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HEMP CONSTRUCTION: Lessons from Europe’s Mature Industry

Europe’s hemp-construction sector is one of the most advanced in the world, with hundreds of completed residential and commercial buildings each year.

Featured European Experts

• Daniel Daviller – Saint Astier lime; President, Construire en Chanvre (France’s national hemp-building trade association)

• Gaëtan Dujardin – Export Sales Manager, IsoHemp (supports 1,000+ hemp-block construction projects annually)

• Johan Tijssen —HempBLOCK International/BioSys

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Hemp Build Podcast Ep. 4: Why This Hemp-Based Flooring Has ZERO VOCs (And Why That Matters for Your Health)

What if your flooring could be harder than hardwood, healthier for your family, and better for the planet—all at the same time? In this episode of the Hemp Build Podcast, host Ray Kaderli sits down with Greg Wilson, founder of HempWood, to explore how agricultural hemp is being transformed into high-performance flooring, cabinetry, and architectural panels—without the toxic chemicals found in most conventional building products.

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Hemp Build Podcast Ep. 3: Inside a Hempcrete Engineer’s Playbook

What does it actually take to engineer a hempcrete building that passes inspections, performs structurally, and holds up over time? In this episode of the Hemp Build Podcast, host Ray Kaderli sits down with Mark Benjamin, founder of Crown Jade Design & Engineering in Colorado, to talk candidly about the realities of engineering hemp-based buildings in the U.S.

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