HUD Healthy Homes Program Helps Alaska Native Villages Adapt to Change
Derrick Sinyon’s manufactured house was not designed for the harsh Alaska climate and has roof, foundation, and moisture problems, like many homes across the region. Photo by NREL
Gene is one of seven homeowners in Gakona getting health, safety, and energy-efficiency improvements through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Healthy Homes program, designed to reduce environmental hazards in underserved communities. The U.S.
Workers install steel beams under the compromised wood beams to stiffen the foundation and level the house. Photo by Matt Irinaga, NREL “It takes a lot of skill, learning how to maintain a home. A lot of people didn’t really realize that,” said Derrick Sinyon, environmental coordinator for the Native Village of Gakona, NREL’s partner on the project.
Last winter, Sinyon noticed that the air coming through the heating vents was not as hot as it should be. When he went down to the crawl space to check the furnace, it turned out one of the ducts had fallen off and was blowing hot air into the crawl space. This heat loss had likely been going on for weeks, not only wasting costly energy but warming up space under the house that was supposed to stay cold.
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