Cold Climate Housing Research Center
This project seeks to develop and de-risk cost-effective, bio-based insulation by fabricating net CO2-negative cellulose-mycelium composites with high-performance thermal, acoustic and antimicrobial properties. We propose to do so by valorizing […]
Health & Safety; New Construction; Reference Guide For new housing constructed in Alaska, there are a number of factors that can put occupant health, safety, and well-being at risk if
CCHRC is working with three communities to act on recommendations from energy audits of local community buildings. In these projects, CCHRC staff and local partners are documenting current conditions of
CCHRC is collaborating with the Space Farming Institute in Anchorage to explore the relationship between indoor agriculture, energy, and indoor air quality. The Space Farming Institute is a nonprofit organization
With heavy snow in the Fairbanks area recently, people are starting to worry about their roofs. On January 5, 2022, the snow load at a monitoring station at Creamers Field
The Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) Rural Energy Department focuses on community-wide energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy efficiency buildings projects. CCHRC provides technical assistance to TCC to document the scope
This pilot thermalize program will install ductless heat pumps and energy efficiency retrofits in Juneau homes and buildings to evaluate the best options for the community of Juneau to attain
CCHRC is assisting several locations in Alaska with healthy homes remediation. These projects provide healthy housing surveys that identify health and safety hazards, accessibility shortcomings, energy inefficiencies, and other issues.
The Navigating the New Arctic: Ice Rich Permafrost Systems project will look at both landscape evolution and adaptation to change in northern Alaska as permafrost evolves in the warming climate.
Buying a home in Interior Alaska can be a formidable task. Building codes only pertain to homes inside city limit, many of which are older and may not meet current