Building Services Group Intern; FPInnovations
During my second and third Co-op work terms, I worked with the Building Systems group at a non-profit research organization. Here are some of the projects and tasks I worked on: conducting destructive and nondestructive tests on lumber, cutting wood samples and determining moisture content/specific gravity, performing tension tests on wood brace connections, assembling metal plates onto CLT blocks, and conducting vibration E testing on lumber. I enjoyed the hands-on work in the lab and learned more about structural testing. This experience also introduced me to Civil Engineering, which will help with future career options since I am interested in work related to wood-structured buildings.