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• Building Cost-Effective Emergency Housing in Alaska

  Innovative open-web trusses allow for easy assembly, high R-values, and minimal thermal bridging

• Pop Quiz

  ALASKA NATIVE Carol Gore builds affordable housing in her home state as president and CEO of the Cook Inlet Housing Authority (CIHA).

• Anchorage Seniors Development SecuresFinancing

  The Alaska Housing Finance Corp. (AHFC) approved an $846,000 mortgage loan to Lumen Park Associates for a 20-unit low- to moderate-income seniors housing development in Anchorage.

• Installing Exterior Insulation in Cold Climates

  Airtight construction and a thick layer of exterior foam save energy and reduce the risk of rot and mold.

• HUD Makes Funds Available to Turn Apartments into Assisted-Living Units

  Federal housing officials are making available $20 million to convert multifamily apartment complexes into assisted-living facilities for low-income seniors

• ALASKA

  ANCHORAGE—More stringent market study standards are required for low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) projects in Alaska in 2008.

• Letters

  Open-cell foam in unvented attics; code clarification; bees in brick; Alaska energy code

• People News

  Faith E. Baum, principal at New Jersey-based architectural lighting design firm

• Notebook

  Builder optimism, panel roof problems, window latch recall, Business Tune-Up, more

• Letters

  Rafter cutting concerns, building with ICFs, retrofitting brick ties, more