Tools for Implementing a Wood Stove Project

BY JEROMY GRANT

HOONAH INDIAN ASSOCIATION

Outline• Introduction• Outline• Goals• Project Back ground Description• Dissecting the phases of a successful project• Future Steps• Questions

Today’s Goal

1. Present the progress to date of HIA’s indoor air quality work

2. Help you understand how to get a program like this off the ground

Project Background

http://www.hia-env.org/2017/09/11/in-home-air-quality-final-report/

Winter 2017 Air Quality Study

PM2.5 and Carbon monoxide◦ 65 paper surveys◦ 35 Homes monitored

Results of survey◦ Homes with wood stoves 20 years old and older had 1.5

times higher PM2.5

Conclusion◦ Replace or repair 20+ year old stoves

Project Description

Inspect and replace or repair wood stoves and chimney of 8 homes in Hoonah.

◦ Funding Source ◦ Partners◦ANTHC◦ EPA◦A1 Hearth and Stove

Identifying Potential Project Participants

How did we do it?Things to considerRemaining unbiased

Helping those that need it

Identifying Potential Project Participants

Let the data speak for it’s self We used the data and selected the top 20 oldest wood stoves

Actual Data and Top 20

“Objectively” Identifying Potential Project Participants

Set prioritySmall project scope

Elders Medical issues

Developed a decision tree

Decision Tree

Identifying Potential Project

Participants

Priority 1◦ Had PM 2.5 reading well

above the EPA limit◦ Elder◦ Smoke effected health

issues

Note◦ One of the Priority 1

participants did not want a wood stove. He said he was getting rid of his wood stove and switching to a Toyo Stove.

Identifying Potential Project Participants

Priority 2◦Had PM 2.5 reading +- 20%

the EPA limit◦ Smoke effected health

issues

Note◦One of the priority 2

participants lived in Forest Service Housing.

Identifying Potential Project ParticipantsPriority 3◦Had PM 2.5 reading close to the

EPA limit

NoteWhat we found was all the P3 group where people that had done the paper survey but no monitoring data.

Identifying Potential Project

Participants

Final ranked list

Put list in order of priority

Started at the top and started calling

Note

Some people just would not answer their phone or text messages.

Finding a contractor

Knowing and following

policies for getting bids

Communicate your needs to

contractors

Choose the one that fits the scope of your project

the best

Finding a contractor

What did we looked for in a contractor◦ Local as possible◦ Access to ferry system

◦ Interested in building partnership

◦ Experienced◦ Excited to help us meet our

project goal

A1 Hearth and StoveWho did we choose and why◦ Local as possible (Juneau)◦ Interested in building partnership◦ Experienced◦ Excited to help us meet our project goal◦ The contractors are part owners and it showed in

their workmanship and professionalism.◦Main distributer of wood stoves

Pre Bid Inspections

A1 came to Hoonah and inspected each home’s wood stove and chimney.

They checked◦ Roof◦ Crawl space◦ Chimney◦ Wood stove◦ Hearth pad

Benefit: Most accurate way to estimate a bid, and will save time and money.

Bids

A1 wrote estimates for each home listing out the issues found, time and materials.

Benefit• Easy to estimate

total cost of project

• Gave us a ball park per home to keep the cost at

Agreements

Project description • Shows why we are doing this

Work to be preformed• Lists exactly what work will

be done with what parts

Agreement• Holds us accountable to

complete work listed only and is a commitment for participate in the next round of monitoring

Work Preformed

Work Preformed• Contractor filled out

work that was completed

Acknowledgment• Participant signed that

they where satisfied with work done and nothing more needs done

Kuma Aspen

Woods stoves and installation

Things we learned…◦ Removal of wood stoves is no small task◦ Hoonah has major wood stove and

chimney issues that need addressed◦ One of the homes inspected had major

chimney fire post inspection◦ One home has multiple chimney fires

every winter, she was told not to use her stove again, or it would result in a chimney fire

◦ Every home work worked in had to be brought up to code as far as wood stove and chimney

Outreach and teaching

Before installation or repair◦ Go over issues in home◦ Talk bout PM2.5◦ Talk about project and purpose

After installation or repair◦ Go over work done◦ Contractor go over stove function with

home owners◦ Talk with home owners about best wood

burning practices (wood moisture)

Challenges and lessons learned

◦ Scheduling appointments◦Home Owners◦Wanting replacements◦Difficulty understanding

stove operation◦Weather (slippery roof)◦Age of some homes (WW2)◦Odd construction◦Had to make do

What’s next

Write a final report for this phase of the study

Another round of IAQ monitoring this winter.◦ Monitoring the homes we worked

on.◦ Monitoring more homes in HoonahAssist other communities with indoor air quality studies.

Questions?