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Fire and Flood: When Risk becomes Reality
From October 31st to November 12th 2021, over 100 leaders from across the world met in Glasgow, Scotland for the 26th annual conference...
Nov 29, 20213 min read


Case Study: Javits Center
The extraordinary Javits center is one of the most historic convention centers in America. A colossal structure, at 310,000m2 (3,300,000...
Oct 29, 20213 min read


Learning on the Job: A Product Design Engineer’s Journey into Building Science
Written by Jimit Modi Edited by Joe Dakin Editor’s note: SMT is a multi-disciplinary company, and we are fortunate to have team members...
Sep 7, 20213 min read


An Engineering Student's Guide to Marketing
Written by Johnson Hu Edited by Joe Dakin The summer after I graduated from my bachelor’s degree turned out to be one of the most...
Sep 7, 20213 min read


Cloudburst: Mass Timber Engineering and Lumber Prices
Pictured: SMT Mass Timber Displacement Monitoring using Stringpot Sensors Every month SMT publishes a newsletter we call Cloudburst,...
Aug 31, 20211 min read


Monitoring CLT Highway Noise Barriers
(Highway Barrier with SMT PMM sensors embedded) In collaboration with researchers from Clemson University's Glenn Civil Engineering...
Aug 11, 20211 min read


Project Profile: Burrard Place
LOCATION: Downtown Vancouver, BC COMPLETION: Ongoing SENSOR CLASS: Moisture Detection Sensors and Digistars INDUSTRY: Office Space...
Jul 6, 20211 min read


Project Profile: Viewstar
LOCATION: Richmond, BC COMPLETION: June 2021 SENSOR CLASS: Moisture Detection Sensors and Digistars INDUSTRY: Residential / Commercial...
Jun 14, 20211 min read


What Is Vancouver's Leaky Condo Crisis?
Leaky Condo Crisis Overview If you know someone who has lived in a Vancouver condo, chances are they were affected by the Leaky Condo Crisis. Beginning in the 1980s, Vancouver’s Leaky Condo Crisis caused damage to apartment buildings over 3 decades, with many still in need of repair today. At the height of these repairs in 2008, it was estimated that there were a total of 72,193 leaky strata units - accounting for nearly 50% of all the condominiums built in BC since 1985. The
Jun 10, 20214 min read
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