Suitland, Md.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has received site approval for a new $34.1-million headquarters to be built at the 226-acre Suitland Federal Center. The 208,271-sf facility will be located almost entirely underground. The landscaped roof, almost at ground-level, will incorporate skylights to provide natural light to offices below. NOAA employees from around the country (but not Washington, D.C.) will be consolidated in the new building, which is scheduled to open in 2004. By 2011, NOAA anticipates employing 648 people.
