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Projects
UBC TALLWOOD HOUSE
Creator: Neil Taberner Copyright: Neil Taberner
The University of British Columbia's Brock Commons Tallwood House is an award-winning 18-storey hybrid wood building that serves as a student residence and an academic site for research. SMT installed 338 sensors throughout the building to monitor its performance and durability, including wood compression, settling, vertical movement, and moisture content. These sensors were installed in each prefabricated Cross Laminated Timber panel during construction using SMT's Point Moisture Measurement (PMM), temperature, and displacement sensors.
1077 GREAT NORTHERN WAY
1077 Great Northern Way (Old MEC Head Office) is a LEED Platinum standard green building in East Vancouver. SMT provided leak detection for the green roof and monitored moisture in the Nail Laminated Timber (NLT) structure during construction. Point Moisture monitoring sensors (PMMs) were installed in the roof assembly and NLT beams and panels to monitor for moisture intrusions in real time, as well as SMT roof leak detection systems were installed
WOOD INNOVATION AND DESIGN CENTER (WIDC)
Copyright: Emma Peters
SMT measured the Wood Innovation and Design Center (WIDIC) building’s vertical movement and CLT moisture performance in Prince George, BC. The WIDC offers a unique opportunity for non-destructive testingand monitoring to measure the building's 'As Built' performance, and field measurements provide data to support regulatory and market acceptance of mass timber-based systems in large buildings.
RADIUM HOT SPRINGS COMMUNITY CENTER
Copyright: Dave Best
With the project goal to create a "100 mile building", maximizing the use of local wood resources, the Radium Hot Springs Community Centre was built with innovative stacked Dowel Laminated Timber (DLT) panels and Glulam beams. SMT’s moisture monitoring system was utilized in the project to protect the unique wood structure and monitors the building every day for moisture intrusion and notifies building maintenance of conditions long before saturation or structural decay occurs.
PEAVY HALL OREGON STATE
UNIVERSITY (OSU)
Peavy Hall, part of the Forest Science Complex at Oregon State University, is a modern facility constructed with various mass timber products and materials. SMT provided quality assurance and research insights on wood design, methods, and materials to ensure the structure's quality and durability. Displacement sensors were installed in shear walls during modular assembly, while PMM sensors were embedded in CLT panels at different depths to monitor moisture content. Heat flux and Relative Humidity/Temperature sensors were also deployed to monitor thermal performance and ambient conditions throughout the building's life.
ROYAL BC MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AND RESEARCH BUILDING
Copyright: BC Gov Photos *Cropped to fit*
SMT Research is proud to support the construction of the Royal BC Museum’s new Collections and Research Building (CRB) in Colwood, BC, with the deployment of our advanced structural monitoring technologies: PMMs and FutureCast Active for conventional roofs. Designed to safeguard critical infrastructure during and after construction, our systems provide continuous insight into structural performance, supporting a data-driven approach to construction management and long-term asset stewardship. This landmark facility will house and protect British Columbia’s rich cultural and natural history. We’re proud that SMT’s technologies are helping to ensure the structure’s integrity both during construction and for decades to come. At SMT, we believe real-time structural intelligence leads to safer, smarter infrastructure, and we’re proud to deliver that on one of BC’s most important cultural projects.
TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY BUILDING
The TRCA building isn't just a construction project; it's a valuable case study. Researchers meticulously monitored the CLT roof assemblies during construction, providing crucisal insights into the real-world moisture behavior of this innovative material in Toronto. CLT panels are hygroscopic, meaning they readily absorb and release moisture. While this contributes to the natural breathability of wood, it also makes CLT panels vulnerable to moisture intrusion, especially in Toronto's variable weather conditions.