Posts in environmental building
Austin, TX Hempcrete Home Under Construction

From afar, there’s little to suggest this worksite is not your typical build, but actually a first-of-its-kind project in Austin ... until you come closer and see the 400-pound bags of hemp hurd, sacks of lime powder, and a specialized hempcrete mixer.

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Hemp Cinder Block Under Development at U Nebraska

A civil engineering professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has invented a hemp-based load-bearing masonry block that has the potential to “greenify” the construction industry while also promoting a new agricultural crop for US farmers.

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Hemp Building: Looking Ahead for 2023

If hemp building products can shave off just a sliver of the annual $2.7 trillion U.S. building industry revenue, the industry can be brought to profitability and prices can lower to match those of conventional construction materials, advocates believe. 

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Hemp Building Trade Association Elects New Board

The trade association for hemp building in the United States announced a new slate of directors after members voted in an election that ended December 9.

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Fargo Mini-Homes Compare Hemp and ‘Conventional’ Builds

Twin houses built side-by-side on 10th Street in Fargo, ND, will compare the building and operational costs of hemp-lime insulation and “conventional” building, as well as the resilience and health environment in each type of building.

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