As part of the Alaska Native village corporation for Utqiaġvik, Iglu Construction has access to a fleet of equipment and skilled personnel, initially sharing staff with UIC Construction.
“Igloo” was borrowed into English from the Inuit language branch, where “iglu” refers to any building, not just the iconic dome-shaped snow shelters. Thus, “Iglu” becomes the name of a new subsidiary of Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC) through its UIC Commercial Services business line: Iglu Construction rounds out a design and construction division which already includes UIC Construction, UIC Nappairit, and UMIAQ Design.
Headquartered on Arctic Spur Road in Anchorage, the focus of Iglu Construction is vertical buildings along the road system, from the Kenai Peninsula to Fairbanks…