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The Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre on the UWA Crawley Campus will be an architecturally designed, water efficient, healthy and financially sustainable building.
The proposed site (currently Car Park 14) has been selected for its proximity to existing specialised laboratories on the UWA campus such as the Engineering precinct. This location was identified in previous Crawley Campus Plans and more recently in the 2010 Crawley Campus Plan, as a site for potential University development.
Designed and managed to maximise the building’s life and life cycle costs, the Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, Crawley, will be constructed to adhere to environmentally sustainable development (ESD) principles and UWA’s commitment to sustainability through policy and practice. The purpose-built facility will be designed to target a Five Star Green Star rating - a benchmark in sustainable development.
The $62 million facility will include offices and workstations for researchers, technicians and post-graduate students; flexible wet and dry laboratories with PC2 capability; flexible collaborative spaces; and a ground level multi-purpose lecture theatre linked to a large interaction space with an external courtyard. Other external areas include undercover field staging, loading bays, technical areas and boat storage.
A unique inclusion within the facility will be the Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems. The Centre will install a new centrifuge and operate the National Geotechnical Centrifuge facility.
The Development Application for this facility was lodged in November 2012 with the Western Australian Planning Commission and was approved in January 2013.
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CRICOS Code: 00126G
