APRIL 3, 2025 Vacuum Insulated Panels in Alaska

6:30-8:00PM, Thursday, April 3, 2025 *via Zoom

Interested in super-insulating technology and its potential benefits for a quieter, more efficient, and less costly home? Join us as we learn about vacuum insulated panels (VIPs), a technology around ten times the R-value per inch of common insulation materials offering the potential of very high insulation values in a much narrower assembly. This workshop will cover how VIPs are used around the world to provide exceptional insulation and energy savings along with the challenges and considerations for incorporation in Alaska’s buildings. We’ll cover the benefits, considerations, ongoing use  & promising innovation for this technology right here in Alaska.

COST: $10 for non-ACAT members / FREE for ACAT members
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KAARLE STRAILEY BIO: Kaarle Strailey works as assistant to ACEP’s Tom Marsik on the active vacuum insulation project, while working toward his master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies at UAF. Strailey earned his bachelor’s degrees in environmental sciences and Earth and planetary science from University of California, Berkeley in 2004 and completed a UAF occupational endorsement in sustainable energy in 2014. He has worked for Alaska-based advocacy groups that promote sustainable energy and for fisheries management agencies. Currently residing in Palmer, Strailey is interested in all aspects of sustainability and the beautiful Alaska outdoors. In his spare time, he enjoys gardening, tinkering and non-powered recreation on the land, on the water and in the sky.