"Green" Model Homes To Be Erected In New Orleans

"New Orleans recovery director Ed Blakely said Saturday that the office will erect a "Recovery Village" in City Park consisting of eight model homes demonstrating "alternative" building methods such as steel framing, concrete, insulating panels and modular construction.

The village, which Blakely said should open sometime in October, is intended to spread awareness of what he said are cheaper, faster and more environmentally sound alternatives to traditional wood-frame construction." Read more..