Ventilation Overview
Indoor Air Quality Indoor air quality refers to the quality of the atmosphere in a building, including temperature, humidity, and the amount of pollutants such as carbon dioxide, radon, volatile […]
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REMOTE Walls
One of the greatest challenges of building in a cold climate is managing moisture in the building envelope. That’s because of a familiar concept called vapor drive, in which water
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Retrofits Overview
Retrofits The video follows an energy rater as he physically locates typical air leakage points in a home using a blower door test. More than half the homes in Alaska
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Building Envelope Overview
Understanding Your Walls Because walls typically represent the largest exterior surface area of a home, from an energy standpoint they are the most important part of the building envelope. There
Should I install recessed lighting in my home?
Recessed lighting, also known as “can lighting”, refers to lighting that is installed directly into a ceiling or wall. Since its introduction over 60 years ago, recessed lighting has presented
Health & Safety Considerations in New Construction
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
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Efficiency Upgrades in Tribal Buildings
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
Tanana Chiefs Conference – Technical Assistance Projects
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
Incentivizing Cold-Climate Efficiency in Juneau
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
Alaska Healthy Homes
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.