Sustainable North

From Alaska Dispatch, Sunday, January 17, 2010: An Anchorage lawmaker says he’ll file a bill offering middle class homeowners — strapped for cash and still reeling from high energy costs — a back door into energy efficiency upgrades. We reported recently on the lack of follow through by thousands of Alaskans who started a home [...]

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ASK A BUILDER By CCHRC Staff The “Ask a Builder” series is dedicated to answering some of the many questions Fairbanks residents have about building, energy and the many other parts of home life. Q: What windows are preferred for a passive solar home, double- or triple-pane? With or without coatings? Which coatings? What type [...]

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From The Daily Green: Use these 25 indoor air quality tips from the American Lung Association to help reduce the risk factors for asthma and other lung illness in your home. Click here to read more.

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Learn how to do or direct your own energy efficient improvements. Attend an informative workshop FREE TO THE PUBLIC! Workshops are brought to you by Alaska Housing Finance Corporation. The following workshops will be held from 6-8 pm at the Cold Climate Housing Research Center, 1000 Fairbanks Street, near West Valley High School and the [...]

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ASK A BUILDER by CCHRC Staff The “Ask a Builder” series is dedicated to answering some of the many questions Fairbanks residents have about building, energy and the many other parts of home life. Q: I have a cold roof. The other day I noticed frost on the vents that are high up on the [...]

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From The Daily Green: You can get $1,500 or more in tax credits for these home fixes — if you do the work in 2010. So make these your new year’s resolutions. Click here to read more.

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ASK A BUILDER By CCHRC Staff The “Ask a Builder” series is dedicated to answering some of the many questions Fairbanks residents have about building, energy and the many other parts of home life. Q: Refrigerators are expensive to operate. How can I make sure mine is using less energy? In terms of energy efficiency, [...]

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ASK A BUILDER By Cold Climate Housing Research Center Staff The “Ask a Builder” series is dedicated to answering some of the many questions Fairbanks residents have about building, energy and the many other parts of home life. Q: I have double-pane windows. Every year I get large amounts of frost buildup on the pane [...]

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From the Alaska Journal of Commerce, Monday, November 16, 2009: A statewide weatherization program with the potential of reducing energy costs in thousands of Alaskan residences will improve some 1,740 homes in 2009 alone, and Alaska Housing Finance Corp. expects to more than quadruple that number by 2011. The goal is to weatherize 4,000 homes [...]

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Cooperative Extension Service housing and energy specialist Rich Seifert  will teach his Cold Climate Homebuilding Techniques workshop Saturday, Oct. 24th in Schaible Auditorium on the UAF campus. The free workshop will run from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and includes a manual and a CD. The workshop will focus on insulating homes and will cover options for [...]

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