Anvil Creek Lodge has dedicated itself to building structures that are respectful of the region's environment and doesn't take away from the beauty of the state. Come learn about all the ways Anvil Creek Lodge is doing to be good stewards of the land.
Engineered Insulated Cedar Building Envelope
Anvil Creek Lodge features patented Thermo-Lam III engineered timbers manufactured by International Homes of Cedar. This energy-efficient and eco-friendly building material efficiently maintains a comfortable temperature. The insulated timber walls provide superb thermal performance to minimize energy requirements and cost, taking nature’s best and improving it. Lumber is harvested from sustained yield second growth forests, then kiln-dried and bonded in a glulam beam press to create stronger, more stable wall timbers. The laminating process allows IHC’s Thermo-Lam III to use second growth timber instead of old growth, preserving natural resources, and using a sustainable product.
Because of its insulation core, built in moisture barrier and interlocking homogeneous characteristics, Thermo-Lam III will outperform a 2x10 conventionally framed wall with R-30 batt insulation.
Battery Storage
Anvil Creek Lodges plans to use high quality lithium iron phosphate batteries combined with large arrays of solar photovoltaic panels mounted to the roofs of the lodge, cabins, and support buildings.
These technologies offer major advantages for the sustainability and net-zero goal of the lodge. Solar with battery backup should easily provide for all the electrical needs of the lodge and cabins for eight months a year, and almost all the power needs for two months a year. For the rare times where solar PV is not enough, a diesel generator backup can use the battery bank to run at maximum efficiency and shorter duration.
The server rack battery packs are to be arranged efficiently and expanded as needed. Being user-serviceable is a huge advantage in remote Alaska, only the components needing replaced would have to be shipped, instead of the entire pack, reducing our costs and impact on the environment.
The batteries are UL1973 & UL9540A certified, and can be connected together, along with the inverters, to take care of peak loads in the day and to power the lodge if the sun actually sets.
