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LaHouse-Home and Landscape Resource Center
A research-based showcase of solutions and educational programs to help you shape the future with homes that offer MORE benefits with LESS ....
Gulf Region High Performance Home Professionals
List of professionals who have earned the Gulf Region High Performance Homes designation.
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Community Rebuilding and Flood Protection Expo - Lakeview
Lakeview, a coming-back community in Orleans parish - west of City Park and east of the 17th Street Canal, is the venue for an afternoon of presentations and real-world demonstrations of sustainable rebuilding and flood damage prevention. Plan to come to Lakeview Sunday, November 16th from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. for formal workshops, information educational seminars around the neighborhood, and visits with professionals involved in rebuilding.
Steel Mesh Termite Barrier
Termite Resistance
Use multiple methods to make your home resistant to damage from termites, especially Formosan subterranean termites, and other wood-destroying insects. Since basic controls and most state approved stand-alone treatments are not fool-proof, it’s wise to invest in a second line of defense or even a totally termite-resistant structure. Click here to find out how to make your home resistant to termites.
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The LSU AgCenter's Louisiana House - Resource Center
The LSU AgCenter's "LaHouse" is designed to stand up to hurricane-force winds, swarming insects and harmful humidity. This family-type home is designed to showcase innovations in home construction for Louisiana’s sub-tropical climate.
Extreme Weather Information Sheet Southeast
NOAA Extreme Weather 2009 Information Sheet
A collection of phone numbers for Louisiana state agencies, parish emergency management and law enforcement offices in the southern parishes, and national disaster information centers.
Larger jobs require more help from professionals
One of the hardest determinations you'll have to make when you decide to restore a damaged home is how much work needs to be done - and how much help you'll need.
Flood Hazards in Louisiana
Louisiana floods - from excess rain and poor drainage; from overflow of rivers, streams and bayous; from drainage channels backing-up; from storm surge; from levee failures.
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Online Training Center
We have begun and will continue to build upon this Online Training Center to assist the Louisiana and Gulf Region construction infrastructure with building science, best practices and building code-based information and continuing education.
Reducing Summer Utility Bills
You probably think of an air conditioner as something that puts cool air in your homes, but what it really does is remove heat from your home. So an understanding of how heat gets in your home is the key to choosing the most cost-effective ways to cut summer utility bills while staying cool and comfortable.
(Figure 2) OVE-Optimum Value Engineering
Building Systems: Ways You Can Get Framed in Louisiana
Here are brief descriptions of currently available building systems for exterior walls and roofs. Some of their major properties that relate to sustainable development are mentioned. A generalized assessment of how each building system integrates and balances the five criteria for Louisiana conditions.
Have The Right Answers Before Storm; Take ‘Hurricane Quiz’ Now
This game of 20 questions can help you determine whether you and your family will be prepared if a hurricane comes your way, according to LSU AgCenter experts.
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Flood Recovery Information
From this page, you will be able to access information on a variety of issues related to flood recovery.
Disaster Wallet Card
If an evacuation or other emergency separates family and friends, you’ll want to find each other. Fill out a card for each close friend and relative. Carry it with you wherever you go.
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Geographic Basics - Climate, Flood, Wind and Termites
Geographic Basics in Louisiana include Climate, Flood, Wind and Termites. Read about the climate, wind and flood hazards, and termites in Louisiana.
Terms of Use
Users must indicate acceptance of these terms prior to submitting ANY personal, company, service or project information to the Registry.
Offer Contract Services
Professionals who are currently licensed or registered by the State of Louisiana as building, plumbing or mold remediation contractors can join the Rebuilding Registry. Property owners will search for contractors based on the types of work they offer. If you offer a service that would be useful to people building, remodeling or restoring their homes, list your services in the Registry. Contact information you provide will appear as a “business card” that you send to property owners.
Contact a Contractor
The Registry allows property owners to search for contractors by name or by the building services they provide. Property owners can contact their selected contractors anonymously through the registry, providing information about their rebuilding or restoration project, and ask if the contractor is interested. Contractors respond within the registry, indicating whether they are interested in pursuing a contract with the homeowner for the project.
Sign Up to use the Registry
The Rebuilding Registry allows contractors to offer rebuilding services in parishes they serve. It allows property owners to search for those services, to "tell" contractors about their rebuilding projects, and to rate contractors who have worked for them. All users of the registry - contractors and property owners - must create a user account. The registry is a free service of the state. Signing up is easy.
Rate a Contractor
The Registry allows property owners to rate contractors who have worked for them, and let others know whether the recommend that contractor. Property owners find contractors by search for the contractor's company name or by searching the registry for services the contractor provides.
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