Bulding in ruaral Alaska
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30 Apr 2007 01:44 AM
I am looking in methods of green or nontraditional that may work in remote Alaska. Shipping is a problem here and I would even be interested in methods using material gathered locally but we don't really have many trees here so no log cabins. Does anyone have any ideas of places to look for this kind of information? Thanks
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02 Aug 2007 12:43 PM
Greeting to a fellow Alaskan.  Since you don't explain where "remote Alaska" and it is a fairly large area with a number of diverse climates I offer the following suggestions:
 I live in Anchorage but may offer some suggestions about rural living.  I grew  up in Homer and we (my parents and I) homesteaded an island (Elisabeth).  My dad had lumber barged in for that. 

  If you are fly in only access, my condolences.  Can you get a cat in there in the winter, make a winter road and use a slip to bring in your building materials.  Check with SBS, they make cabin packages.  They also have a SIP plant out by Birchwood.  In the summer if you can get a barge anywhere near use a 4 wheeler to move the lumber to your site.  Really green building in a remote area can be very expensive and there is little savings to be had if you are off the road system, IMHO. You need to build to the climate and unless you are prepared to dig a hole in a hill it will be spendy. 

I am planning on building a ICF home with a frost protected shallow foundation and a SIP roof in Wasilla in a few years.  That is about as green as I want to get. (btw I also own two hybrid cars, but I don't consider my self a died in the wool greenie either).
Jim
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