During a 2008 trip to New Orleans, I didn't see Brad Pitt, but I did see the houses he was building as part of his Make It Right New Orleans Foundation. The organization builds environmentally green houses for people who lost their homes to Hurricane Katrina. There were only a few houses completed at the time, but we were lucky enough to get a tour of one.
The house had incredible green features inside and out. The landscape was designed to help with flooding, as were the sidewalks and the rainwater collectors. The house had features such as solar panels, Cradle-to-Cradle certified carpeting, sustainable appliances and cabinets, and was built to capitalize on natural wind and solar energy.
Plus, the houses are storm-proof. They have Kevlar hurricane windows so that residents don't have to board up their windows. They have roof hatches, mold-resistant insulation, and framing that can resist winds up to 130 mph.
Check it out online at makeitrightnola.org and drive by the neighborhood if you're in the Lower 9th Ward and see for yourself. The houses are spectacular! And if you're lucky, you may see Brad Pitt.
That project/house sounds amazing. Obviously, it costs millions to do...can't wait until it's the norm.
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