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Case Studies and Reports Related to Residential Wood Heat

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  • Case Studies Promoting Dry, Seasoned Wood 

  • Wood Stove Changeout Case Studies

  • Other Case Studies

  • Wood Stove Changeout Reports

  • Puget Sound Burn Ban Financial Assistance Program

Case Studies Promoting Dry, Seasoned Wood

  • Oakridge, Oregon's Community Firewood Program (2021)
  • Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation's Moisture Disclosure Program in Fairbanks, Alaska (2021)

Wood Stove Changeout Case Studies

  • Western Massachusetts Changeout Program (pdf) (117.91 KB, 2021)
  • Massachusetts Commonwealth Woodstove Changeout Program (pdf) (131.69 KB, 2021)
  • Seely Lake Montana Changeouts Result in Fewer PM2.5 Exceedances (pdf) (185.36 KB, 2021)
  • Wood Moisture-Meter Library Loan Program (pdf) (122.66 KB, 2021) (2021)
  • Vermont Outdoor Wood Boiler Changeout Program (pdf) (133.23 KB, 2021)
  • Northeast Minnesota's Project Stove Swap -- Powerful Project Partnerships (2021) (PDF)
  • Hoonah Indian Association Community Indoor Air Assessment and Wood Stove Repair, Changeout, and Education Project (2021) (PDF)
  • Keene, NH - Supplemental Environmental Program (SEP) (2010) (PDF) (3 pp, 49 KB)
  • Northern Sierra, CA - Local/State Funding (2006) (PDF) (2 pp, 89 KB)
  • Truckee, CA  (2006) (PDF) (2 pp, 39 KB)
  • State of Idaho - Tax Deduction (2006) (PDF) (2 pp, 39 KB)
  • Darrington, WA - State Fees (2007) (PDF) (3 pp, 102 KB)
  • Yakima, WA - Rebate Program (2006) (PDF) (2 pp, 88 KB)
  • Pendelton, OR - Affordable Loan Program (2006) (PDF) (3 pp, 48 KB)
  • La Conner, WA - Swinomish Tribal Changeout (2007)(PDF) (3 pp, 69 KB)
  • Sacramento, CA - Weatherization  (2009)(PDF) (3 pp, 85 KB)

Other Case Studies

  • Tulalip Tribes Ductless Heat Pump & Healthy Homes Education Project (pdf) (160.27 KB, 2022)
  • Citizen-Science Measurement of Woodsmoke Levels in Keene, NH (pdf) (119.84 KB, 2021)
  • Reaching Attainment in Butte County Through Wood Smoke Reduction (pdf) (153.34 KB, 2021)

Wood Stove Changeout Reports

  • Keene, NH Changeout Final Report  (2010)(PDF)  (22pp, 470k)
  • Makah Tribal Changeout Final Report  (2008)(PDF) (17pp, 247k)
  • Makah Tribal Changeout Final Report - presentation slides (2008) (PDF) (31pp, 695k)
  • Nez Perce Tribal Changeout Final Report (2009) (PDF) (6pp, 46k)
  • Measurable Outcomes of a Woodstove Changeout on the Nez Perce Reservation, University of Montana (2009)(PDF) (27pp, 304k)
  • Residential Indoor PM2.5 in Wood Stove Homes: Follow-up of the Libby Changeout Homes, Noonan et al., Indoor Air (2012).
  • Libby, Montana Video (2008)

Puget Sound Burn Ban Financial Assistance Program

  • Puget Sound Case Study and Final Report (2013)  
  • Puget Sound Evaluation Model (2013) (Excel Spreadsheet) (xlsx) (61.03 KB)

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