TEAM BeauSoleil Takes First for Market Viability in 2009 Solar Decathlon
The BeauSoleil Louisiana Solar Home was designed and built by Louisiana students for Louisiana residents. Judges for the Market Viability contest in the 2009 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon recognized that.
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette team placed first in the contest. Judges were looking for homes that answered the needs of their clients.
TEAM BeauSoleil designed for Louisiana residents who face harsh summers and hurricanes.
The (BeauSoleil) house hit on all cylinders, said Joyce Mason, Market Viability judge and vice president for marketing with Pardee Homes. We were so impressed with the degree to which the team listened to their market. They didnt impose their ideas or try to infer them upon their residents.
The team is one of 20 university teams from across the globe competing in the 2009 Solar Decathlon on the National Mall. TEAM BeauSoleil is the only team from Louisiana to ever participate in this contest held every two years.
We knew from the beginning that if we couldnt bring this home to the people of Louisiana, we wouldnt accomplish anything, said Gretchen Lacombe Vanicor, BeauSoleil project manager. We paid a lot of attention to our Cajun culture and produced a product that is viable.
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Categories: Cajun Culture Tags: architecture, at, Beausoleil, Building, Decathlon, Green, Home, hurricane, Katrina, lafayette, Louisiana, Market, of, Rita, Self, Solar, Sufficient, Sustainable, TEAM, UL, University, Viability
(1) Balfa Toujours @ Festivals Acadiens 2008
Christine Balfa plays the triangle, (or T’fer, pronounced TEE FAIR), and On the fiddles are Courtney Granger and Kevin Wimmer, who are also in Balfa Toujours with Christine. They play this beautiful rendition of an old Acadian tune on just three instruments. Enjoy. P.S. Anyone know thew name of this tune ?
Duration : 0:2:14
Categories: Cajun Festivals Tags: acadiens, balfa, cajun, Cajun Culture, Cajun Festivals, Cajun Life, Cajun Life Blog, Cajun Music, chaillot, christine, Courtney, Festival, Granger, joe, kevin, lafayette, Louisiana, Louisiana Culture, louisiana festivals, music, paris, toujours, wimmer, zydeco
“LOW MAINTENANCE” playing for a Cajun Halloween at Randol’s Cajun Restaurant on 10/28/10.
“Low Maintenance” playing at Randols on 10/28/10.
Drew Simon – accordion and vocals
Daniel Gale – fiddle and vocals
Thomas David – bass
Justin Cormier – pedal steel guitar and vocals
David Trahan – electric guitar
Jamey Bearb – drums and vocals
Duration : 0:4:19
Categories: Cajun Culture Tags: Cajun Culture, Cajun Halloween, Cajun Music, Cajun Restaurant, lafayette, Louisiana, Randol's Low Maintenance
Ryan Brunet et Les Malfecteurs at Festivals Acadiens et Créoles 2010
Playing “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” and singing in Cajun French. Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
Duration : 0:1:16
Categories: Cajun Festivals Tags: cajun, Festival, lafayette, music, Ryan Brunet et Les Malfecteurs
Cajun Band “LOW MAINTENANCE” playing “Bosco Stomp” at Randol’s on 10/28/10.
“Low Maintenance” playing “Bosco Stomp” at Randols Cajun Restaurant and Bar in Lafayette, Louisiana on 10/28/10.
Drew Simon – accordion and vocals
Daniel Gale – fiddle and vocals
Thomas David – bass
Justin Cormier – pedal steel guitar and vocals
David Trahan – electric guitar
Jamey Bearb – drums and vocals
Duration : 0:4:22
Categories: Cajun Culture Tags: Cajun Culture, Cajun Restaurant, Halloween Cajun Dancing, Halloween Costumes, lafayette, Louisiana, Low Maintenance, randols
October 9, 2010Categories: Cajun Festivals Tags: acadiana, cajun accordion, Cajun Music, dancing, Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, fiddle, lafayette, Louisiana
Festivals Acadiens et Creoles
Lost Bayou Ramblers performed at the 2010 Festival Acadiens et Creole.
Here’s a taste of what you may have missed (or a look back at the experience of a lifetime)!
Duration : 0:1:35
Categories: Cajun Festivals Tags: acadiana, acadiens, bayou, cajun, creole, Festival, festivals, French, girard, lafayette, Lost, music, park, Ramblers, zydeco
Feufollet – Festivals Acadiens & Creoles 2008
Feufollet plays at the Festivals Acadiens & Creoles 2008
Duration : 0:2:11
Categories: Cajun Festivals Tags: Acadien and creole music, Feu Follet, lafayette, Louisiana
Farouche at Festivals Acadiens – 2009
Farouche playing two jigs at Festivals Acadiens et Créoles – Lafayette, Louisiana – Oct 11th, 2009
Michael Barney – Bagpipes
Louise Keegan – Irish Flute
Mitch Reed – Fiddle
Faren Serrette – Fiddle, vocals
Luzan Tatiana – Bouzouki
Heather Cole-Mullen – Fiddle
Steven Barney – Bodhran
Duration : 0:2:23
Categories: Cajun Festivals Tags: -www.celticcajun.com-, 2009, acadiana, acadiens, bagpipes, barney, cajun, celtic, Cole-Mullen, Creoles, et, faren, Farouche, festivals, Heather, Keegan, lafayette, Louise, Louisiana, Luzan, michael, Mitch, reed, serrette, Steven, Tatiana
Traiteurs Cajun Blues
Traiteurs at Festivals Acadiens Lafayette,La. October 2006 doing Cajun Blues aka Blues a Cleoma
Duration : 0:5:29