NEWS for North Dakotans
Agriculture Communication, North Dakota State University
7 Morrill Hall, Fargo, ND 58105-5665
November 22, 2000
A new Web site provided by the North Dakota State University Extension Service contains publications on a variety of structural and environmental aspects of your home, including energy conservation, lighting, humidity control, sewage treatment systems, indoor air quality, and heating and cooling.
The site is located at http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/abeng/yourhome.htm. House-related publications available from MidWest Plan Service are also featured on the site along with a description of each publication and information on ordering the publications. MWPS publications are developed cooperatively by engineers and housing specialists at NDSU and universities in the other 11 states of the North Central Region.
Some 300 house plans developed through the USDA cooperative building plans exchange are available at the Web site. Most can be downloaded in pdf format from the site.
The site contains links to numerous publications available from various other sources such as the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and other universities.
Also available on the site are links to other information sources such as the National Association of Home Builders, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Lighting Research Center.
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Source: Ken Hellevang, (701) 231-7243
Editor: Tom Jirik, (701) 231-9629