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Nick Horras
Vice President of Energy Conservation & Weatherization at CEDA, one of the largest weatherization agencies in the U.S.
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Sep 29, 2026
Nick Horras: Vice President of Energy Conservation and Weatherization, CEDA
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Madden DelaneyHOST
Was there anything unique about the construction of the houses or the way that you would weatherize?
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9:30Nick HorrasGUEST
Yeah, so there's permafrost out in Alaska, and you cannot build traditional foundations in some parts of Alaska for several reasons.
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9:41Nick HorrasGUEST
There's a lot of tundra and permafrost, and you can't sink foundations like you would traditionally or pour foundations.
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9:48Nick HorrasGUEST
A lot of it would rely on either post and pad, so like blocks sitting on the ground that have to get leveled every year.
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9:53Nick HorrasGUEST
Um, there was some, you know, unique, uh, foundation opportunities, you know, now there's, there's different, um, foundation options, um, everything from helical piers to, um, you know, triadetic foundations.
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Madden DelaneyHOST
do you have someone that's really been a mentor for you as you've gone through this field