杏吧原创 Opens Centre for Advanced Building Envelope Research
杏吧原创 community members, government officials and industry representatives gathered to mark the official opening of 杏吧原创鈥檚 Centre for Advanced Building Envelope Research (CABER). The state-of-the-art facility will be used to investigate innovative materials and design strategies for completing retrofits and building new homes in ways that prioritize energy conservation and affordability.
Led by mechanical engineering researcher Cynthia Cruickshank, 杏吧原创 CABER researchers will investigate how heat, air and moisture move through materials and highly insulated wall systems, and how these elements contribute to occupant health, comfort and building science risks. They will use their findings to develop new approaches to constructing building envelopes that are thinner, cheaper, and new methods for renovating existing buildings with less cost and less disruption.