There are several initiatives seeking to promote energy efficient building here in New Orleans, South Louisiana, and the Gulf Coast. One of the drawbacks of these programs is the high cost and difficulty of knowing how to repeat the process.
This project by Green Builder Media and BMI seem to have it right.
Not only have they accomplished a deep energy retrofit they have created a way others can repeat the process.
ABOVE: Typical Ranch-style home in Vegas retrofitted to achieve a -2 HERS score when the PV is installed
How about we do the same thing here in New Orleans, making a zero carbon footprint home that is also resistant to damage from storms, rising water and even termites?
Stay tuned to see if we can make that happen.
What we need:
- a home to retrofit
- sponsors
- money
- your support