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Deep Energy Retrofits witH Hempcrete

Deep Energy Retrofits with Hempcrete: Transforming Existing Buildings into High-Performance, Sustainable Spaces As the global push for carbon neutrality intensifies, homeowners, architects, and contractors are turning to deep energy retrofits to dramatically reduce the energy consumption of existing buildings. One material is proving to be a standout solution in this movement: hempcrete. In this blog, […]

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Hempcrete ‘Architect’s Toolkit’ Released by USHBA

Commercial and residential architects will be able to more easily design for US buildings using hemp-lime (hempcrete) thanks to new technical resources released this week through the US Hemp Building Association. “US architects who want to design homes and the big multi-story hemp-lime projects that are popping up in Europe have been frustrated because there’s

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Hempy Mortar to Reduce Cold-Bridging of Hemp Blocks

Prototype pics for what I’m calling “Hempy Mortar!” How about using hemp and other insulating aggregate to create load bearing mortar (similar to a “Type N” mortar for above-grade masonry) with R value?? Yes I’m talking about eliminating any potential cold bridging that may happen with conventional cement:sand mortar. How to make insulating hempy mortar

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How Hempcrete can Relieve the Portland Cement Shortages

Have you heard? There’s a shortage of Portland cement that (almost) no one is talking about. It’s gotten bad enough that contractors are delaying jobs and weighing lay-offs. The good news, is that hempcrete (or hemp-lime) construction is a highly sustainable alternative that can help relieve the shortages. Portland cement: always there… until it’s not

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