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| LaHouse Docent Training Series of 4 classroom and walk-through “high performance home” training classes to prepare master volunteers and staff to conduct educational tours of LaHouse sustainable design and construction features and benefits, answer consumer inquiries, participate in educational events or other activites that extend the LaHouse vision of shaping future homes. |
| 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 .... |
| LaHouse: Open House Schedule LaHouse has reopened its doors for free previews... |
| 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. |
| Keep It Dry - Flashing & Moisture Control (Baton Rouge) In our wet climate, keeping a wood frame house dry is the single most important factor for durability, preventing mold, and long term customer satisfaction and referrals. Plus, the more energy efficient the house, the harder and more important it is to keep it dry. Effective flashing and moisture control methods can easily prevent this all-too-common and costly source of call-backs and liability claims. |
| Lead Safe Work Practices Many homes built before 1978 contain lead-based paint. It is important that renovation, remodeling and repair activities use methods that reduce and control dust and debris created during work. Even a small amount of dust can pose a serious health risk to children, families and the workers themselves. You can help prevent childhood lead poisoning by learning to work lead safe. Attendees will learn skills to safely renovate older housing and prevent childhood lead poisoning. Participants |
| Alliance with the LSU Hurricane Center The Louisiana House Learning Center and LSU Hurricane Center are cooperating to make sure the Louisiana House incorporates hazard-resistant features based on the best local research data available. |
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| LSU AgCenter housing expert says don’t forget a few easier steps to protect your home (Distributed 05/22/08) LSU AgCenter housing specialist Dr. Claudette Reichel says not to forget the relatively easy steps you can take to protect your home from hurricane damage. “Although changes like structural reinforcements, installing hurricane shutters or replacing windows with impact-resistant glass require more time, money and planning, there are some things you can do at a lower cost and with less effort,” Reichel advises. |
| Keep it Dry-Flashing and Moisture Control (Calcasieu) Keep it Dry- Flashing and Moisture Control (Calcasieu) |
| Keep it Dry-Flashing and Moisture Control (St. Tammany) In our wet climate, keeping a wood frame house dry is the single most important factor for durability, preventing mold, and long term customer satisfaction and referrals. Plus, the more energy efficient the house, the harder and more important it is to keep it dry. Effective flashing and moisture control methods can easily prevent this all-too-common and costly source of call-backs and liability claims. |
| House and Landscape Designers Selected On Novermber 10, 2000, Remson-Haley Architects (RHA) has been selected to design the Louisiana House and produce a master plan for development of the six-acre site. |
| Walls that Work in the South and Why In hot, humid climates, walls should be built to keep moisture out. |
| Plan to Future-Proof Your Home Consider advanced wiring and designing adaptable spaces.... |
| Universal Design for Life The goal is safe and independent living for just about anyone.... |
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| Energy Use this checklist to explore features and components of an energy efficient home in Louisiana. |
| Hazard Resistance Use this checklist to explore features and components of a hazard resistant home in Louisiana. |
| Healthy Use this checklist to explore and select features and components of a healthy home in Louisiana. |
| Convenient and Practical Use this checklist to explore features and components of a convenient, practical home in Louisiana. |
| Your Convienient and Practical Checklist Use this checklist to explore components and features of your sustainable Louisiana house. |
| Durable Use this checklist to explore features and components of a durable home in Louisiana. |
| Earth Friendly Use this checklist to explore and select features and components of an earth friendly home in Louisiana. |
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| LaHouse to Showcase Best Landscape and Horticulture Practives Since the inception of the idea for Louisiana House, landscape and horticulture features have been an integral part of the project. |
| LaHouse on the Move The third and final Louisiana House location, master site plan and house design were officially approved by the LSU Board of Supervisors in April 2002. |
| Paula Manship is First Diamond Key Contributor Paula Manship was honored with a ceremonial tree planting at the Louisiana House Site Premier for her generous contribution of $100,000 to support landscaping the six-acre Louisiana House Learning Center site on November 21, 2000. With this gift to the LSU Foundation for the LaHouse Project, Mrs. Manship became the first Louisiana House Diamond Key Contributor. |
| Two LaHouse Designs Through the talent, dedication and generosity of Remson-Haley Architects, Inc., Louisiana House now has two designs. |
| LaHouse is a new US DOE Building America Partner LaHouse will have the benefit and notoriety of being a Dept. of Energy Building America (BA) Partner, receiving free technical assistance from not just one, but two renowned BA teams. |
| Concrete Tile Roofing - 1st Story Roof Concrete tile is very long-lasting, yet more hail-resistant and less expensive than clay or slate. |
| Get Involved - Louisiana House Home & Landscape Resource Center Consider how you will benefit from LaHouse and explore the advantages of being recognized as a: Key Contributor, Key Partner, Key Ally, or Brick Donor. |
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| Sponsors & Partners Thank you to all our generous donors to LaHouse. |
| Photo Gallery - Louisiana House - Home & Landscape Resource Center Browse this photo gallery to see progress from the current stage of construction to groundbreaking, highlighting special features, products and techniques used. |
| LaHouse Educational Outreach Under Way With support from Key Partners, the Louisiana Dept. of Natural Resources and U.S. Dept. of Energy, Building Your Louisiana House – Homeowners Guide has been developed and printed. It was written to be a comprehensive, yet consumer-friendly, companion to LaHouse. |
| Contractor on Board The LaHouse team is thrilled and honored to welcome a contractor who will help to make the Louisiana House vision a reality. Roy Domangue of Wooden Creations has offered to contribute his services as the LaHouse home building contractor. |
| LaHouse Exhibiting Stronger, Safer, Smarter Construction (Distributed 10/25/05) The LSU AgCenter’s Louisiana House Home and Landscape Resource Center is giving the public opportunities to see aspects of its stronger, safer and smarter construction. |
| Key Partners Support the Vision The La. Dept. of Natural Resources and the Dept. of Energy provide major support to the AgCenter's sustainable housing programming, the Louisiana House initiative and house design development. |
| Contracting Basics Choosing the right contractors -- and knowing how to work with them -- can mean the difference between excellent work and shoddy work. Informed homeowners can save time and headaches and get the best value for their money. |
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| Kick-off Workshop More than 100 people from a broad spectrum of backgrounds participated in the Louisiana House Learning Center Planning Workshop July 18, 2000, in the LSU Design Building. |
| Forms of Recognition and Benefits of Getting Involved The widespread educational outreach of LaHouse will create ongoing, high exposure and promote related interests -- throughout Louisiana and the southern region. |
| Building Your Louisiana House: A Homeowner's Guide to Shaping the Future for Louisiana Living This guide is not a technical detailed construction manual. Instead, its purpose is to serve as a comprehensive planning and analysis tool. Find information on advantageous components of a sustainable house in Louisiana, a range of ways to address the criteria - from low-cost options to higher-end, higher-performance solutions and basic principles of building science that should be considered when choosing and installing any building system or technology in a hot-humid or mixed-humid climate. |
| Expert Presents ‘Best Building Practices’ Seminars Across South Louisiana The hurricanes of 2005 demonstrated what works and what doesn’t for the home-building industry, a prominent building expert said recently during a series of seminars across southern Louisiana presented by the LSU AgCenter. |
| Donate an Inscribed Brick to Help Pave a Path of LaHouse Donate an inscribed brick to be permanently installed on a walkway or trail of the scenic LaHouse landscape exhibit. |
| LaHouse Design is Taking Shape Following design discussions with technical experts and feedback from the extended House Design Advisory team, the original concept design was premiered at the 2001 Earth Day Festival. The new site offers a wonderful opportunity to nestle the house within a group of beautiful, shady live oak trees – so the house design is now being modified to fit the new site and its features. |
| Entergy Honored Representing Entergy Louisiana, Renae Conley (CEO) was honored for becoming the first corporate LaHouse Diamond Key Contributor. |
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| Meet LaHouse Team LaHouse program coordinators have been appointed – completing the team that guides the construction of Louisiana House Resource Center, then will build its educational program. |
| Teaching Center Foundation and Plumbing #1 Browse this photo gallery to see progress from the current stage of construction to groundbreaking, highlighting special features, products and techniques used. |
| LSU Students help build LaHouse The construction of the LaHouse teaching center provided a unique learning and service opportunity for LSU construction management (CM) students. |
| Improve Your Home and Profit; Make It Stronger, Safer, Smarter Floods, hurricanes and soaring energy prices happen, but they don’t have to bust your budget, damage your home, rob your time or deny your comfort. You can make your home stronger, safer and smarter byincluding both energy-saving and hazard-resistant mprovements whenyou remodel or restore it. |
| Building Expert Advises To Build Stronger, Smarter An ounce of prevention can be worth a pound of cure when it comes to building homes that stand in the path of a hurricane. Stronger and smarter is the message building specialists are sending to builders and homeowners. (TV News 1/2/06. Runtime: 1 minute 34 seconds) |
| LaHouse Influences Building Techniques Construction continues on the LSU AgCenter’s showcase home, the Louisiana House Home and Landscape Resource Center. The special features of the structure could influence techniques and components used to rebuild hurricane-damaged areas. Runtime: 60 seconds. (Radio News 1/9/06). |
| Expert Advises Building Stronger, Smarter Hurricanes Katrina and Rita exposed how vulnerable standard buildings can be to powerful storms. A lesson from these storms is to build stronger and smarter, the experts say. Runtime: 60 seconds. (Radio News 1/9/06) |
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| Builders, Homeowners Have Options When Rebuilding Representatives with the U.S. Department of Energy toured the LSU AgCenter’s showcase home, known as LaHouse, and said this structure shows what homeowners can do to streghten their homes and make them more efficient. Runtime: 60 seconds. (Radio News 1/9/06) |
| LSU AgCenter Housing Seminar Focuses On Post-hurricane Construction Joseph Lstiburek, a principal of Building Science Corp. of Westford, Mass., and an international expert on moisture-related building problems, recently led a two-part seminar on designing and building for extreme climates. Sponsored by the LSU AgCenter, the program was held in Baton Rouge last week (Dec. 15). |
| Reinforced House Withstands Storms (TV News For 11/21/05) Added safety measures can make a difference on a home when a storm threatens. The proof stands on a corner lot in a development in Plaquemines Parish. |
| FEMA Officials Visit LaHouse To Stress Rebuilding Stronger, Safer, Smarter Federal Emergency Management Agency officials came to an LSU AgCenter educational site Wednesday (Nov. 9) to stress that rebuilding "stronger, safer and smarter" is the way to go for those affected by this summer’s hurricanes. Such construction is a major theme behind the LSU AgCenter’s Louisiana House Home and Landscape Resource Center. |
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