The Cold Climate Housing Research Center (CCHRC) is a private non-profit corporation created by the home building community to facilitate the development, use, and testing of sustainable, durable, healthy, and cost-effective building technologies for people living in the Circumpolar North. 

Sustainable North

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News & Announcements

The US Indian Health Service will offer "Essentials of Healthy Housing," in Anchorage
February 11-12, 2010.

The "Northern Housing Forum, 2010: Sustainable Solutions: The Future of Northern Housing" will be held March 22-25, 2010 in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada.

 

 

 

 

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REMOTE Walls

The REMOTE Wall System, designed for extreme cold climates, features an air and/or vapor retarder and rigid foam insulation over the sheathing on the exterior of the house. It is used in both new and retrofit construction.

Sustainable Northern Communities

The Sustainable Northern Shelter team works with rural communities to develop energy-efficient, affordable, and culturally-appropriate homes that can withstand Alaska climate extremes.

Safe & Effective Exterior Insulation Retrofits

Mobile Test Lab

The CCHRC Mobile Test Lab is fitted with nine wall sections, each constructed differently, to determine how retrofit insulation methods are susceptible to interior moisture

Product Testing

product testing equipment

The CCHRC Product Testing Lab studies concepts and products for the building envelope in circumpolar Arctic climatic conditions. Current projects include moveable exterior window insulation and ground source heat pumps.

Heat Pumps

heat pump

In this pilot program, CCHRC staff are monitoring ground source systems installed at a military base, a public elementary school and a private residence. This is part of an overall feasibility study for Alaska.