IST will coordinate construction of the $20 million building. Funding is provided from state sources. Originally cut from Florida鈥檚 2007 budget, funding for the building was committed in 2008, just ahead of the economic downturn. Driving motivation for the partnership series is to help sustain Orlando as a hub for simulation research and industry development. The Partnership facilities help maintain a significant DoD presence, which, in turn, contributes to the local economy.
鈥淭he new building and the three other joint-use research park buildings whose renovation or construction IST has supervised are models of cooperation that have helped simulation R & D stay strong in Central Florida,鈥� said IST Director Randall Shumaker.
IST Associate Director for External Development Mark Yerkes manages the project for 麻豆原创. He also was in charge of Partnership II construction in 2003-2004. Yerkes said new construction will benefit considerably from the reuse of the former building鈥檚 designs.
鈥淧-III is basically a mirror image of P-II,鈥� said Yerkes. 鈥淭hat saved a lot of time and several millions in architectural design costs, allowing us to add energy efficiency improvements to qualify for an environmentally friendly 鈥楲EED庐 Silver鈥� designation.鈥�
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When construction is completed (target: summer of 2010) IST will consolidate its labs and offices into the lower floors of both P-II and P-III.