Wood Energy Resources

Alaska Building Science Network
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. Members include builders, energy raters, material suppliers, weatherization contractors and other building industries throughout Alaska and North America. ABSN programs involve education on building and home efficiency. http://www.absn.com

Alaska Energy Authority
Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) projects and programs support its mission by 1) providing for the operation and maintenance of existing AEA projects with maximum utility control, 2) assisting in the development of safe, reliable, and efficient energy systems throughout Alaska, which are sustainable and environmentally sound, 3) reducing the cost of electricity for residential customers and community facilities in rural Alaska, and 4) responding quickly and effectively to electrical emergencies. http://www.akenergyauthority.org

Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) is a self-supporting public corporation with offices in 16 communities throughout the state. It's mission is to provide Alaskans access to safe, quality, affordable housing. AHFC has many programs some of which include: home financing, weatherization and energy efficiency education. http://www.ahfc.state.ak.us/

Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages more public land than any other Federal agency and plays a key role in implementing the Energy Policy Act of 2005. In managing this public land – 261 million surface acres and 700 million sub-surface acres of mineral estate – the BLM supervises multiple uses of the land, including energy development. http://www.blm.gov/nhp/index.htm

Cold Climate Housing Research Center
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. The Research Center was conceived and developed by members of the Alaska State Home Builders Association, representing over 1,200 building industry firms and groups, the largest per capita builders' association in the nation. Ninety percent of CCHRC's charter members are general contractors from across the state. The Alaska professional building community is highly regarded as a national leader in energy efficient housing design and construction. http://www.cchrc.org/

Forestry, Fire and Aviation Program
The goal of the Division of Forestry Fire and Aviation Program is to provide safe, cost-effective and efficient fire protection services and related fire and aviation management activities to protect natural resources, man-made improvements and human life on state, private, and municipal lands. http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/forestry/fire/current.htm

Fuels for Schools
Fuels for schools fund/conduct engineering assessments, identify existing financial resources and provide technical assistance for wood-heating projects. The program also promotes and encourages the use of wood biomass as a renewable natural resource to provide clean, readily available energy source suitable for heating systems in public and private buildings, and facilitates the removal of hazardous fuels from forests by assisting in the development of viable commercial uses of removed material. http://www.fuelsforschools.info/

Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association (HPBA)
HPBA is an international trade association representing manufacturers, importers, sales and service representatives of factory built fireplaces, gas logs, inserts; wood, pellet, coal, gas and electric stoves; barbecues, grills, smokers; and patio furniture. HPBA partners with U.S. EPA to address and resolve environmental issues related to these appliances. HPBA is actively involved in consumer education on proper selection, installation, use and maintenance of these products. http://www.hpba.org/

Rural Energy Enterprises
Rural Energy Enterprises (REE), a wholly owned subsidiary of RurAL CAP, is a wholesale distributor of energy-efficient and money-saving products. REE began in 1987 to provide RurAL CAP with a non-grant source of income and to offer rural residents energy-saving devices. http://www.rural-energy.com/

Sitka Wood Utilization Center
The center has a research and technology transfer mission, and works closely with Alaska wood-products industries and timber-dependent communities to explore new products and processes. The SWUC also offers workshops and conferences to broad audiences. The staff is also involved in market efforts to promote Alaskan woods, wood products and to transfer research results to users. http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/sitka/

U.S. Forest Service/Products Laboratory
Today, field scientists and support staff research expanded and diverse aspects of wood use. Studies concentrates on pulp and paper products, housing and structural uses of wood, wood preservation, wood and fungi identification, and finishing and restoration of wood products. In addition to traditional lines of research, FPL is responding to environmental pressures on forest resources by using cutting-edge techniques to study recycling, develop environmentally friendly technology and understand ecosystem-based forest management. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/

UAF Cooperative Extension Service
The University of Alaska Fairbanks' Cooperative Extension Service (CES) mission is to interpret and extend relevant research-based knowledge in an understandable and useable form, and to encourage the application of this knowledge to solve the problems and meet the challenges that face Alaska. CES is an outreach education delivery system supported by a partnership between the United States Department of Agriculture and the University of Alaska Fairbanks and College of Rural Alaska. CES has energy and housing extension specialists as well as forestry specialists. http://www.uaf.edu/ces

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