Hemp Builders to Gather in Denver for IHI Conference

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Jan 15

*The new Industrial Hemp International Conference and Expo (IHI) will take place in Denver, CO March 25-27.*

Hemp builders and manufacturers of industrial hemp-based building materials will be well-represented at a new conference in Denver planned for March.

The first Industrial Hemp International conference will take place March 25-27 at the Hyatt Regency
Aurora-Denver Conference Center. The conference and expo is organized by Morris Beegle and the experienced team that ran the NoCo Hemp Expo for 11 years in northern Colorado.

“If you are serious about the future of hemp and want to be part of shaping what comes next, we would love to have you join us in Denver,” Beegle said in an email. “This is a critical time for the industry to come together to align on policy and regulatory frameworks that allow all categories and all parts of the supply chain to grow and thrive.”

The conference is heralded as the introduction of “Hemp 3.0,” a new industrial hemp model of regulatory clarity following industrial hemp legislation passed by the US Congress last year that bifurcated the industry so industrial uses of the plant — like construction materials, textiles, biofuels and plastics — are not lumped in with cannabinoids.

NOTE: Readers of HempBuild Magazine can receive a 20% discount on conference tickets with code "IHI20." Order tickets here:

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South Bend Industrial Hemp

Hillside Center for Sustainable Living

Sativa Building Systems

Silacote Mineral Paints

Earthaus Plaster

HempWood

Evolve Construction

The United States is catching up to the rest of the world when it comes to building with industrial hemp, which has been certified and approved for hempcrete, hemp clay and other materials in the EU and UK for decades. This was evident at the International Hemp Building Symposium held for the first time in the United States at the Lower Sioux Reservation last October, which drew around 250 participants.

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Hemp Building Industry Speakers at Industrial Hemp International Conference Denver March 25-27

Danny Desjarlais, Lower Sioux

Sergiy Kovalenkov, Hempire

Micaela Machado, Old Pueblo Hemp

Matt Marino, Homeland Hempcrete

Zach Popp, Sativa Building Systems

Derek Wolf, Hemp & Block

Greg Wilson, HempWood

Eric Milburn & Tanner Bowman, Healthy Hemp Homes

Homeland Hempcrete

Verdant Structural Engineers

Right Coast Hemp

Kanda Hemp Seeds

As of now, speakers from the hemp building industry who will be presenting at the IHI include: Danny Desjarlais , Lower Sioux Hemp Program; Sergiy Kovalenkov, Hempire; Micaela Machado, Old Pueblo Hemp Co.; Matt Marino, Homeland Hempcrete; Zach Popp, Sativa Building Systems; Derek Wolf of Hemp & Block; Greg Wilson, HempWood and Eric Milburn and Tanner Bowman of Healthy Hemp Homes.

Healthy Hemp Homes

Riverdale Hemp Gin

Victura Hemp

Prairie Band Ag

*Industrial Hemp International founder Morris Beegle is the owner of Silver Mountain hemp guitars*

Boardwurks Biocomposites

Renewabuild

East Coast Hemp Supply

Hempitecture

Denver and the state of Colorado have shown strong support for the uses of industrial hemp in building materials. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has supported industrial hemp, even flying a hemp flag at the US Capitol in 2013, when he was still a US congressman.

Colorado has multiple hemp construction and manufacturing companies in-state and one of the highest percentages of completed hempcrete homes i the United States.