Case: University British Columbia Life Sciences Centre

Location

University of British Columbia
Life Sciences Centre
Vancouver, BC
http://www.ubc.ca

Details

SMT Research is providing a leak detection system for 75,000 sq. ft. of mechanical interstitial space in the UBC Life Sciences Centre. The space is located above research labs and is designed to enable easy access to mechanical systems for maintenance and re-configuration. The related plumbing and mechanical system component failures are costing the facility millions of dollars in water based damages since the award winning building was built.

Inherit to the design of the building, even small leaks can go undetected by staff for hours or even days - and by then there is tens of thousands of square feet of damaged ceiling and wall space to the lab below.

Now through the installation of a suite SMT Building Intelligence Products, the water will be detected with-in seconds, and notify users with-in minutes by text page, email and notification through their Building Management System.

The propriety SMT components utilized are:

• Moisture Detection Sensor Tape
• Flood Monitoring WiDAQ
• Building Intelligence Gateway
• Analytics