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How You’ll Benefit Check to see how you fit this list of who will benefit or profit from realization of the LaHouse vision. People: Homeowners will rest easy in more comfortable, convenient and durable homes with low utility bills. Children will grow in healthy, safe homes and environments. Baby boomers and seniors will live independently in homes that fit their changing needs. Future generations will enjoy the environmental quality and natural resources today's citizens preserved and protected for them. Philanthropists will see their gifts create a tangible and lasting legacy of ongoing impacts that shape the future of Louisiana living. Business and Industry: Contractors, developers, designers and suppliers of sustainable homes and landscapes will profit from growing consumer demand for high-performance products and services. Insurance companies will have fewer and lower property losses. Mortgage lenders will have better collateral and less delinquency for loans secured by damage-resistant properties that cost far less to operate and maintain. Real estate companies will gain from more demand and investment in higher quality homes. Energy and water companies will have fewer customer complaints, enhance their public image and gain from reduced risk of peak demand spikes. Housing and landscape professionals will have new continuing education opportunities. Louisiana tourism and economic initiatives will benefit from the national recognition, visitation and local economic activity stimulated by LaHouse. Corporate contributors will share the high exposure of LaHouse and build goodwill as a company. Civic: America will be strengthened by citizens who do their part to reduce the need for foreign oil and gas and take personal responsibility to cut the public burden of natural disasters. Communities will have lower demands and costs for waste disposal, water treatment, flood control and disaster recovery. Educators and students will have new educational resources in environmental sciences, horticulture and building science. Agencies that partner with LaHouse will tap the outreach and impact of LaHouse to advance their related missions.

Posted on: 3/21/2005 3:24:58 PM