Books & Periodicals

Building Guides

• Guide to Energy Efficient Homes in Louisiana Louisiana Dept. of Natural Resources http://dnr.louisiana.gov/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder&...
• Builder’s Guide – Hot-Humid ClimatesBuilder’s Guide – Mixed-Humid Climates By Joseph Lstiburek, PhD, PE www.eeba.org

Other Publications and Publishers

• Environmental Building News (newsletter) www.BuildingGreen.com

Efficient, High-Performance or Green Home Information Sources

• Advanced Energy - Applied Building Science Center www.advancedenergy.org
• The Alliance to Save Energy www.ase.org
• American Council for an Energy-Efficient EconomyA non-profit organization with catalog of books, proceedings, consumer guides, research reports, etc. http://aceee.org/
• Building America Solution Center http://www.basc.pnnl.gov
• Building Energy Codes (BEC) www.energycodes.gov
• Building Science Corporation www.buildingscience.com
• Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development www.ncat.org
• City of Austin’s Sustainable Building Sourcebook https://www.buildinggreen.com/newsbrief/sustainabl...
• ConSol www.consol.com
• Davis Energy Group www.davisenergy.com
• Efficient Windows Collaborative www.efficientwindows.org
• Electric Vehicles and Their Safety Ratings Guide https://insurancemarket.ae/car-insurance/electric-vehicle-safety-rating-guide/
• Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREC www.eere.energy.gov
• Energy and Environmental Building Alliance www.eeba.org
• Environmental Building News www.buildinggreen.com
• EPA's Energy Star www.energystar.gov
• Florida Solar Energy Center www.fsec.ucf.edu
• Gas Technology Institute www.gastechnology.org
• Green Building Advisor www.greenbuildingadvisor.com
• Home Energy Magazine www.homeenergy.org
• Industrialized Housing Partnership (IHP) www.fsec.ucf.edu
• Insulating Concrete Form Association www.forms.org
• Integrated Building Construction Solutions www.ibacos.com
• National Association of Homebuilders Research Center (NAHBRC) www.nahbrc.com
• National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) – window labeling www.nfrc.org
• National Renewable Energy Lab www.nrel.gov
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) - Energy Division www.ornl.gov
• Residential Energy Services Network www.natresnet.org
• Rocky Mountain Institute www.rmi.org
• Solar Action Alliance www.solaractionalliance.org
• Solar Energy Industries Association www.seia.org
• Southface Institute www.southface.org
• Structural Insulated Panel Association www.sips.org
• U.S. Department of Energy www.energy.gov
  • Building Energy Code www.energycodes.gov
  • Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREC) www.energy.gov/eere

Hazard Resistant Construction

• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) www.asce.org
• APA – The Engineered Wood Association www.apawood.org
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) www.fema.gov
• Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) http://www.flash.org
• Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) www.ibhs.org & www.disastersafety.org
• International Code Council www.iccsafe.org
• National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) www.nahb.com
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) www.nfpa.org
• National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) www.nrca.net
• Wind Science and Engineering Research Center - Texas Tech University www.wind.ttu.edu

Healthy Homes (Indoor Air, Universal Design)

• Access Information Bulletins - Paralyzed Veterans of America www.pva.org
• Accessibility Reference Guide - International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO) www.iccsafe.org
• ACEEE www.aceee.org
• Adaptable Housing - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development www.huduser.org
• Adaptive Environments Center, Inc. www.adaptiveenvironments.org
• American Lung Association www.lungusa.org
• American Assn. of Retired Persons (AARP) www.aarp.org
• The Center for Universal Design - NC State University College of Design www.ncsu.edu/ncsu/design/cud/
• Health House www.healthhouse.org
• The Healthy House Institute www.healthyhouseinstitute.com/
• Louisiana Dept. of Health and Hospitals - Healthy Homes and Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) new.dhh.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/page/466
• Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals - Louisiana Asthma Management and Prevention Program (LAMP) http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/lead
• Low Vision Information https://www.lighthouseguild.org/
• Laser Eye Surgery Hub https://www.lasereyesurgeryhub.co.uk/blind-vision-...
• NAHB Research Center www.nahbrc.org
• National Council for Aging Care www.aging.com
• National Kitchen and Bath Association www.nkba.org
• U.S. EPA Indoor Air Quality Clearinghouse https://www.epa.gov/iaq

Louisiana Resources

• LSU AgCenter, Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service
• www.lsuagcenter.com
• Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
  • Energy Efficient Homes in Louisiana online building guide, 2010
  • http://dnr.louisiana.gov/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder&tmp=home&pid=336
• Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness http://gohsep.la.gov/

Similar Centers

The Louisiana House is not alone. Sister educational centers featuring a showcase sustainable house and grounds include:

• Florida House, a learning center of the Sarasota County Extension Service
• Southface Energy & Environmental Resource Center in Atlanta, Georgia
• 113 Calhoun Street, a historic restoration project in Charleston, South Carolina
• Utah House , by Utah State University Extension