Haitians are facing a Herculean task: rebuilding their country following a devastating earthquake. Recently in Lafayette, Haiti's municipal leaders met with their counterparts from other French-speaking cities — and with experts at the University of Louisiana — for information and guidance.

Houston, TX (Vocus) July 13, 2010 -- Whirlwind Solar, a division of Whirlwind Steel Buildings, Inc. in Houston, TX, has announced the installation of a building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) solar laminate system on the first home on the South or West Coast to meet the stringent Passive House energy requirements. The Lafayette home of Corey Saft, an Architecture Professor at University of Louisiana, will serve as a cost effective urban prototype that demonstrates a remarkable 90% reduction in energy usage over traditional homes built to current codes.

A small group of students at the University of Louisiana recently founded a non-profit student organization, the Society for Entrepreneurial Advancement (SEA), to foster entrepreneurship among university students.

President Savoie announces a key hire.