News Brief

Cold Climate Research Facility Opens

The Cold Climate Housing Research Center, which opened in September, is now facing its first winter in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Photo: Jeff Fay, University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service
The Cold Climate Housing Research Center (CCHRC) has opened a new 15,000 ft2 (1,400 m2) research and testing facility in Fairbanks, Alaska. The nonprofit CCHRC was founded to research, develop, and test energy-efficient, healthy, and cost-effective building technologies for cold climate regions. The $5 million facility houses classrooms, offices, a library, and two large test bays designed for environmental engineering research and product development and testing. Designed to achieve a LEED® Platinum rating, the building features daylighting, water conservation, and a heat-recovery ventilation system as well as a 12,000-pound (5,400 kg) masonry heater that will be used not only to heat the building but also to test the relative heating efficiency of different kinds of wood. More information on CCHRC and its new facility can be found online at www.cchrc.org.

Published January 2, 2007

Roberts, T. (2007, January 2). Cold Climate Research Facility Opens. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/newsbrief/cold-climate-research-facility-opens

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