Hemp Build Podcast Ep. 5 Hemp: High-Performance Building Material | Inside a Texas Hemp Processing Facility

By Hemp Build School

David Russell, CEO of Cleburne, TX-based CannaVision tours the processing facility and tests hemp-lime for fire-resistance with a blowtorch!

The series spotlights leaders in the hemp building industry and tailored to architects seeking continuing education (CE) credits.

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Americhanvre (Copy)

South Bend Industrial Hemp (Copy)

Hillside Center for Sustainable Living (Copy)

Sativa Building Systems (Copy)

Silacote Mineral Paints (Copy)

Earthaus Plaster (Copy)

HempWood (Copy)

Evolve Construction (Copy)

Host Ray Kaderli of Texas-based Hemp Build Network interviews Russell to show how processing directly impacts the performance, safety, and reliability of hemp-based building materials.

Homeland Hempcrete (Copy)

Verdant Structural Engineers (Copy)

Right Coast Hemp (Copy)

Kanda Hemp Seeds (Copy)

Bison Biocomposites (Copy)

Healthy Hemp Homes (Copy)

Riverdale Hemp Gin (Copy)

Victura Hemp (Copy)

Aaron Grail Construction (Copy)

IND HEMP (Copy)

HempBLOCK USA (Copy)

Next Genesis Design (Copy)

“Architects are looking to renew their continuing ed credits, and we want to give them something in a new format new to acquire their credits,” said Kaderli.

Boardwurks Biocomposites (Copy)

Hemp Building Institute (Copy)

Hempitecture, Inc. (Copy)

Old Pueblo Hemp Co. (Copy)

Hempire (Copy)

Root Down Designs (Copy)

Crown Jade Design & Engineering (Copy)

E3 Agriculture (Copy)

If you are an architect seeking CE credits, please enter your information here: https://hempbuild-community.circle.so/c/aia-continuing-education-courses/

Naturalia Construction (Copy)

Quadra Concrete (Copy)

CannaVision (Copy)

EcoStucco (Copy)

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• Victura Hemp: Spray-applied hemp installation in New England

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Lime Binders, Plasters and Mineral Paints

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