NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction

NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction

Construction PicturesDecember 10, 2007

3200 sq.ft atrium

Six story parking

garage – 697 parking

places

5000 sq. ft auditorium

NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction

• Located at the University of Maryland’s Research Park (M-Square)• Includes housing 800+ Federal employees, contractors, and

visiting scientists • 5 NCEP Centers• NESDIS research and satellite services• OAR Air Resources Laboratory

• Construction Start: May 9, 2007– 4 story structural concrete 268,762 RSF building– 19,998 cubic yards of concrete– 1846 tons of reinforcing steel– 5,000 sq. ft. auditorium, >3,000 sq. ft. atrium, 10,000 sq ft of

conference room space, 2500 sq. ft. library,2200 sq ft fully equipped deli, ~2000 sq. ft. exercise room

– Surrounded by parkland, with nearby ball fields and bowling alley– 6 story parking garage (697 parking places)

• Building to be “topped out” (roof on) by end of December, 2007• Begin installing systems – December 2008

NOAA Center for Weather and

Climate Prediction

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