Albemarle’s expansion of its Kemerton lithium operations is doubling capacity and securing Western Australia’s position in the global lithium industry and green energy future.
To house the construction workforce that can’t be recruited locally, Albemarle is building the $140 million Paris Grove workforce accommodation village at nearby Australind. Its high-quality amenities help attract the skilled workforce needed, while limiting pressure on local housing.
The brief
Aurum Engineering was engaged by Grounded to provide electrical engineering services for the village’s Dining Hall, Wellness Centre and Recreation Centre, along with site-wide electrical infrastructure:
- Electrical power supply, reticulation and distribution
- Feature and functional lighting with lighting control
- Emergency lighting control systems
- Energy metering and management, including photovoltaic arrays
- Security, CCTV and access control
- Communications backbone infrastructure
- Fire detection and emergency warning
The challenge
The amenity buildings are the heart of the village — where hundreds of workers eat, train and relax — so they need to be robust, efficient and welcoming, and delivered on a construction program tied to a major industrial expansion.
The solution
Site-wide infrastructure designed as one system. Reticulation and distribution planned across the dining, wellness and recreation buildings and the wider site.
Energy metering and solar. Energy management systems and photovoltaic arrays reduce operating costs over the life of the village.
Lighting that suits each space. Feature and functional lighting with controls across dining, gym and recreation areas.
The outcome
- Complete electrical design for the village’s core amenity buildings and site infrastructure
- Energy metering and PV supporting lower operating costs
- Delivered with “exceptional professionalism, technical expertise and a strong commitment to excellence”, in the words of the client’s project team
