NOAA Gets Green Building

The General Services Administration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are dedicating NOAA's new $80 million Satellite Operations Facility in Suitland, Md, today. The building, which will house 650 employees, features one of the largest "green roofs" in North America.

Here's how the facility looks in an artist's rendering:

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