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Related Links and Information Louisiana Resources | Resource-Efficient or Green Building Hazard-Resistant Construction | Healthy Homes (Indoor Air, Universal Design) Books & Periodicals | Similar Centers Louisiana Resources LSU AgCenter, Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service www.lsuagcenter.com www.LouisianaFloods.org Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Energy Section - Technology Assessment Div www.dnr.state.la.us/SEC/EXECDIV/TECHASMT/division/index.html Energy Rated Homes of Louisiana www.dnr.state.la.us/HERO Louisiana Energy and Environmental Resource Information Center www.leeric.lsu.edu/energy LSU Hurricane Center www.hurricane.lsu.edu Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness www.loep.state.la.us Resource Efficient or Green Building  Advanced Energy - Applied Building Science Center www.advancedenergy.org The Alliance to Save Energy www.ase.org Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Products Assn. www.aacpa.org Building Energy Codes (BEC) www.energycode.gov Building Science Corporation www.buildingscience.com Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development www.sustainable.doe.gov Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST) www.crest.org Center for Resourceful Building Technology www.crbt.org City of Austin’s Sustainable Building Sourcebook www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook ConSol www.consol.com Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) www.carbswa.com Davis Energy Group www.davisenergy.com DOE's Building America  www.buildingamerica.gov DOE’s Efficient Windows Collaborative www.efficientwindows.org DOE’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Program www.buildings.gov Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREC www.eren.doe.gov Energy and Environmental Building Association www.eeba.org Environmental Building News                                             www.buildinggreen.com Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star www.energystar.gov Florida Solar EnergyCenter www.fsec.ucf.edu Gas Research Institute www.gri.org Green Building Advisor www.greenbuildingadvisor.com Green Building Guidelines - Sustainable Building Industry Council www.sbicouncil.org HUD’s Partnership for Advancing Housing Technology www.pathnet.org Home Energy Magazine www.homeenergy.org Incentive Insulation Database www.simplyinsulate.com Industrialized Housing Partnership (IHP) www.fsec.ucf.edu Insulating Concrete Form Association www.forms.org Integrated Building Construction Solutions www.ibacosba.com Iris Communications, Inc. www.oikos.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.nahbrc.com Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) - Energy Division www.ornl.gov Oikos Green Building Source www.oikos.com PATH (U.S. Dept. of HUD Partnership for Advancing Technolohy in Housing) www.pathnet.org Residential Energy Services Network www.natresnet.org Rocky Mountain Institute www.rmi.org Solar Energy Industries Association www.seia.org Southface Institute www.southface.org  Structural Insulated Panel Association www.sips.org Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) www.sbicouncil.org U.S. Department of Energy www.energy.gov Building Energy Cod www.energycodes.gov Center of Excellence for Sustainable Developmen www.sustainable.doe.gov Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREC)www.eren.doe.gov Hazard Resistant Construction  American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) www.asce.org APA – The Engineered Wood Association www.apawood.org Building America Program (U.S. Dept. of Energy) http://www.buildamerica.gov Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) www.fema.gov FEMA's Buildign Performance Assessment Team www.fema.gov/mit/bpat Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)                                http://www.flash.org Hurricane-Resistant Construction Network        http://www.hurricaneconstruction.net Internatinal Code Council www.iccsafe.org Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) www.ibhs.org National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) www.nahb.com National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) www.nfpa.org National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) www.roofonline.org 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.icbo.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.design.ncsu.edu/cud/ Health House www.healthhouse.org The Healthy House Institute www.hhinst.com Low Vision Information www.lighthouse.org NAHB Research Center www.nahbrc.org National Kitchen and Bath Association www.nkba.org U.S. EPA Indoor Air Quality Clearinghouse www.epa.gov/ebtpages/airindoorairpollution.html Books & Periodicals Building Guides Builder's Guide to Energy Efficient Homes in Louisiana Louisiana Dept. of Natural Resources www.dnr.state.la.us/HERO Builder’s Guide – Hot-Humid Climates Builder’s Guide – Mixed-Humid Climates By Joseph Lstiburek, PhD, PE http://www.buildingscience.com Other Publications and Publishers American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy E-mail: ace3pubs@ix.netcom.com A non-profit organization with catalog of books, proceedings, consumer guides, research reports, etc. Aspen Publishers, Inc. www.aspenpublishers.com/environment Publishes Energy Design Update, Indoor Environmental Quality and others. Home Energy magazine by Energy Auditor and Retrofitter, Inc. www.homeenergy.org Environmental Building News (newsletter) www.BuildingGreen.com Environmental Design & Construction magazines www.edcmag.com 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

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