Tour SAIT's Green Build Technology Access Centre's Testing Services!

Tour SAIT's Green Building Technology Access Centre's Testing Services!

Looking to see cutting-edge green building tech in action? Join us for an in-person tour of SAIT's Green Building Technology Access Centre! Get an up-close look at our testing services and discover sustainable building materials and practices.

➡Climate & Weathering Simulation Chamber: designed to recreate real-world environmental conditions to test full-scale wall systems and materials under a wide range of temperature shifts, moisture exposure, UV and pressure.

➡E72 Structural Testing Rack: used to assess the strength of wall assemblies under compressive, tensile and racking loads. This apparatus can also be utilized for large-scale structural testing for a variety of other components and assemblies.

➡Other testing services: material thermal conductivity and resistance, thermography, coating adhesion testing, air leakage testing, water penetration testing and more.

It’s a great chance to learn, ask questions and check out innovative solutions firsthand. Dive into the future of green building!

Founded in 2008, the Green Building Technology Access Centre (GBTAC) partners with industry to identify and develop environmentally friendly technologies, processes, programs, systems, and services that will fundamentally change how we build, educate and develop skilled labour.

Our mission is to prove, implement, and commercialize new building materials, systems, and methods that lead to the construction or retrofit of buildings to be higher-efficiency, lower-emission, healthier, and more environmentally friendly. We collaborate to de-risk and deliver holistic high-performance building solutions that address environmental, social, and economic realities, while also developing training and support systems to upskill both the residential and commercial construction industries.

We support a broad range of industry partners, industry organizations, municipalities, governments, academic institutions, and community groups through a suite of services in building science, energy management, environment, education, and training. With a mandate to transform industry, our focus is primarily on SMEs, government, and non-profit industry organizations — where the greatest impacts can be made.

Areas of Focus:

• Advanced Building and Material Science
• Energy Management Information Systems
• Environmental and Architectural Ecology
• Affordability and Carbon Impacts