HempBuild Magazine: “Your GreenBuilt Revolution

In a milestone for the development of sustainable construction in the Southern Cone, the city of General Pico hosted Argentina’s first theoretical-practical workshop on bioconstruction using industrial hemp and natural techniques.

An $8.4 million award from the US Department of Energy is back-on-track for Idaho’s Hempitecture, Inc., the company said. Things got complicated after the fourth quarter of 2024, when the company was told they won the award, administered through DOE's Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC), to build a hemp processing facility in eastern Tennessee. 

After a rocky couple of months, the U.S. Hemp Building Association has rebuilt its board and is moving forward with new initiatives, new board members say.

A rare opportunity for the natural building community has arrived in the Texas Hill Country: Saoirse Learning Center, a working hempcrete and natural materials campus on 9.71 acres in Blanco, TX, is on the market.

One of the biggest motivations in using hemp and lime as a construction material was our interest in building “net zero” or “carbon-negative” or “climate-positive” or “carbon-neutral”– there are a lot of different terms being used, ultimately, it is about achieving a balance between the carbon emitted into the atmosphere, and the carbon removed from it.

A plan from Texas A&M University researchers to 3D print new resilient buildings using hempcrete has the potential to lower the environmental impact of traditional construction methods and make housing more affordable and available.

This article will focus on construction time, practical challenges, reliability and building sciences, between the two options.

Have you ever put a horse to bed? Did you know that horses sleep lying down?

Think about how much you love to put your head on your favorite, soft pillow…well, your horse feels the same way about its bedding. Horses and humans all know the value of a good night’s sleep.