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Sweden’s Moisture Damage Burden
Overview Moisture damage is quietly draining billions from Sweden’s building industry every year. According to government estimates, the...
May 293 min read


Beyond Flood Testing: Why ELD Scanning & Automated Systems Beat Flood Testing
Roof leaks are the silent enemy of any building. They start small, often unnoticed, but can lead to devastating and expensive...
May 96 min read


Join Us for the 2025 Building Science Summit Series in New Zealand!
Are you passionate about building science and sustainable architecture? Mark your calendars for an exciting opportunity to expand your...
Feb 42 min read


Questions To Ask Your Roof Leak Detection Specialist
When it comes to protecting your commercial building, roof leaks can be one of the most damaging issues. Whether you manage industrial...
Oct 18, 20241 min read


Leak Detection System VS Scanning?
When it comes to protecting your building, roof leaks can be one of the most damaging issues. Whether you manage commercial, industrial,...
Oct 18, 20243 min read


2022; another year in review!
Caitlin, Communications Manager standing with some clever marketing at BuildEx Vancouver!
Dec 8, 20222 min read


2021 in Review
'Tis the season for new beginnings! As we head into the new year, we wanted to look back at how SMT has evolved and grown in the past...
Dec 21, 20214 min read


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


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


Treating Roofs as an Asset
(An SMT Technician activates FutureCast, our Passive Monitoring System) Planning out every step of the construction process is common...
Jul 6, 20214 min read


An Interns Guide to SMT
(SMT Interns on Site) As I reflect on my 8 weeks at SMT, I realized that not only did this time go by extremely quickly, but it was also...
Jul 5, 20213 min read


National Roofing Week 2021
Last week, SMT Research along with the rest of the roofing community celebrated Roofing Week Canada. It ran for 5 days giving all of...
Jun 15, 20212 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...
Jun 10, 20214 min read


Monitoring Heat Pump Efficiency in Cold Climates
In collaboration with RDH Building Science and Fortis BC, SMT provided sensors and instrumentation assistance for a unique study of Heat...
May 13, 20214 min read


Reviewing Repairs
At SMT, our mission is to make the invisible, visible. Roofing repairs so often take place in areas that are difficult to reach or hidden...
Mar 4, 20211 min read


SMT exhibiting at ABAA 2018 Conference & Trade Show
SMT will be proudly exhibiting at the ABAA 2018 Conference & Trade Show, which is going to take place next week May 8 - 9 in Salt Lake...
Jan 11, 20211 min read


NHICE 01 (New Horizons in Green Civil Engineering) Conference
NHICE-01, the 1st International Conference on New Horizons in Green Civil Engineering, will take place at the University of Victoria,...
Jan 11, 20211 min read


SMT Behind the Scenes
SMT consistently works behind the scenes of various projects to ensure building integrity is up to standards through the use of...
Jan 11, 20211 min read
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