south) side of NCWCP showing progress on window installation
 
 
 
Interior of auditorium
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Interior of auditorium
 
 
 
Wall construction between conference center and lobby
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Wall construction between conference center and lobby
 
 
 
Atrium view: the blue walls on the right enclose the elevators
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Atrium view: the blue walls on the right enclose the elevators
 
 
 
Studding for fourth floor break room. Electrical rooms are on the other side of the drywall.
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Studding for fourth floor break room. Electrical rooms are on the other side of the drywall.
 
 
 
Installation of windows in the NCEP Director's Office
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Installation of windows in the NCEP Director's Office
 
 
 
Fourth floor looking west along front of NCWCP. Future home of OPC/HPC front offices
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Fourth floor looking west along front of NCWCP. Future home of OPC/HPC front offices
 
 
 
Activity on fifth floor
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Activity on fifth floor
 
 
 
More studding occurring on the first floor
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More studding occurring on the first floor
 
 
 
Library area
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Library area
 
 
 
View from the front windows of the library area
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View from the front windows of the library area
 
 
 
NCWCP entrance
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NCWCP entrance
 
 
 
 

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:

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