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Breaking NewsNew Edition of 'Holistic Disaster Recovery' ReleasedThe Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI) has announced publication of a new resource for professionals responsible for disaster recovery. Holistic Disaster Recovery: Ideas for Building Local Sustainability after a Natural Disaster features a special emphasis on the recovery following Hurricane Katrina. Originally created in 2001, Holistic Disaster Recovery was developed for local government staff and officials, state planners, activists, emergency management professionals, disaster recovery experts, mitigation specialists and others involved in helping affected communities recover. The 2006 edition has been streamlined for ease of use by those managing the recovery decisions and features updated sources of information and recent recovery case studies. - Posted: February 23, 2006 | Permalink
Louisiana Recovery Planning 'Dream Team' IntroducedOn January 19 Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco and the Louisiana Recovery Authority introduced the state's team of world-renowned planners, designers and architects who will work with cities and towns across South Louisiana to develop a long-term regional vision for rebuilding. Louisiana's planning team includes Calthorpe Associates, Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company (DPZ) and Urban Design Associates (UDA). The team, which was hired with private funds by the LRA Support Foundation, will make rebuilding recommendations after holding an intensive series of public meetings to collect citizen input. Beginning in February, the DPZ team will host a series of charrettes. The schedule of events is being posted on the Louisiana Speaks planning website. - Posted: February 02, 2006 | Permalink
Microorganisms Used to Fight MoldA nonprofit environmental group, The Earth Organization, is offering New Orleans residents an alternative to the chemical mold remediation that many are now using, according to a press release. The Earth Organization is distributing 10,000 gallons of a liquid microorganism solution that attacks and consumes mold. They have demonstrated the product on public buildings and offered training in how to use it. The same product has been credited with helping prevent illness after the tsunami in Southeast Asia. - Posted: January 29, 2006 | Permalink
Gulf-style Emergency Housing Begins to AppearA tiny home with big windows and a front porch made a big splash at the International Builders Show in Orlando, says a press release from the Congress for New Urbanism, but that Katrina Cottage is just first of planned emergency houses that hold true to Gulf Coast cultural and architectural tradiitons. The Builders Show helped Katrina Cottage supporters find manufacturers who could cooperate in production of large numbers of the 308-square-foot homes. A plan book of other small, affordable home designs based on a Gulf Coast vernacular will be available soon. Also, in Pearlington, Mississippi, some temporary homes being constructed by Habitat for Humanity are versions of a builder's standard affordable home designs, adapted to be faithful to local vernacular. These homes will be available for residents to purchase as permanent housing at special reduced prices. - Posted: January 24, 2006 | Permalink
New Urban Guild Provides Online Renewal ToolsThe New Urban Guild is offering a variety of professional design tools online to aid in creation of great places. These tools include free, downloadable, PDF documents that address topics such as how to get a design for a house, items to have ready before beginning reconstruction, how to design an effective porch, and a soon-to-be-released book of 12 Gulf Coast Emergency House Plans. - Posted: January 24, 2006 | Permalink
Home Repair Workshops Help Strengthen Houses and Improve EfficiencyThousands of hurricane-affected residents of Orleans and Jefferson Parish learned how to repair damaged walls, fortify roofs, replace windows and install insulation at free workshops offered by the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH), working with the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Home Depot and Entergy. Hurricane-hit homeowners can attend free home repair workshops highlighting energy efficiency. The next two scheduled Home Repair Workshops will take place in Biloxi, Mississippi, January 28-29, from 9am to 4pm at the Imperial Palace; and Mobile, Alabama, February 4, from 9am to 4pm at the Mobile Convention Center. - Posted: January 24, 2006 | Permalink
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Federation of Southern Cooperatives: Land Assistance Fund Southern Mutual Help Association - Rural Recovery Fund Hurricane Assistance for Agricultural Producers
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