Greenland Research Station Raises Buildings Using Canadian Lifting System

A Regina construction crew is using locally developed technology to lift and reposition buildings at a research station in Greenland. Monty Wensel and Michelle Dueck, both on site, described the work during a live interview with CBC Morning Edition host Adam Hunter. The crew is addressing housing constraints at the station by raising existing structures rather than constructing new ones.

Wensel and Dueck joined the broadcast directly from the Greenland location to explain how the Regina-made lifting system operates in Arctic conditions. The project is the first reported use of this lifting system outside Canada for permanent building relocation at a scientific facility.