The centre has been designed and constructed to aspire to high level contemporary sustainability principles as well as maximise the building's life and life cycle costs. For example, design and construction considerations include: careful consideration of the materials selected, the installation of LED lighting throughout, the orientation of the building, sun shading, the installation of purpose built end of trip facilities, and the use of recycled materials.

The site was selected for its proximity to existing specialised laboratories on the UWA campus such as the engineering precinct.

This location was identified in the Crawley Campus Plan, as a site for potential University development.

The $62 million facility includes:

• offices and workstations for researchers, technicians and post-graduate students

• flexible wet and dry laboratories with PC2 capability

• flexible collaborative spaces, including the Woodside FutureLab

• a ground level multi-purpose lecture theatre linked to a large interaction space with an external courtyard

• outdoor undercover field staging, loading bays, technical areas and boat storage.
  

A unique inclusion within the facility is the Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems. The centre installed a 11.5 metre beam centrifuge to operate the National Geotechnical Centrifuge facility.


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