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NORTHERN BUILDING AND TECHNOLOGIES
Building houses and infrastructures in the North differs from what is done in milder climates, because of several factors: - low temperatures in the winter - in some cases, large differences of temperatures (amplitudes reaching 100 degrees) between summer and winter - lack of sunshine in the winter, abundance of sunshine in the summer - snowfall and ice creating obstacles - permafrost, which requires piling and isolation from the ground - melting permafrost, for which new technologies have to be devised - added costs because materials are flown in due to the lack of roads and numerous other factors.
The Northern Forum brings together architects, builders, environmentalists, indigenous peoples and other interested parties, some of whom are also Business Partners, to exchange information and technologies and find the best solutions for the North.
9th ISCORD Conference June 2-5, 2010 Yakutsk, Sakha Republic (Yakutia) - Russia
The 9th ISCORD Conference was held concurrently with the NF Climate Change Workshop June 2-5, 2010 in Yakutsk, and the participants to the Workshop were able to attend the Conference as well and visit the exhibit NORD EXPO 2010.
Circumpolar Housing Conference March 22-25, 2010 Inuvik, Northwest Territories (Canada) As a continuation of the 2007 Northern Housing Forum hosted by CCHRC, the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation, with the support of the Canada Mortage Housing Corporation (CMHC) is hosting a Circumpolar Housing Conference March 22-25, 2010 in Inuvik. A charter will be organized from Fairbanks, Alaska to Inuvik. For more information, visit www.nhf2010.ca.
in a World of Diminishing Resources October 28-30, 2007 Fairbanks, Alaska in conjunction with the International Polar Year
The Cold Climate Housing Research Center, the
The panel topics were as follows:
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