Home > Family & Home > Home > Gulf Region High Performance Home Professionals List of professionals who have earned the Gulf Region High Performance Homes designation. 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. 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.  more articles... 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. Ready for Rain: Introduction to Floodproofing Introductory segment from the LSU AgCenter "Ready for Rain" video with overview of flood damage reduction techniques. Terms of Use Users must indicate acceptance of these terms prior to submitting ANY personal, company, service or project information to the Registry. LaHouse-Home and Landscape Resource Center [Image: rendering] A research-based showcase of solutions and educational programs to help you shape the future with homes that offer MORE benefits with LESS .... How Do I Strengthen My Home for Wind? Wind is the most common and most costly cause of damage to light frame structures in the United States. There are things you can do, however, to reduce the potential damage from high winds. Online Training Center [Image: 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. My House, My Home [Image: My House Family] Whenever you build, remodel or buy a home, you have the power of choice. Use this science-based guide to take control of your investment and enjoy a high-performance home that offers so much more than shelter and style alone. Flood, Wind and Water Louisiana homes are susceptible to damage from floods (rising water, including storm surge), wind (hurricanes, tornadoes and other strong winds) and water (heavy rains infiltrating the building. These hazards and coping with them, are explained more fully in this section. Building Systems: Ways You Can Get Framed in Louisiana [Image: (Figure 2) OVE-Optimum Value Engineering] 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. Geographic Basics - Climate, Flood, Wind and Termites [Image: climate zone map] Geographic Basics in Louisiana include Climate, Flood, Wind and Termites. Read about the climate, wind and flood hazards, and termites in Louisiana. Click for more information...