The Cold Climate Housing Research Center is working in partnership with the City of Fairbanks, GW Scientific, and the Fairbanks Soil & Water Conservation District to develop plans for ten designs home owners can implement to reduce rainwater and pollutant runoff from their property. This project is made possible by funding from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. Several of the designs will be demonstrated at sites throughout Fairbanks.

Demonstrations and How-To

There will be three in-store workshops at local building supply stores, nurseries, farmers markets, and/or the public library. These will demonstrate how to construct some of the simpler green infrastructure applications, e.g., building a rain barrel for water reuse. A schedule for these workshops will be posted once they are established.

Watch here for our “how to” brochures on a wide range of rainwater topics, from placing a rain barrel to building a home with a green roof.

Demonstration Projects:

• Rainwater Barrels
• Rainwater Garden
• Tree Pit
• Infiltration and Flow-Through Planters
• Retention Grading and Vegetated Swales
• Riparian Forest Buffer
• Dry Wells
• Grass Reinforcement Protection Mesh
• Green Roof
• Permeable Driveway Tiles (pavers)

Upcoming Events:

• Green Roof Tours for the Public at the Cold Climate Housing Research Facility
  May 1 through Aug 31: weekly on Thursdays at 3:00 p.m. after the building tour