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Stephen Brown summits Mount Kilimanjaro
January 11, 2010
Stephen Brown, P.Eng., co-founder of Brown & Beattie Ltd., and his son, David Brown climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania reaching the summit on December 29, 2009. During their 8 day climb up Africa's highest peak at 19,340 feet, they crossed through 5 different climate zones; grassland savannah, rain forest, moorland, alpine desert and arctic tundra. Beyond the physical challenges, their journey required them to adapt to the different climates with varying humidity, precipitation, wind and temperature and testing the limits of the clothing, gear and shelter in an effort to stay warm and dry. These challenges are not unlike those facing the building science industry in the design, analysis and retrofit of buildings.