USEPA Alaska's Environment Links
Here you will find some of the more common links to information about the environment in Alaska. This is not an all-inclusive list of information on the State of Alaska. Links include the following topics: Priority Geographic Areas, EPA Arctic Program, Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund, State Agencies and Superfund Sites, Alaska Maps (GIS Map Library), State of Alaska Environmental Links and Federal Environmental Links. http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/Homepage.NSF/webpage/Alaska's+Environment?opendocument
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Environmental Health, Safety and Risk Management
Indoor Air Quality
This website contains information on Winter Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), Vehicle Exhaust and Low Humidity Discomfort. There are also useful links to other IAQ resources. www.uaf.edu/safety/indoor_air_quality.htm
University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension
Radon in Homes the Alaska Experience
This is a link to a fact sheet on Radon developed by the University of Alaska Fairbanks. www.uaf.edu/coop-ext/publications/freepubs/RAD-01250.pdf
Alaska Building Science News
The Alaska Building Science News is a joint publication of the Alaska Building Science Network (www.absn.com/) and Cooperative Extension Service, Office of the Energy Specialist (www.uaf.edu/coop-ext/faculty/seifert/index.html). The Alaska Building Science News (www.absn.com/) is a joint publication of the Alaska Building Science Network and Cooperative Extension Service, Office of the Energy Specialist (www.uaf.edu/coop-ext/faculty/seifert/index.html). Alaska Building Science News' sole purpose is to bring timely building science information to Alaskans in order to improve the quality and durability of the housing stock in Alaska as well as save energy and maintenance expenses for home owners. http://www.uaf.edu/coop-ext/faculty/seifert/absntoc.html
American Lung Association of Alaska
Indoor Air Toolkit
The "Healthy Breathing Begins at Home Indoor Air Quality Toolkit" includes a checklist for your use in a home walk-through to identify potential pollutant sources or risks. The Toolkit also includes our series of "Tips for Clean Indoor Air in Alaska"; Tips contain more in-depth information than the checklist on specific indoor pollutants or pollution sources. www.aklung.org/air%20quality.html
Housing and Building Resources:[top] Cooperative Extension Service-Alaska Energy and Housing Resources
Cooperative Extension Service is an outreach educational delivery system supported by a partnership between the US Department of Agriculture and the University of Alaska Fairbanks and College of Rural Alaska. This website provides informational links to Indoor Air Quality, Polar Living, Manuals, Energy Links, Housing links, Radon links, Alaska Weather and permafrost.
Alaska Building Science Network (ABSN)-Knowledge You Can Build On
The Alaska Building Science Network (ABSN) is a member supported association of individuals, businesses, and organizations dedicated to promoting energy efficiency as an essential component of durable, safe and affordable housing in Alaska. This website provides general links to building science, energy efficiency, Alternative Energy, Indoor Air Quality and sustainability. www.absn.com/index.cfm
Cold Climate Housing Research Center (CCHRC)-Proposal Forms
The Cold Climate Housing Research Center (CCHRC) is an industry based, non-profit corporation created to facilitate the development, use, and testing of energy efficient, durable, healthy, and cost effective building technologies for Alaska and the world's cold climate regions. www.cchrc.org/forms.html
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION HEALTH HOUSE RESOURCES
The Health House® project is a national education program created by the American Lung Association of Minnesota to raise the standards for better indoor environments. This website provides links to various resources that pertain to having a healthy home. www.healthhouse.org/links.asp
The Healthy Indoor Air for America's Homes Program- Training and Reference Manual
The Healthy Indoor Air for America's Homes Program was developed to provide basic but comprehensive information to consumers on how to get a handle on indoor air quality (IAQ) in their homes. The goal of the Program is to educate consumers about sources, health risks, and control measures related to common residential indoor air problems and to help consumers reduce their health risks from these problems. This website provides the Training manual and Reference manual. The revised manual also includes three new instructional modules dealing with: Building Science and Indoor Air Quality, Secondhand Smoke and Asthma. www.montana.edu/wwwcxair/notebook.html
