diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
index 359bef9d4..ab64a24a3 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 //= require variables.js
 //= require select2
 //= require_self
+//= require calendar.js
 
   function truncate() {
     if ($(".caption_cat").length) {
@@ -219,23 +220,6 @@ if ($(window).width() > 767) {
   $(".not-qualified-icon").tooltip();
   $(".not-qualified-icon-em").tooltip();
 
-  // Equipment Model - show - progress bar
-
-  $('.progress .bar').each(function() {
-      var me = $(this);
-      var perc = me.attr("data-percentage");
-      var current_perc = 0;
-
-      var progress = setInterval(function() {
-          if (current_perc>=perc) {
-              clearInterval(progress);
-          } else {
-              current_perc = perc;
-              me.css('width', (current_perc)+'%');
-          }
-      }, 100);
-  });
-
   $('.associated_em_box img').popover({ placement: 'bottom' });
   $("#my_reservations .dropdown-menu a").popover({ placement: 'bottom' });
   $("#my_equipment .dropdown-menu a").popover({ placement: 'bottom' });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/calendar.js b/app/assets/javascripts/calendar.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..864e0d44c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/calendar.js
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+function decCellValue(cell) {
+  var obj = cell.children('.num').children()[0];
+  obj.innerHTML = parseInt(obj.innerHTML) - 1;
+};
+
+function parseDate(dateString){
+//why the fck cant we have normal datestrings
+  var d = new Date(dateString);
+  var string = d.toISOString();
+  return string.substring(5,7) + "/" + string.substring(8,10) + '/' + string.substring(0,4);
+}
+function dateToRubyString(date) {
+  return date.toISOString().substring(0,10);
+};
+
+function dateToHeading(date) {
+  var days = ['Sun','Mon','Tue','Wed','Thu','Fri','Sat','Sun'];
+  return ' ' + days[date.getUTCDay()];
+};
+
+function renderCalendar(reservations, week_start, max, blackouts) {
+  //set initial values and date ids
+  var date = new Date(week_start.getTime());
+  $('.calendar_cell').each(function() {
+    $(this).children('.head').children()[0].innerHTML = date.getUTCDate().toString();
+    $(this).children('.head').children()[1].innerHTML = dateToHeading(date);
+    $(this).children('.num').children()[0].innerHTML = max.toString();
+    $(this).attr('id',dateToRubyString(date));
+    date.setDate(date.getDate()+1);
+  });
+  var months = ['January','February','March','April','May','June','July','August','September','October','November','December'];
+
+  $('.month').children()[0].innerHTML = months[week_start.getMonth()] + " " + date.getFullYear().toString();
+
+  //set cell values based on reservations
+  for(var d = 0; d < reservations.length; d++) {
+      var end = new Date (reservations[d].end);
+      var start = new Date (reservations[d].start);
+      var week_end = new Date();
+      week_end.setDate(week_start.getDate() + 7);
+      if ((start < week_end) && (end >= week_start)) {
+        //for each reservation, decrement availability per day
+        var begin_date = ((week_start > start) ? week_start : start);
+        var end_date = ((week_end < end) ? week_end : end);
+        for (var date = new Date(begin_date.getTime());
+             date <= end_date;
+             date.setDate(date.getDate()+1)) {
+          decCellValue($('#'+dateToRubyString(date)));
+        }
+      }
+  }
+
+  //color cells appropriately
+  $('.calendar_cell').each(function() {
+    var blacked = false;
+    for(var b = 0; b < blackouts.length; b++) {
+      date = new Date($(this).attr('id'));
+      if ((new Date(blackouts[b].start) <= date) && (new Date(blackouts[b].end) >= date)) {
+        blacked = true;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    if (blacked) {
+      var color = '#999999';
+    } else {
+      var val = parseInt($(this).children('.num').children()[0].innerHTML);
+      var red = Math.min(Math.floor(510 - val*510/max),255).toString();
+      var green = Math.min(Math.floor(val*510/max),255).toString();
+      var color = 'rgba(' + red + ',' + green + ',0,0.5)';
+    }
+    $(this).css("background-color",color);
+
+  });
+
+};
+
+function shiftCalendar(offset) {
+  var reservations = $('#res-data').data('url');
+  var blackouts = $('#res-data').data('blackouts');
+  var week_start = new Date($('.calendar_cell').first().attr('id'));
+  var today = new Date($('#res-data').data('today'));
+  var date_max = new Date($('#res-data').data('dateMax'));
+  var max = $('#res-data').data('max');
+  week_start.setDate(week_start.getDate() + offset);
+  if (week_start < today) {
+    week_start.setTime(today.getTime());
+  }
+  if (week_start > date_max) {
+    week_start.setTime(date_max.getTime());
+  }
+  renderCalendar(reservations,week_start,max,blackouts);
+};
+
+
+$('#reservation-calendar').ready(function() {
+
+  //quit if no reservation calendar present
+  //there's probably a better way to do this?
+
+  if ($('#reservation-calendar').size() == 0) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  shiftCalendar(0);
+
+  $('.calendar_cell').click(function() {
+    //set cart dates to day clicked
+    $('#cart_start_date_cart').attr('value', parseDate($(this).attr('id'))).trigger('change');
+  });
+
+  $('.control').click(function() {
+    shiftCalendar(parseInt($(this).attr('change')));
+  });
+
+});
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/equipment_models/_show.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/equipment_models/_show.css.scss
index f518f9957..c1a2d3917 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/equipment_models/_show.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/equipment_models/_show.css.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,74 @@
-.progress {
-	margin-bottom: 0;
+
+$border-att: 1px solid darken($bodyBackground, 20%);
+
+.num,.head {
+  text-align:center;
+}
+
+.reservation_calendar {
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+#calendar-ul {
+  margin-left: 0px;
+  margin-bottom: 3px;
+  margin-top: 3px;
+}
+
+.calendar_cell {
+  border: $border-att;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  width: 13%;
+  display: inline-block;
+  vertical-align:top;
+  background-color: rgba(0,255,0,0.5);
+  opacity: 0.9;
+  padding-top: 3px;
+  padding-bottom: 5px;
+ }
+
+.month {
+  margin-top:3px;
+}
+
+.calendar_cell:hover{
+  opacity:  1.0;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.c-left {
+  float: left;
 }
+
+.c-right {
+  float: right;
+}
+
+.control {
+  font-size:20px;
+  margin:3px;
+  opacity: 0.8;
+  -webkit-touch-callout: none;
+  -webkit-user-select: none;
+  -khtml-user-select: none;
+  -moz-user-select: none;
+  -ms-user-select: none;
+  user-select: none;
+}
+
+.control:hover{
+  cursor:pointer;
+  opacity: 1.0;
+}
+
+.control:active{
+  color: black;
+}
+
+.lite {
+  opacity: 0.7;
+}
+
 .btn-large {
 	float: right;
 }
@@ -69,4 +137,4 @@ a.not-qualified-icon-em {
 		text-decoration: none;
 		color: $btnWarningBackground;
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/app/controllers/equipment_models_controller.rb b/app/controllers/equipment_models_controller.rb
index e5036f667..0d8295eb9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/equipment_models_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/equipment_models_controller.rb
@@ -26,8 +26,25 @@ def index
 
   def show
     @associated_equipment_models = @equipment_model.associated_equipment_models.sample(6)
+    @model_reservations = Reservation.active.for_eq_model @equipment_model
+    @reservation_data = []
+    @model_reservations.each do |r|
+      @reservation_data << {
+        start: r.start_date, end: r.due_date}
+    end
+    @blackouts = []
+    Blackout.active.each do |b|
+      @blackouts << {
+        start: b.start_date, end: b.end_date}
+    end
+    @date = Time.current.to_date
+    @date_max = @date + 1.month - 1.week
+    @max = @equipment_model.equipment_objects.count
+    
+    @restricted = @equipment_model.model_restricted?(cart.reserver_id)
   end
 
+
   def new
     @equipment_model = EquipmentModel.new(category: @category)
   end
diff --git a/app/models/blackout.rb b/app/models/blackout.rb
index bbae3ac56..10e73687f 100644
--- a/app/models/blackout.rb
+++ b/app/models/blackout.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ class Blackout < ActiveRecord::Base
   validate :validate_end_date_before_start_date
   # this only matters if a user tries to inject into params because the datepicker
   # doesn't allow form submission of invalid dates
-
+  
+  scope :active, where("end_date >= ?", Date.today) 
   def self.blackouts_on_date(date) # Returns the blackout object that blacks out the day if the day is blacked out. Otherwise, returns nil.
     blackouts = []
     Blackout.all.each do |blackout|
diff --git a/app/views/equipment_models/_add_to_cart.html.erb b/app/views/equipment_models/_add_to_cart.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f487e578
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/equipment_models/_add_to_cart.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+  <% if @restricted %>
+    <%= link_to "#qualifications_modal",
+      class: 'not-qualified-icon-em',
+      rel: "tooltip",
+      title: 'Not Qualified (click for more info)',
+      :"data-toggle" => 'modal' do %>
+        <i class="icon-warning-sign"></i>
+     <% end %>
+     <%= button_tag "Add to Cart", remote: true, class: 'btn btn-primary btn-large disabled' %>
+     <div id="qualifications_modal" class="modal hide fade">
+       <div class="modal-header">
+          <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal">×</button>
+          <h3><%= "Qualification Required" %></h3>
+       </div>
+       <div class="modal-body">
+         <p>
+           <%= Requirement.list_requirement_admins(current_user, @equipment_model)%>
+         </p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+   <% else %>
+
+     <%= link_to "Add to Cart", {:url => add_to_cart_path(@equipment_model)},
+                                 :href => add_to_cart_path(@equipment_model),
+                                 :method => :put, :remote => true, :class => 'btn btn-primary btn-large' %>
+   <% end %>
+
diff --git a/app/views/equipment_models/_calendar.html.erb b/app/views/equipment_models/_calendar.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1adbdfbbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/equipment_models/_calendar.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+  <h3>Availability</h3>
+  <div id="reservation-calendar">
+    <%= content_tag "div", id: "res-data", data:{url:@reservation_data, blackouts:@blackouts, today:@date.to_s, max:@max, date_max: @date_max.to_s} do %>
+    <% end %>
+    <div class = "month"><h4></h4></div>
+
+    <ul id = "calendar-ul">
+      <li class = "calendar_cell" id ="<%= cart.start_date %>">
+        <% for d in 0...6 %>
+          <div class = "head"><strong></strong><i></i></div>
+        <div class = "num"><h2></h2></div>
+      </li>
+      <li class = "calendar_cell">
+      <% end %>
+      <div class = "head"><strong></strong><i></i></div>
+        <div class = "num"><h2></h2></div>
+      </li>
+    </ul>
+
+    <div class = "controls c-left">
+      <i class="control icon-backward" change="-7" title="Move back a week"></i>
+      <i class="control lite icon-chevron-left" change="-1" title="Move back a day"></i>
+    </div>
+    <div class = "controls c-right">
+      <i class="control lite icon-chevron-right" change="1" title="Move forward a day"></i>
+      <i class="control icon-forward" change="7" title="Move forward a week"></i>
+    </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/app/views/equipment_models/calendar.html.erb b/app/views/equipment_models/calendar.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ed9030d2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/equipment_models/calendar.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<div class="calendar">
+
+<% for d in @beginning...(@beginning+7.day) %>
+  <div class = "day">
+    <%= d.day %>
+    <% @model_reservations.each do |r| %>
+      <% if r.start_date.to_date == d %>
+        <div class = "reservation" >
+          <% if r.equipment_object %>
+            <% label = r.equipment_object.name %>
+          <% else %>
+            <% label = 'Reserved' %>
+          <% end %>
+          <%= label %>
+        </div>
+      <% end %>
+    <% end %>
+  </div>
+<% end %>
+</div>
diff --git a/app/views/equipment_models/show.html.erb b/app/views/equipment_models/show.html.erb
index 8cb2df8bd..2bb6cbe90 100644
--- a/app/views/equipment_models/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/equipment_models/show.html.erb
@@ -25,77 +25,18 @@
       <%= image_tag "no-image-260.gif" %>
   <% end %>
   </div>
+
+
   <div class="span6">
     <div class="row">
       <div class="span4">
-        <h3 class="availability">
-          <%= @equipment_model.num_available(cart.start_date, cart.due_date) || "0"%> available of <%= @equipment_model.equipment_objects.size %>
-        </h3>
-        <p>
-          <%= content_tag :div, class: "progress #{progress_color}" do %>
-            <%= content_tag :div, nil, class: 'bar', style: "width: 0%;", :"data-percentage" => bar_progress.chop %>
-          <% end %>
-        </p>
-        <h3 class="availability">from <%= cart.start_date.strftime("%b %d, %Y") %> – <%= cart.due_date.strftime("%b %d, %Y") %></h3>
+        <%= render :partial => 'calendar' %>
       </div>
 
-
-      <div class="span2"> <%# TODO: Not super DRY right now, will refactor in the future %>
-            <% if @equipment_model.model_restricted?(cart.reserver_id) %>
-              <%= link_to "#qualifications_modal", class: 'not-qualified-icon-em', rel: "tooltip", title: "Not Qualified (click for more info)", :"data-toggle" => 'modal' do %>
-                <i class="icon-warning-sign"></i>
-            <% end %>
-
-            <%= button_tag "Add to Cart", remote: true, class: 'btn btn-primary btn-large disabled' %>
-            <div id="qualifications_modal" class="modal hide fade">
-              <div class="modal-header">
-                <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal">×</button>
-                <h3>Qualification Required</h3>
-              </div>
-              <div class="modal-body">
-            <%# TODO: Eventually requirements will be handled with special Requests, similar to how extended reservations are handled. %>
-            <p> <%= Requirement.list_requirement_admins(current_user, @equipment_model)%> </p>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-
-            <% elsif Blackout.hard_blackout_exists_on_date(cart.start_date) %>
-              <%= link_to "#qualifications_modal", class: 'not-qualified-icon-em', rel: "tooltip", title: "Not Available (click for more info)", :"data-toggle" => 'modal' do %>
-                <i class="icon-warning-sign"></i>
-            <% end %>
-
-            <%= button_tag "Add to Cart", remote: true, class: 'btn btn-primary btn-large disabled' %>
-            <div id="qualifications_modal" class="modal hide fade">
-              <div class="modal-header">
-                <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal">×</button>
-                <h3>Not Available</h3>
-              </div>
-              <div class="modal-body">
-                <p>
-                  This model is not available on the dates you requested. This is because the start date of your reservation, <%= cart.start_date %>, falls on a day for which the administrator has disabled reservations.
-                </p>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-            <% elsif Blackout.hard_blackout_exists_on_date(cart.due_date) %>
-              <div id="qualifications_modal" class="modal hide fade">
-                <div class="modal-header">
-                  <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal">×</button>
-                  <h3>Not Available</h3>
-                </div>
-                <div class="modal-body">
-                  <p>
-                    This model is not available on the dates you requested. This is because the end date of your reservation, <%= cart.due_date %>, falls on a day for which the administrator has disabled reservations.
-                  </p>
-                </div>
-              </div>
-            <% else %>
-
-                   <%= link_to "Add to Cart", {:url => add_to_cart_path(@equipment_model)},
-                                      :href => add_to_cart_path(@equipment_model),
-                                      :method => :put, :remote => true, :class => 'btn btn-primary btn-large' %>
-          <% end %>
+      <div class="span2">
+        <%= render :partial => 'add_to_cart' %>
       </div>
     </div>
-
     <div class="associated_em_box">
       <div class="row">
           <div class="span6">
@@ -118,6 +59,8 @@
 
   </div>
 
+
+
 </div>
 
 <hr />