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The Dowel-Laminated Timber(DLT) Radium Hot Springs Centre protected from moisture intrusion
Overview LOCATION: Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia COMPLETION: 2018 AREA: 8,000 Sq. Ft. INDUSTRY: Municipal SENSOR CLASS: ...
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Project Profile: Sherbrook Flats
Overview LOCATION: Winnipeg, MB COMPLETION: June 2019 SOLUTION SET: Monitor and evaluate the energy efficiency and in-situ effective thermal resistance of the wall assemblies INDUSTRY: Residential Sherbrook Flats, a new 6-storey apartment block adjacent to the University of Winnipeg campus, was built with exposed concrete masonry walls and has 71 units. SMT was on this project, providing thermal and energy efficiency monitoring for walls. photo curtesy of sherbrookflats
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SMT Sensors will be used in the Seismic Rehabilitation of the New Lord Nelson Elementary
Overview LOCATION: Vancouver, BC COMPLETED: Ongoing AREA: 10,000 Sq. Ft. SENSOR CLASS: Building Intelli Conventional Roof...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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SMT Providing Solutions For Skeena - Canada’s Largest Passive House
SMT is excited to be a part of Canada’s Largest Passive House in Vancouver. Properly known as, “The Heights,” the Skeena Passive House is...
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SMT's Building Intelli System on the Bell MTS Data Center
SMT has installed our Building Intelli system in the Bell MTS Data Center in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The $53 million data facility provides...
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Parq Vancouver Development
SMT is currently using our DigiScan 360 services to scan the roofing membranes of the up and coming “urban resort”, Parq Vancouver. Known...
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Milton District Hospital
Overview LOCATION: Milton, ON COMPLETED: Ongoing AREA: 330,000 Sq. Ft. SENSOR CLASS: Building Intelli Conventional and Inverted Roof...
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UBC Brock Commons: Vertical Movement and Moisture Monitoring
Overview LOCATION: Vancouver, BC COMPLETED: July 2017 AREA: 160,000 Sq. Ft. SENSOR CLASS: Investigative Research INDUSTRY: Institutional Details: The 18-story student residence at UBC slated to be one of the tallest wood buildings in the world standing 53 meters tall. In addition to its primary function as a student residence, the building will serve as an academic site for students and researchers, who will be able to study and monitor its performance and durability
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Passive House Performance Monitoring
Overview LOCATION: Langley, BC COMPLETED: year SENSOR CLASS: Investigative Monitoring INDUSTRY: Residential Details: The idea of Passive House is to create a world-leading standard in energy efficiency. In Canada, annual heating/cooling energy represents 75%–85% of the total life-cycle environmental impact of a building. It is designed to give the knowledge to produce extremely energy efficient, and therefore sustainable, buildings, it also makes it cost effective for
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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
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Crack Sensor Research Project
Details: Steel girders of bridges exposed to cyclic truck traffic loads experience fatigue stress, resulting in potential cracks and...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Telecommunications: Moisture Monitoring
LOCATION: Oregon SENSOR CLASS: ‘Stainless Steel (2conductor) adhesive backed Mylar’ INDUSTRY: Commercial Details: On a recent...
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UBC Life Sciences Centre: Leak Detection
Overview LOCATION: Vancouver, BC COMPLETED: AREA: 75,000 Sq. Ft. SENSOR CLASS: INDUSTRY: Institutional Details: SMT Research is...
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