The Angirraq: Low Cost Prefabrication in Arctic Houses

Production models of the Angirraq hut, developed for the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Ottawa, can be built for $4.00/sq ft, complete except for services. Basic stressed skin panels (fir plywood) with full thick glass fiber insulation packed in the closed panels and cedar pl...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Platts, R.E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1966
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/66475 2023-05-15T14:19:20+02:00 The Angirraq: Low Cost Prefabrication in Arctic Houses Platts, R.E. 1966-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66475 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66475/50388 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66475 ARCTIC; Vol. 19 No. 2 (1966): June: 109–212; 192-200 1923-1245 0004-0843 Evaporation info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1966 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:23:21Z Production models of the Angirraq hut, developed for the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Ottawa, can be built for $4.00/sq ft, complete except for services. Basic stressed skin panels (fir plywood) with full thick glass fiber insulation packed in the closed panels and cedar plywood exterior are combined with open-joints to form an assembly, tied with shear dowels and continuous chords, to form a rigid box. Construction details and results of tests on panel bowing, condensation, heating, and effect of wind-blown rain and snow on joints, are discussed. L'anquirraq: Préfabrication de maisons arctiques à prix modique. Des panneaux de base à revêtement contraint, avec pleine isolation et surface extérieure en contreplaqué de cèdre, sont combinés avec une charpente "ouverte" pour former une hutte nordique simple à très bas prix. L'ensemble, lié par des chevilles de cisaillement et des cordages continus, forme une boîte rigide. Une utilisation plus poussée de ces principes s'appliquerait aussi à une nouvelle maison arctique à deux étages. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctique* University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic ARCTIC 19 2
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description Production models of the Angirraq hut, developed for the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Ottawa, can be built for $4.00/sq ft, complete except for services. Basic stressed skin panels (fir plywood) with full thick glass fiber insulation packed in the closed panels and cedar plywood exterior are combined with open-joints to form an assembly, tied with shear dowels and continuous chords, to form a rigid box. Construction details and results of tests on panel bowing, condensation, heating, and effect of wind-blown rain and snow on joints, are discussed. L'anquirraq: Préfabrication de maisons arctiques à prix modique. Des panneaux de base à revêtement contraint, avec pleine isolation et surface extérieure en contreplaqué de cèdre, sont combinés avec une charpente "ouverte" pour former une hutte nordique simple à très bas prix. L'ensemble, lié par des chevilles de cisaillement et des cordages continus, forme une boîte rigide. Une utilisation plus poussée de ces principes s'appliquerait aussi à une nouvelle maison arctique à deux étages.
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