It’s no secret that we live in an extremely dusty environment. Even when we do experience normal precipitation, Anchorage and the Valley experiences a continuous barrage of dust from glacial silt from several prominent drainages coming out of the Talkeetna and Chugach mountains; we’re bounded on three sides by water with...

Did you know … Modern homes are usually built to far higher technical standards than buildings constructed a few decades ago and are much more energy efficient, due to better insulation and improved methods of eliminating air leakage. The result has been to make buildings more airtight so they hold onto the heat we...