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Nick Horras

Vice President of Energy Conservation & Weatherization at CEDA, one of the largest weatherization agencies in the U.S.

Sep 29, 2026

9:24
Was there anything unique about the construction of the houses or the way that you would weatherize?
9:29
Yeah, really good question.
9:30
Yeah, so there's permafrost out in Alaska, and you cannot build traditional foundations in some parts of Alaska for several reasons.
9:39
Out in that part, it's very marshy.
9:41
There's a lot of tundra and permafrost, and you can't sink foundations like you would traditionally or pour foundations.
9:48
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.
9:53
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.

29 MINS LATER

39:32
do you have someone that's really been a mentor for you as you've gone through this field

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