Curtin University of Technology’s vision to create an international centre of excellence for resources and chemistry related research and education is becoming a reality with the first stage of the Resources and Chemistry Precinct development expected to be fully operational by January 2009.

This world-class Precinct on the site of Curtin’s Bentley Campus will bring together the university and industry bodies involved in resources and chemistry related education and research and become part of the Australian Minerals Research Centre (AMRC)

Light Application are proud to have been chosen to provide the Dynalite lighting and energy management control system to the entire complex.

With over 700 circuits of control, the building houses laboratories, meeting and training rooms, lecture and conference facilities, along with over 100 offices and associated teaching area’s.

Bassett Senior Mechanical Engineer, Nick Devlin, said the new centre would be a first-class laboratory facility for teaching and research and will feature a range of unique design initiatives that consider safety, environmental impact, and energy efficiency.

More than $200 million of capital spending is expected over the next five years within the precinct. Curtin alone is investing over $100 million in the construction of the main facility – a 15,000m2, four-level, building to house the Department of Applied Chemistry and the Chemistry Centre (WA). Other participants include BHP Billiton, the CSIRO and the Commonwealth Department of Education Science and Training.