An Update from Arthur Nash
The biggest push this year with the SIRG program is that while we will continue to help schools test, realtors are a target of our outreach. We've been getting progressively more calls from realty companies. Though there is no requirement for testing upon completion of new home construction or at the transaction of a home, the fact that Alaska has many federal hires and military transfers has prompted relocation companies from the lower 48 to demand that testing takes place before their clients move into Alaskan residences. Thus we are finding that some inspectors are getting equipment to test at a favorable volume due to the expectations and requests of lower 48 relocation companies. This is a new factor for me regarding outreach and is a unique feature of our population influx.
For more information, contact:
Art Nash Jr.
alnashjr@alaska.edu
Telephone: 907-474-6366
Energy Specialist
Cooperative Extension Service
University of Alaska Fairbanks
308 Tanana Drive
POB 756180
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6180
United States