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SMT Project Updates: SOLO District and The Amazing Brentwood
SMT is currently involved with two of the biggest developments in the Burnaby and Metro Vancouver area: The SOLO District and The Amazing...
Jan 11, 20211 min read
SMT Creates Data Visualization Interface for UBC Tall Wood Building
SMT has been working on a special project for the sensor installation of the UBC Brock Commons Tall Wood Building. In order to monitor...
Jan 11, 20211 min read
SMT Sensors being used to monitor innovative multifunctional wood panels
In conjunction with FPInnovations in 2015, SMT solutions were installed in two test hut demonstration buildings to monitor the...
Jan 11, 20212 min read


SMT Sensors Used to Monitor and Create a 'Living Lab'
SMT sensors are now being deployed at Red River College’s new Skilled Trades and Technology Centre (STTC) in Winnipeg. At approximately 100,000 square feet, the centre will be used for a new laboratory and shop space for over 1000 students a year in high demand trades. As one of the first buildings to be connected through a suite of sensors, SMT and RRC will be creating a “living lab” atmosphere to provide complete analysis of the roof and green roof. The SMT sensors being i
Jan 11, 20211 min read


Wood Innovation and Design Centre: Vertical Movement and Moisture Performance
LOCATION: Prince George, BC COMPLETED: 2015 AREA: 52,000 Sq. Ft. SENSOR CLASS: Investigative Research INDUSTRY: Commercial Details: SMT was contracted by FPInnovations to measure the vertical movement and CLT moisture performance of the Wood Innovation and Design Centre (WIDC) building locating in Prince George, BC. The Wood Innovation and Design Centre in Prince George, British Columbia provides a unique opportunity for non-destructive testing and monitoring to meas
Jan 11, 20211 min read
Crack Sensor Research Project
Details: Steel girders of bridges exposed to cyclic truck traffic loads experience fatigue stress, resulting in potential cracks and...
Jan 11, 20211 min read
Simtrec: Heritage Masonry Structure Preservation
LOCATION: Ottawa, ON INDUSTRY: Commercial Details: Canada’s most iconic and historic structures in Ottawa are in the process of a...
Jan 11, 20211 min read


RTDS/TGS Building: Performance Measurement
LOCATION: Winnipeg, MB INDUSTRY: Commercial Details: The RTDS building is Winnipeg’s first office building on stilts built over a 5.5...
Jan 11, 20211 min read
UBC Centre for Comparative Medicine: Moisture Monitoring
LOCATION : Vancouver, BC INDUSTRY : Institutional Details: Moisture and water damage can occur from the interior of the building when...
Jan 11, 20211 min read
Telecommunications: Moisture Monitoring
LOCATION: Oregon SENSOR CLASS: ‘Stainless Steel (2conductor) adhesive backed Mylar’ INDUSTRY: Commercial Details: On a recent...
Jan 11, 20211 min read


BCIT: A Pilot Study on First Nation Homes on an Urban Reserve
LOCATION: Squamish, BC COMPLETED: 2013 INDUSTRY: Research Details: Aboriginal families are significantly more likely to live in poor...
Jan 11, 20211 min read


Main Street Pressure Monitoring
LOCATION: Vancouver, BC INDUSTRY: Investigation Details: SMT Research Building Intelligence Platform is used in temporary or long...
Jan 11, 20211 min read


Seattle Asian Art Museum: Moisture Monitoring
LOCATION: Seattle, WA INDUSTRY: Commercial Details: SMT provided a turn-key monitoring system to investigate the building moisture...
Jan 11, 20211 min read


CanmetENERGY: Solarwall Monitoring
LOCATION: Ottawa, ON AREA: 7,500 Sq. Ft. INDUSTRY: Commercial Details: SMT is working with CanmetENERGY to test the effectiveness of a...
Jan 11, 20211 min read
UF Hurricane Research: Attic Monitoring
LOCATION: Florida INDUSTRY: Commercial Details: An SMT Attic Moisture Monitoring System was provided to the University of Florida for...
Jan 11, 20211 min read
Residential Building: Monitoring System Install & Repairs
LOCATION: Vancouver, BC Details: A high-end residential building is undergoing renovations to repair water damage that has occurred...
Jan 11, 20211 min read


NRC-IRC: Wireless Monitoring System
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario INDUSTRY: Commercial Details: SMT Research is providing equipment, sensors, and knowledge in moisture...
Jan 11, 20211 min read


The Belmont: Performance Measurement
LOCATION: Vancouver, BC SENSOR CLASS: Investigative Monitoring INDUSTRY: Commercial Details: SMT provided the building consultant,...
Jan 11, 20212 min read


Water from the Sky
Every year it happens. We know it will happen. Predictable. Studied. Documented. Water will come from the sky in the month of September...
Dec 7, 20182 min read


Virtual Tour of the UBC Tallwood House - Download the Free App!
University of British Columbia's Brock Commons student residence is an innovative 18-storey hybrid wood structure that has won multiple awards and received international recognition as the world's tallest mass timber built building. SMT installed a total of 338 sensors throughout the building used to measure vertical compression of the wood super-structure as well as moisture content and temperature throughout the building. SMT, in conjunction with UBC ECE, has created a vi
Jan 11, 20182 min read
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