Grant: Applied Research Tools and Instruments Grants
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
$195,411.00
Design, Development, and Manufacturing of Tailor-made Accelerated Weathering Chamber to Test and Validate Building Materials for Colder-climatic Conditions
FY 2023-24
Summary
The Green Building Technology Access Centre (GBTAC) at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology brings together researchers, industry, community stakeholders, and students to advance and explore sustainable solutions through innovative applied research. Together GBTAC and its partners seek to address the issues and concerns of Canada’s green building industry and trades.
Currently, GBTAC operates in a $2.7M laboratory space (and is currently expanding to include a new structure valued at $1.2M), with a complement of over $2M in equipment and software and is supported by a staff of 18 researchers.
The NSERC ARTI application, "Design, Development, and Manufacturing of Tailor-made Accelerated Weathering Chamber to Test and Validate Building Materials for Colder-climatic Conditions" is requesting a tailor-made Accelerated Weathering Chamber to assess the aging of field-scaled innovative and evolving building assemblies for Canadian critical climatic conditions aligns with the existing lab, GBTAC’s current and planned research agenda, and will create additional opportunities to partner with industry in Alberta and across Canada.
Using novel and innovative materials for affordable, energy-efficient, and low-emission housing is not straightforward, as the material needs to be assessed for their structural ability, compatibility with existing and upcoming energy codes, hygrothermic performance, and resilience. Already working closely with industry and sector stakeholders, GBTAC seeks to strategically expand the scope of inquiry provided to meet the demand required by the building industry.
Integrating a weathering chamber, an environmental or climate chamber that simulates accelerated climate ageing conditions on sample assemblies to assess their durability and climate resiliency in the face of changing weather conditions, into the existing suite of infrastructure and equipment will support GBTAC to assess building assemblies for Canadian critical climatic conditions. It will also enable GBTAC to help to provide a full spectrum of novel and innovative material analysis to deliver commercial market-ready products to achieve institutional and industry goals.
Program
Applied Research Tools and Instruments Grants
Location
Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CARTI-2023-00211
Name nom
Ross, Melanie
Department département
Applied Research and Innovation Services - Green Building Technologies - Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Organization id
10
Institution établissement
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Province en
Alberta
Province fr
Alberta
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2023
Competition year année de concours
2023
Award amount
195411
Program id
CARTI
Program name en
Applied Research Tools and Instruments Grants
Program name fr
Subventions d'outils et d'instruments de recherche appliquée
Group en
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Group fr
PARTENARIATS DE RECHERCHE
Committee code
CARTI-2023
Committee name en
ARTI Review Committee
Committee name fr
Commité d’évaluation OIRA
Area of application code
10000
Area of application group en
The socioeconomic objective available
Area of application group fr
L'objectif socioéconomique disponible
Area of application en
The socioeconomic objective available
Area of application fr
L'objectif socioéconomique disponible
Research subject code
10000
Research subject group en
The field of research available
Research subject group fr
The field of research available
Research subject en
Le domaine de recherche disponible
Research subject fr
Le domaine de recherche disponible
Field of research list codes
RDF2010102
Field of research list names en
Building construction engineering
Field of research list names fr
Génie de la construction du bâtiment
Socioeconomic objective list codes
RDS10506
Socioeconomic objective list names en
Energy conservation and efficiency
Socioeconomic objective list names fr
Économie d'énergie et efficacité énergétique
Application title
Design, Development, and Manufacturing of Tailor-made Accelerated Weathering Chamber to Test and Validate Building Materials for Colder-climatic Conditions
Keyword
deep energy retrofits; net-zero buildings; affordable housing; pre-fabricated building panels; emerging and evolving building materials; building codes and policies; low-emission building envelopes; Northern and Arctic climatic conditions
Application summary
The Green Building Technology Access Centre (GBTAC) at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology brings together researchers, industry, community stakeholders, and students to advance and explore sustainable solutions through innovative applied research. Together GBTAC and its partners seek to address the issues and concerns of Canada’s green building industry and trades.
Currently, GBTAC operates in a $2.7M laboratory space (and is currently expanding to include a new structure valued at $1.2M), with a complement of over $2M in equipment and software and is supported by a staff of 18 researchers.
The NSERC ARTI application, "Design, Development, and Manufacturing of Tailor-made Accelerated Weathering Chamber to Test and Validate Building Materials for Colder-climatic Conditions" is requesting a tailor-made Accelerated Weathering Chamber to assess the aging of field-scaled innovative and evolving building assemblies for Canadian critical climatic conditions aligns with the existing lab, GBTAC’s current and planned research agenda, and will create additional opportunities to partner with industry in Alberta and across Canada.
Using novel and innovative materials for affordable, energy-efficient, and low-emission housing is not straightforward, as the material needs to be assessed for their structural ability, compatibility with existing and upcoming energy codes, hygrothermic performance, and resilience. Already working closely with industry and sector stakeholders, GBTAC seeks to strategically expand the scope of inquiry provided to meet the demand required by the building industry.
Integrating a weathering chamber, an environmental or climate chamber that simulates accelerated climate ageing conditions on sample assemblies to assess their durability and climate resiliency in the face of changing weather conditions, into the existing suite of infrastructure and equipment will support GBTAC to assess building assemblies for Canadian critical climatic conditions. It will also enable GBTAC to help to provide a full spectrum of novel and innovative material analysis to deliver commercial market-ready products to achieve institutional and industry goals.
