Louisiana · IECC Climate Zone 2A · Hot-humid subtropical
Healthy Homes for Louisiana — Storm Rebuilds and Permanent Humidity
Virtual Home Health Score assessments in every parish. GaiaCrete™ detailed for Louisiana's Zone 2A humidity and coastal flood-elevation rules. Founding Mr Hemp House® dealer territories open by ZIP code.
Annual hurricane exposure
Louisiana takes tropical systems most seasons, and the wetting that follows a storm does more envelope damage than the wind itself.
Subsidence and high water table
Coastal Louisiana ground is sinking while water sits high, so slabs crack and pier foundations stay in a permanently damp microclimate.
Persistent indoor mold
With dew points high nearly year-round, Louisiana interiors mold quickly whenever cooling systems cool without dehumidifying.
What Climate Zone 2A Means for Louisiana Homes
Louisiana is the wettest, most humid corner of the continental Zone 2A map, with subsidence and high water tables shaping how houses meet the ground. Hurricane exposure is annual rather than occasional, and post-storm reconstruction repeatedly re-creates the same moisture failures. Slab-on-grade and raised pier construction both fight standing humidity year-round.
Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code (LSUCC)
The LSUCC adopts the IRC and IECC statewide, with elevated wind-speed and flood-elevation requirements in coastal parishes.
Start With Your Home Health Score in Louisiana
Virtual Healthy Home Assessments available in Louisiana. In-person coverage expanding.
Home Health Score
A free screening that scores your home across indoor air quality, moisture and mold risk, building materials, and ventilation — so you know where to look first.
Healthy Home Assessment
A professional walkthrough of materials, moisture conditions, and ventilation, delivered as a prioritized action plan. Screening and guidance — not a medical or diagnostic service.
One part of the platform
GaiaCrete™ Insulation & Building Solutions in Louisiana
GaiaCrete™, a hempcrete alternative, is Mr Hemp House®'s bio-based hemp-lime building material — used for new construction, retrofits, and insulation upgrades. It is one offering inside the platform, alongside the Home Health Score and Healthy Home Assessment.
- Thermal performance R-2.5+ per inch
- Class A surface burning characteristics (ASTM E84)
- Mold-resistant at pH 12+
- 100% Biobased Carbon Content (ASTM D6866-22)
- Vapor-permeable, no added VOCs
- Net carbon sink by design
Actual thermal performance varies by formulation, density, moisture content, installation method, and complete wall assembly. Final whole-wall thermal performance depends on the complete assembly, including material density, framing, finishes, thermal bridging, moisture conditions, and installation.
Be the First Mr Hemp House® Certified Dealer in Louisiana
Louisiana has no certified dealer yet. Founding dealers get territory priority, training, and direct GaiaCrete™ supply as the platform expands.
Claim the Louisiana territoryCredentials Behind Every Louisiana Project
Mr Hemp House® was founded in 2018 in Orlando, Florida.
Veteran-Founded, Veteran-Owned
Founded and owned by a U.S. military veteran.
SBA VOSB Certified
SAM.gov Registered
Active registration in the System for Award Management.
IMPEL Cohort
DOE / Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Innovation Program cohort.
VIP Procurement Cohort
Veteran Institute for Procurement graduate.
DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Partner
U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home program partner.
Beta Analytic Verified Testing
ISO/IEC 17025-accredited testing — 100% Biobased Carbon Content per ASTM D6866-22 (Certificate #531872642609133657, October 2022).
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