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Your High-performance Home Checklist
Use this checklist to explore features and components of a sustainable Louisiana house.

Your Energy Efficient Home Checklist
Use this checklist to explore components and features of your sustainable Louisiana house.

Key Building Science Principles - Essential Pieces of the Puzzle
What your goals should include in this region...

Geographic Basics- Location, Location Location
Important things to remember about the gulf region...

Protecting Water Quality
Ensure the integrity of the water quality in your home and reduce the amount of contaminents carried by storwater off your home site.
Minimize Use of Environmental Hazards
Avoid using chemicals in your home that are potentially harmful to the environment.
Louisiana House - Home & Landscape Resource Center [Image: Family on the porch]
A research-based showcase of solutions and educational outreach program with a vision of: MORE comfort, quality, durability, value, convenience and better health, with LESS energy, water, pollution, waste and damage from natural hazards.
My House, My Home [Image: My House Family]
Whenever you build, remodel or buy a home, you have the power of choice. Use this research-based guilde to take control of your investment and enjoy a high-performance home that offers so much more than shelter and style alone.
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.
LaHouse: Open House Schedule
LaHouse resumes Open House free preview days on July 15 and following Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays....
Use Local Resources
Reduce transportation energy costs and stimulate state economies...
Your Home's Energy Rating - Assurance By the Number
Does your home measure up?
Design for the Climate
In the Gulf Region, this means reducing summer heat gain...
High Performance Windows for the South
In a warm climate, reducing solar heat gain (and air leakage) through a window is even more important than a high insulating value.