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We are commercially known as SMT, but SMT Research is our full name.
We started SMT with a suite of products and services to assist with moisture detection in existing buildings, and soon found that the people who perform the building science research also wanted access to the same abilities in their labs - and in-situ monitoring construction projects. Our monitoring systems and solutions have been used to enable leading building science investigations to occur on everyday construction projects. With SMT equipment you can turn any project into a “test hut” of knowledge and verification of desired outcomes.
View what we have done below:
ATTIC MONITORING
Attics in Marine Climates
Presented at: Ashrae Building XII Conference, December 2013
Wind Uplift Capacity of Foam-Retrofitted Roof Sheathing Subjected to Water Leaks
Presented by: University of Florida
IAQ/C02 MONITORING
A Pilot Study on First Nation Homes on an Urban Reserve
Part of: BCIT Building Science Graduate Program
Golfers Could Face Better Greens due to Applied Research at Red River College
Published by: Red River College, May 6, 2014
MOISTURE MONITORING
Real-Time Monitoring for Leak Locating with Wireless Moisture Content Sensors in Non-Combustible Construction (PO)
Presented at: CCBST 2017
Monitoring of Various Non-Vented and Vented Vaulted Roofing Systems in Vancouver
Presented at: CCBST 2017
Capacitance-based Wireless Moisture Content Sensors for Sandstone
Presented at: 14th Canadian conference on building science and technology, October 2014
Application of Embedded Moisture Sensors for Developing Preservation Strategies for Stone Masonry Buildings
Published by: Red River College Forum: Applied Research & Innovation, 2010
Calibration of Dielectric-based Moisture Sensing in Stone, Mortar and Stone-mortar Sandwiches
Published by: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, May, 2014
Monitoring of Vertical Movement in a Four-Story Wood Frame Building in Coastal British Columbia
Published in: Journal of Testing and Evaluation, Vol. 41, No. 4, 2013 by ASTM (paid)
Monitored Field Performance of Conventional Roofing Assemblies – Measuring the Benefits of Insulation Strategy
Published at: Symposium on Building Envelope Technology, November 2013
WINDOW STUDY
Selection of Low-e Coated Glass for Older Residential High-Rise Apartment Buildings in Canada
Published by: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, April 2013
REPORTS
BC Cold Climate Heat Pump Field Study
Published by RDH Building Science, 2020
Measuring Dynamic Thermal Resistance of Building Envelope Assemblies
Presented at: NHICE (New Horizons in Green Civil Engineering) Conference, 2018
The Living Home – SMT Building Performance Sensor Installation
Testing a Binary Crack Sensor Using a Laboratory Model of Cracks in Steel Girders
Presented at: Cansmart, July 2015
ARTICLES
Asset Protection: Systematic Roof Moisture & Leak Monitoring
Published on: Pg.25-26, Roofing BC Magazine, Summer 2016
PRESENTATIONS
Application and Visualization Techniques of Advanced Sensor Networks Case Study: Sensor Installation in Skilled Trades and Technology Centre
Presented at: SIMTReC Innovation Day 2017 & SHMII 2017 (in Australia)
HISTORIC STRUCTURES
Freeze-Thaw Durability of Anchor Materials in Heritage Masonry Stones
Presented at: 2nd International Structures Specialty Conference, June 2010
Monitoring of Historic Structures for Whole Building Improvements
Published on: ICBEST, June 2010
Structural and Hygrothermal Field Monitoring of Thick Continuously Insulated Wall Assemblies Utilized in a Multi-Story Residential Building
Presented by: JRS Engineering and DOW Building Solutions at BEST 3, Atlanta 2012
A Design Approach to Envelope Remediation of Heritage Buildings: Field Monitoring of Salt Building
Published by: Hamid Heidarali, P.Eng., Sophie Mercier, P.Eng. Morrison Hershfield, in collaboration with Jason Teetaert, SMT Research and Pierre Couture, BASF Canada
FEATURED IN ARTICLES & PRESENTATIONS
Field Monitoring of Hygrothermal Performance of Attic Venting Systems in Extreme Cold Climate
Published by: Hua Ge, CCBST 2017
Impact of Heating and Cooling of Expanded Polystyrene and Stone Wool Insulations on Conventional Roof Performance
Presented by: Lorne Ricketts at CCBST 2017
Energy and Indoor Air Quality Impacts of DOAS Retrofits in Small Commercial Buildings
Published by: James Montgomery. Presented at: CCBST 2017
Adhesion of Torch on and Self-adhesive Asphaltic Membranes Over Green Concrete
Presented at: CCBST 2017
Implementing Compartmentalization and Ventilation Strategies in Tall Multi-use Buildings to Control Stack-effect Related Performance Issues
Presented by: David De Rose at CCBST 2017
Hygrothermal Performance of Exterior Blanket Insulation
Presented by: Tareq Baker at CCBST 2017
The Best Made Plans: The Challenges of Retrofitting an Historic Single Family Home Using Nested Thermal Envelopes
Presented by: Kim Pressnail at CCBST 2017
Assessing the Impacts of Thermal Upgrades on Mass Masonry Walls: A Tool Kit for the Hygrothermal Analyst
Impact of Solar Reflectance of Glazing Adjacent Roofs
TIMBER STRUCTURES
Six Storey Timber Framed Building's Measuring Movement and Moisture Content
Published by; Timber Development Association (NSW) Ltd, June 2019
Vertical Movement Monitoring in Six-storey Wood-frame Building in British Columbia
Published by: FPInnovations, March 2016
Wetting and Drying Performance of Wood-Based Assemblies Related to On-Site Moisture Management
Presented by: Jieying Wang at CCBST 2017
Wood Frame Building Monitoring Case Studies
Structural Performance Monitoring Technology and Data Visualization Tools and Techniques – Featured Case Study: UBC Tallwood House
Presented at: BEST5 2018 & NHICE Conference 2018
Moisture Performance and Vertical Movement Monitoring of Pre-Fabricated Cross Laminated Timber - Featured Case Study: UBC Tallwood House
Presented at: CCBST, November 2017
Field Measurement of Vertical Movement and Roof Moisture Performance of the Wood Innovation and Design Centre
Published by: FPInnovations, March 2015
Structural health monitoring data collected during construction of a mass-timber building with a data platform for analysis
Published by: Esther J. Baas, Mariapaola Riggio, André R. Barbosa
in: Construction and Building Materials, Volume 268, 25 January 2021, Pages 121153
FORRESIC AND TEST BUILDING MONITORING
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