diff --git a/Cantera/clib/SConscript b/Cantera/clib/SConscript
index 47a85d9e3..8f81b2ace 100644
--- a/Cantera/clib/SConscript
+++ b/Cantera/clib/SConscript
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ if localenv['OS'] == 'Windows':
     inst = localenv.Install('$ct_libdir', lib)
     buildTargets.extend(lib)
     installTargets.extend(inst)
-
-static_lib = localenv.Library(pjoin('../../lib', 'clib'),
-                              source=mglob(localenv, 'src', 'cpp'))
-inst_static = localenv.Install('$ct_libdir', static_lib)
-buildTargets.extend(static_lib)
-installTargets.extend(inst_static)
+else:
+    static_lib = localenv.Library(pjoin('../../lib', 'clib'),
+                                  source=mglob(localenv, 'src', 'cpp'))
+    inst_static = localenv.Install('$ct_libdir', static_lib)
+    buildTargets.extend(static_lib)
+    installTargets.extend(inst_static)
diff --git a/Cantera/matlab/SConscript b/Cantera/matlab/SConscript
index 3b4c9138f..2b5d0af65 100644
--- a/Cantera/matlab/SConscript
+++ b/Cantera/matlab/SConscript
@@ -12,13 +12,15 @@ class MatlabBuilder(object):
         includes = ' '.join('-I%s' % Dir(s).abspath for s in env['CPPPATH'])
         libdir = ' '.join('-L%s' % Dir(s).abspath for s in env['LIBPATH'])
         libs = ' '.join('-l'+s for s in self.libs)
+        extraFlag = '-cxx' if os.name == 'posix' else ''
         text = """
 disp('building Cantera...');
 cd cantera
-mex -cxx -v -output ctmethods %(sourcestr)s %(include)s %(libdir)s %(libs)s
+mex %(extraFlag)s -v -output ctmethods %(include)s %(libdir)s %(libs)s %(sourcestr)s
 disp('done.');
 exit
 """ % dict(sourcestr=sourcestr,
+           extraFlag=extraFlag,
            include=includes,
            libdir=libdir,
            libs=libs)
@@ -28,14 +30,25 @@ exit
 
 localenv = env.Clone()
 
+libs = ['clib']
+if localenv['OS'] != 'Windows':
+    libs.extend(env['cantera_libs'])
+
 localenv.Command('build_cantera.m',
                  mglob(localenv, 'src', 'cpp'),
-                 MatlabBuilder(localenv['cantera_libs']))
+                 MatlabBuilder(libs))
 
 localenv['ENV']['PATH'] = os.environ['PATH']
 
-build_cmd = 'cd ${SOURCE.dir}; %(matlab_cmd)s -nojvm -nosplash -r build_cantera'
-target = localenv.Command('cantera/ctmethods.mexa64',
+build_cmd = 'cd ${SOURCE.dir} && "%(matlab_cmd)s" -nojvm -nosplash -r build_cantera'
+
+
+if os.name == 'posix':
+    mexFile = 'cantera/ctmethods.mexa%i' % localenv['OS_BITS']
+elif os.name == 'nt':
+    mexFile = 'cantera/ctmethods.mexw%i' % localenv['OS_BITS']
+
+target = localenv.Command(mexFile,
                           'build_cantera.m',
                           build_cmd % localenv)
 buildTargets.extend(target)
@@ -49,3 +62,8 @@ installTargets.extend(inst)
 
 inst = localenv.RecursiveInstall(pjoin('$ct_demodir', 'matlab'), 'examples')
 installTargets.extend(inst)
+
+if os.name == 'nt':
+    inst = localenv.Install(pjoin('$prefix', 'matlab', 'toolbox'),
+                            localenv['clib_shared'])
+    installTargets.extend(inst)
diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 7dca0ae10..329dc0544 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -446,6 +446,8 @@ of this file is:
 # ********************************************
 env['OS'] = platform.system()
 
+env['OS_BITS'] = int(platform.architecture()[0][:2])
+
 # Try to find a Fortran compiler:
 if env['f90_interface'] in ('y','default'):
     foundF90 = False