Hemp crete homes

By Nicole Cox Source: realestate.com.au This house has been made using a material called hempcrete. Picture: Hemp Homes Australia Western Australia’s first hemp home has been completed in Margaret River, as its builder revealed he has another three hemp building projects underway in the South-West. Gary Rogers finished the state’s revolutionary hemp house in early March after almost eight months construction, using material known as ‘hempcrete’. A traditional builder, Rogers says he is…

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Bevan Architects' simple, natural light filled residence offers the perfect low impact getaway and allows anyone to experience a breathable, natural dwelling.

One of the beautiful hemplime buildings constructed in Latvia. Concrete footing/founadation and hemplime walls. #concretefoundation #hemplime #hempconstruction #buildingwithhemp #hemp #hempcrete #naturalbuilding materials #hempandlime #hempecosystems

Australian hempcrete builder Will Brain walks you through a brand new hempcrete home with majestic tower in Scotland.

"Hempcrete is the eco-friendly building material of the future". If you’ve been following for a while, you’ve probably heard or read something of the likes.

#Hempcrete is a major passion for us! 🥰 Building homes from #Hemp doesn't just make high-quality living quarters, it's also a very #sustainable practice. ♻ Being carbon-negative is a significant upside to Hempcrete. On the other hand, it also eliminates the need for toxic additives that many other #building materials require. 🚫 In this #blog, we explore how Hemp #Homes are made - From sewing the seeds to paving the walls. 🏠 Read it through the pinned link!

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With bad weather predicted we headed off for our first full weekend of hemp building. Friday night we finished off the formwork for the following day and got the ingredients ready for the first three mixes the following day. With two adults and a three and a half year old we had no idea how much we would get done in one day. Saturday morning we started mixing and tamping. Our three year old helped out measuring out the hemp and the sand and had a little play with the tampers, and he loved…

Hemp block construction systems can take the place of expensive lumber in building, as they have been used for 30 years in Europe.

Modern dual occupancy home for three generations designed by Steffen Welsch Architects located in Melbourne, Australia.

A dream come true. Our client in NorCal, USA wanted to construct his first ever hemp house. This folks, is a beauty. A magnificent piece of art. Completely handcrafted. The roof has 200 year old oak beams, taken down from the client's great grand father's house in Kentucky, and trucked all the way to NorCal, to make a dream come true. #hemplime #hemphouse #hempminihouse #grandedition #hempcrete #hemp #buildhemp

Hemp Crete

Hempcrete is a mixture of hemp hurds and lime. Hemp hurds are contained within the stems and stalks of the cannabis or hemp plant – they’re basically the central “core” of the stalk. When we process hemp stalks to remove the long, strong bast fibers, the hurds are what we are left with.These hurds may not be suitable for weaving into fine textiles like the main “bast” fibers, but they are very useful nonetheless. They can be used to make animal bedding, paper, composite plastics, and much…

The Marrickville Hempcrete house is an exciting project that shows how acoustic requirements for aircraft noise can be met, without compromising on thermal performance and aesthetics.The design challenge was to create a better living space for a family of four without increasing the site coverage. The existing footprint has not been increased on the ground […]

Hempcrete is ten times stronger than concrete, mold resistant, rot resistant, pest resistant, fire resistant, and carbon negative. It’s even better than cob/adobe. I’ve written before about how cob or “adobe” is the best building material on earth… and it was… until hempcrete.Ten times stronger than concrete, and one sixth the weight, this amazing all-natural

Learn How To Give Your Home That Hempy Feel By Anndrea Hermann Ever thought of building, with your own hands, an off-the-grid home made of hemp which

Take a deeper look at three hemp homes built this summer in Texas, Colorado and Michigan.