Construction is set to begin on the new headquarters for NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Brevard County.

The new building will bring NASA offices throughout the Kennedy Space Center under one roof. It will house about 500 NASA and contract employees.

Officials broke ground Tuesday morning on the 200,000-square-foot facility that will cost just less than $65 million. The center features a new energy-efficient, green headquarters building which will be centrally located next to the building that is currently used as the agency's headquarters. The current headquarters has been in use since the 1960s. It will eventually be torn down, and materials will be recycled for use at a later date.

"The facilities we have now ... they've got to be upgraded," said Bob Cabana, director of the Kennedy Space Center. "It's just too costly to maintain. This is setting the stage for the future. And I think it shows the strength of the Kennedy Space Center."

The new building will be a part of Kennedy Space Center's campus. It includes the International Space Station processing facility and the Operations and Checkout Building, where the Orion capsule is currently being prepped for test flights and future deep-space missions.

NASA officials said demolishing the 900,000 square feet of aging, non-energy-efficient buildings and rebuilding only half the amount will save the agency $400 million over the next 40 years.

The overall central campus concept will consolidate 11 buildings and will add pedestrian walkways for use instead of vehicle traffic.

"To renovate this area, make it more campus-like, make it easier for employees to collaborate and work with each other," said Nancy Bray, of Kennedy Space Center operations.

Construction begins in a few weeks and is expected to be completed in late 2016.