University of Calgary acquires building materials testing chamber

Photo © David Moll. Photo courtesy Schulich School of Engineering.

The Schulich School of Engineering's Raafat El-Hacha programs an experiment into the newly acquired environmental testing chamber. The top opens to allow a crane to lower large beams into the chamber for testing.

To better predict building material performance, the University of Calgary's Schulich School of Engineering has acquired the continent's largest stainless steel environmental testing chamber.

Daylighting talk in Hamilton/Niagara this summer

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MasterFormat 2010 Update: Now available

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SteelDay comes to Canada

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Canadian HVAC group expands training

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