| Thursday, June 14 |
| Tours: |
Start on the hour - Noon to 6 p.m. |
| Presentations: |
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| 1:20 -- What Consumers Need to Know about the National Flood Insurance Program (FEMA) |
| 2:20 -- CRBA Presentation and tour - Working with Your Builder |
| 4:20 -- Wind-driven Rain and Moisture Control |
| 5:20 -- Wind Resistance with Sheer and Storm Panels |
| Friday, June 15 |
| Tours: |
Start on the hour - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
| Presentations: |
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| 10:20 -- Flood Damage-resistant Building Options |
| 11:20 -- Building with Insulating Concrete Forms |
| 12:20 -- Flood venting for enclosures below base flood elevation |
| 1:20 -- Building in Coastal Louisiana - Do it Right! (FEMA) |
| 2:20 -- CRBA Presentation and tour - Working with Your Builder |
| 3:20 -- How Wind Affects Buildings |
| Saturday, June 16 |
| Tours: |
Start on the hour - 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
| Presentations: |
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| 9:20 -- Legal Pitffalls of Building in the Floodplain |
| 10:20 -- What Consumers Need to Know about the National Flood Insurance Program (FEMA) |
| 11:20 -- The Drainable / Dryable Wall (flood resistant) |
| 12:20 -- Modeling Storm Surge in YOUR Community |
| 1:20 -- Local Floodplain Administrators: Partnering with FEMA to Protect Individuals and Communities |
| 2:20 -- CRBA Presentation and tour - Topic TBA |
| 3:20 -- Raised-Floor Living |
| Sunday, June 17 |
| Tours: |
Start on the hour - Noon to 6 p.m. |
| Presentations: |
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| 1:20 -- What Consumers Need to Know about the National Flood Insurance Program (FEMA) |
| 2:20 -- TBA (CRBA not confirmed for Sunday) |
| 3:20 -- Choosing Hurricane-rated Windows and Doors |
| 4:20 -- TBA |
| 5:20 -- TBA |
Presentation are still being added in TBA slots. Please check back.
CRBA - Capital Region Builders Association
FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
Hurricane Resistance Days at LaHouse is part of the LSU AgCenter’s Build Safer, Stronger, Smarter initiative.
LaHouse is designed to educate homeowners, home buyers and the building industry on ways to create homes that are built for the hot-humid climate, are energy efficient and resist damage from hurricanes and termites, while minimizing adverse impacts on community and the environment.