Travis: I applaud your willingness to spend lots of money to create a chameleon paradise! And appreciate you coming to the forums for guidance!
I worked with a beautiful male Panther chameleon for a couple of years before he passed away (from natural causes and old age), he was about 6 years old. They really aren't expected to live more than five years at best, so keep that in mind. I think some people in the hobby attribute too many cham deaths to external stress when after 2-3 years its more likely to be a natural progression for a relatively short-lived animal. But I digress...
Generally speaking Chams need lots of fresh air and ventilation, lots of climbing perches, a couple of nice basking spots, and lots of vegetation. UV-B is recommended, we took our Panther outside as often as we had time for to get him natural sunlight and he really appreciated that. Regardless of Uv-B, a full spectrum light will really show a Panther's colors nicely, and be good for live plants. Our Panther was housed in a large wooden framed, glass paneled enclosure. The back was solid with rockwork and plants, the top was mesh screen, and the sides had mesh vents under the glass doors so the air flowed through the exhibit, not just in and out through the top. I find this type of setup (mesh top and side vents) more ideal than full-on mesh since with the openness of full mesh you run into difficulty keeping humidity up.
You will have to mist the enclosure daily and should consider a drip watering system for him to drink from. You can even train them to drink for a rodent type water bottle so that they always have access to water when they want it - if you'd like details on this I can explain the process further.
That's my basics on Panther chams for now
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