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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
June 12, 2008

 
View looking west into courtyard and atrium
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View looking west into courtyard and atrium
 
 
 
Auditorium roof
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Auditorium roof
 
 
 
East end of north wing
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East end of north wing
 
 
 
Working on the atrium roof
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Working on the atrium roof
 
 
 
North side of NCWCP; shadow in foreground is the parking garage
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North side of NCWCP; shadow in foreground is the parking garage
 
 
 
Another view of atrium roof showing windows to let light into the atrium
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Another view of atrium roof showing windows to let light into the atrium
 
 
 
Building entrance
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Building entrance
 
 
 
Close-up of building entrance
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Close-up of building entrance
 
 
 
Two story data center
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Two story data center
 
 
 
View of entrance looking back towards the auditorium
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View of entrance looking back towards the auditorium
 
 
 
Closer view of exterior of auditorium; completed and occupied UMD building can be seen in the background
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Closer view of exterior of auditorium; completed and occupied UMD building can be seen in the background
 
 
 
Loading dock area
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Loading dock area
 
 
 
Interior of first floor looking east towards the entrance
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Interior of first floor looking east towards the entrance
 
 
 
Sealing the first floor
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Sealing the first floor
 
 
 
Looking east into the conference center area from the entrance
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Looking east into the conference center area from the entrance
 
 
 
Interior of auditorium; fans are set up to dry up the ground
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Interior of auditorium; fans are set up to dry up the ground
 
 
 
Left interior wall of auditorium
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Left interior wall of auditorium
 
 
 
View looking into front door of NCWCP
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View looking into front door of NCWCP
 
 
 
Interior of north wing of the first floor
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Interior of north wing of the first floor
 
 
 
Deli area on first floor
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Deli area on first floor
 
 
 
Atrium roof and walls showing windows into atrium
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Atrium roof and walls showing windows into atrium
 
 
 
Three cooling towers recently installed over the fourth floor
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Three cooling towers recently installed over the fourth floor
 
 
 
West end of NCWCP taken from the roof of the two story data center
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West end of NCWCP taken from the roof of the two story data center
 
 
 
NCWCP building front with view of UMD building in background
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NCWCP building front with view of UMD building in background
 
 
 
Installation of windows on building front nearly complete
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Installation of windows on building front nearly complete
 
 
 
Third floor of north (back) wing
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Third floor of north (back) wing
 
 
 
Fourth floor of north (back) wing
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Fourth floor of north (back) wing
 
 
 
NCEP Director's office area on fourth floor
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NCEP Director's office area on fourth floor
 
 
 
Fourth floor area of OPC/HPC front offices
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Fourth floor area of OPC/HPC front offices
 
 
 
Workers install windows on fifth level; note they are translucent, not transparent as on levels one through four
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Workers install windows on fifth level; note they are translucent, not transparent as on levels one through four
 
 
 
View of NCWCP from River Road. Note location of three cooling towers installed on fifth level
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View of NCWCP from River Road. Note location of three cooling towers installed on fifth level
 
 
 
 

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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