Posts tagged Building Systems Engineering Department at the University of Colorado-Boulder
Data Reveals Hemp’s Low Carbon Footprint in Construction

A Colorado engineering professor’s 2020 research has given builders and designers a new way to measure the way hemp-based biomaterials can store carbon in buildings. By comparing data from a life cycle assessment of hemp+lime insulation, or hempcrete, using digital tools, builders can easily see the benefits of hemp as compared to traditional construction materials.

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