Frost Action

Buildings constructed in areas affected by permafrost need to be insulated from the ground. Tried and tested techniques include placing the building on wooden piles. This photograph shows a corner of the SAS/Radison Hotel in Longyearbyen, Svalbard. Although the area between the piles is boarded off, it is maintained at air temperature as the building above is fully insulated.

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