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Could hemp be the future of building materials?

This video explores the potential of hemp building materials, including hemp blocks and hempcrete, as sustainable and fire-resistant alternatives to traditional concrete. It discusses the advantages ...
In the quiet countryside of Zayas de Báscones, Spain, a subtle architectural form is beginning to take shape. Designed by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos, a new winery is set to become more than a place to ...
It was used to seal Chinese sailing vessels in 200 BCE, and to reinforce bridges when France was still Gaul. Hemp is one of the fastest-growing plants on the planet, and its potential as a building ...
The hempcrete duplex, constructed with a building material made of hemp, lime and water and built on the Lower Sioux Indian Community, will be used as emergency shelter for tribal members in need.
A homeowner recently shared a video that may give people another peek at the future of sustainable construction as well as affordable housing in the United States. “We are the first hemp-block house ...
For now, it's only a gaping hole in the ground, 100-by-100 feet, surrounded by farm machinery and bales of hemp on a sandy patch of earth on the Lower Sioux Indian Reservation in southwestern ...
The 380 square meter Pierre Chevet sports hall built by Paris studio Lemoal Lemoal is believed to be the country’s first public building built from hempcrete blocks. Lodged in Croissy-Beaubourg near ...
As more people explore the potential of hemp building materials, research studies are focusing on hempcrete’s performance as a construction material. Hempcrete is made by combining pulverized hemp ...
MORTON — There has been a buzz growing around hemp the last several years as loosening regulations in the United States have started to make it easier to grow, process and use the plant in a variety ...
Mid May’s New Green Revolution Pre Party went well. Alex White Plume, known as the “Hemperer” took a road trip with grandson Mato White Plume to see new Indigenous hemp projects, many inspired by ...
— The Lower Sioux Indian Community is building not only homes, but a future full of possibilities, out of hemp, or more specifically hempcrete. After years of work, the community is celebrating the ...