Sustainable North

BY: John Davies, Cold Climate Housing Research Center
Energy Focus: Fairbanks Daily Newsminer June 19, 2008,  Section A3
From time to time, we get calls at the research center asking if it makes sense to shut down one’s oil-fired boiler during the summer, and provide hot water using an electric hot water heater instead. Of course, the answer is [...]

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BY: Danielle Jamieson & Nathan Wiltse, Cold Climate Housing Research Center
Energy Focus: Fairbanks Daily Newsminer June 12, 2008, Section A3
There can be significant savings in heating costs depending on the wall system used in a house, up to $1076 a year!   The Cold Climate Housing Research Center did an analysis on two different types of [...]

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BY: Ryan Colgan & John Davies, Cold Climate Housing Research Center
Energy Focus: Fairbanks Daily Newsminer May 29, 2008,  Section A3
Many in Fairbanks do not want to think about winter just as summer is arriving. However, there is no better time to prepare for winter and the high energy expenses that result from heating your home.
AHFC offers [...]

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BY: Mike Musick, Cold Climate Housing Research Center
Energy Focus: Fairbanks Daily Newsminer May 1, 2008,  Section A3
“Survive the Energy Crisis by Weatherizing, Retrofitting, and Green Building” was the title of a 45 minute seminar at the Interior Alaska Building Association Home Show that I recently co-presented with Jim Lee, Executive Director of Interior Weatherization Inc. The [...]

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BY: Thorsten Chlupp, REINA Properties Corporation an Energy Star & GREEN Builder
Fairbanks Daily Newsminer 04/16/08 Section A3
One of the main goals in building a high energy efficient home in our extreme climate is to seal the inside of the home as tight as possible. This eliminates any heat loss through air leaks and saves real [...]

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BY: Todd Hoener, GVEA Energy Efficiency Specialist
Fairbanks Daily Newsminer 4/3/08 Section A3
Of all your expenses, probably the toughest bill to manage is the electric bill. That bill is dynamic—you don’t pay for it upfront. If you don’t have the money for gas you might walk. If you can’t pay for heating fuel you might burn [...]

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BY: John Davies, CCHRC Research Director
Fairbanks Daily Newsminer 03/13/08 Section A3
There are many different types of energy efficient lighting available. For indoor use, typical choices involve replacing incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent lights (CFL) or old fluorescent tubes (T12) with newer ones (T8 or T5). LED lighting is available for some uses such as holiday [...]

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