Camera Captures Progress of MicaPlex Construction
Mary van Buren
Mary van Buren
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Mary van Buren
Jun 21, 2016, 10:00 AM
Everyone can stay updated on the construction of the MicaPlex (John Mica Engineering and Aerospace Innovation Complex) adjacent to the Daytona Beach Campus in the university’s Research Park, thanks to a camera automatically taking a photo of the work site every 10 minutes.
Keep track of the current construction, scroll back to May 23, 2016, or go to any spot in between, with various filters available to see hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly images.
The MicaPlex is scheduled for completion in Spring 2017. Construction of an associated wind tunnel building is expected to begin in Fall 2016 and conclude in Fall 2017.
The MicaPlex is dedicated to U.S. Rep. John Mica (R-Florida) in honor of his key role in supporting the university’s educational and research endeavors.
Recently awarded a $5 million construction grant by the State of Florida, the MicaPlex will serve as the cornerstone of the 90-acre Embry-Riddle Research Park, housing an array of technology-focused labs. The adjacent wind tunnel will feature testing, measurement, and air flow functions unlike any other comparable technology in the Southeast.
The MicaPlex will be a 50,000-square-feet, state-of-the-art innovation hub designed to encompass research enterprises in aviation, space, engineering, unmanned systems and the environment working in partnership with Embry-Riddle faculty and students. It will include 10,000-square-feet of flex lease space as part of a collaborative platform for incubating new technologies.
In addition to tenant partners in the flex lease space, resident and nexus partners will form the framework of the developing Research Park ecosystem.