Hemp Build Podcast Ep. 2: Seed to Structure: Understanding U.S. Hemp Supply Chains for Building Materials
By Hemp Build School
Hemp Build School released the second podcast in a series spotlighting leaders in the hemp building industry and tailored to architects seeking continuing education (CE) credits in December.
The new episode features host Ray Kaderli of Texas-based Hemp Build Network interviewing Melissa Nelson, a pioneering Kansas-based crop scientist and co-owner of South Bend Industrial Hemp to show how the fiber-based industrial hemp supply chain is developed for building-grade hurd.
Nelson said SBIH has contacted 12,000 acres of industrial hemp for 2026. About 45 % of hemp fiber processed ends up as building grade, with low dust and high clean fiber content.
“Architects are looking to renew their continuing ed credits at the end of the year, and we want to give them something in a new format new to acquire their credits,” said Kaderli.
If you are an architect seeking CE credits, please enter your information here: https://hempbuild-community.circle.so/c/aia-continuing-education-courses/
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Next Genesis Design brings natural materials into high-performance building systems and healthy homes. White Salmon, WA
Bio-based Engineering and Design at Crownjade Design & Engineering, Greeley, CO
Experienced Natural Building Engineering Services from Verdant Structural Engineers, CA
Green Builders
Naturalia Construction, Colorado-based Sustainable Construction with Hemp
Design and build your hempcrete home in Colorado’s front range with Healthy Hemp Homes
Aaron Grail Construction, No. Cal: The intersection of art, design and performance
Hemp Building Research and Training
Hemp Build School online and IRL for Homeowners and Professionals
Follow the Hemp Casita to learn more about building with hemp.
Hemp Hurd (shivs)/Hemp Fiber/ Hemp Microfiber
CannaVision, Fort Worth, TX: Home of the Pulsewave Hemp Processor
Riverdale Hemp Gin producing hemp raw materials in the Central Valley (CA)
IND HEMP: Supporting Farm Families and Rural Communities with Natural Materials Processing
E3 Agriculture: Texas plant-based materials for construction, industry, and agriculture.
Hempcrete installers/Insulation subcontractors
Americhanvre Cast Hemp: Supplies, Equipment, Experienced Hempcrete Installation
Hemp Build Network: We Make Building with Hemp Possible, New Braunfels, TX
Hemp Building Company: Hempcrete installation, supplies Lafayette, CO
Victura Hemp: Spray-applied hemp installation in New England
Hemp Batt Insulation/Supplies
Lime Binders, Plasters and Mineral Paints
US Heritage Group: Experienced Hemp Building Binder Suppliers
Hemp and Block, LLC- Hempcrete Binder
Earthaus specialty lime plasters for the health & beauty of authentic mineral finishes
Silacote Environmentally Safe Inorganic Paints (CA and Canada)
Machine Manufacturing Companies
Quadra Concrete robotics and specialty machines in France and Phoenix, AZ USA
Hemp Wall Panel Products
Preorder your hempcrete tiny house from Sativa Building Systems
Panel solutions from Homeland Hempcrete
Hemp Hardwood and Flooring:
Hemp Blocks
