A Colorado-based company is now distributing an Italian-based block system that can shave almost 25% off the costs on a hempcrete build, the founders say.
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After years of efforts from USHBA volunteers and consultants, the governing body for national building codes in the United States released a residential building code that included hemp-lime (hempcrete) for the first time.
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A new hemp building organization launched its website this week with a familiar face in a central leadership role.
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This summer I completed hemp spray training held by Cameron McIntosh of Allentown, PA-based Americhanvre, becoming a certified EREASY Spray Application Technician.
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Hemp building materials were officially approved in the model US residential building code at a Louisville, KY public hearing overseen by the International Code Council (ICC) last week.
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The small-but-mighty US Hemp Building Association has had an outsized impact on the emerging hemp building industry in the United States after only three years in existence.
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Hemp building materials moved one step forward on the path toward certification in US building codes at a Rochester, NY hearing of the International Code Council last week.
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The professional association representing the US hemp building industry moved forward to certify hemp and lime (hempcrete) insulation in US building codes this month.
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