Nepal’s SHIV completes hempcrete building for non-profit clinic
Nepal-based Shah Hemp Inno-Ventures (SHIV) has completed a hempcrete structure that serves as a specialized craniofacial surgery and recovery center, the only such medical facility…
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SHIV picks up license to publish Indian edition of HempToday
HempToday and Shah Hemp Inno-Ventures (SHIV) will launch HempToday India under a licensing arrangement, the companies have announced. Nepal-based SHIV is a leading voice for…
SHIV founder joins ‘Deep Green’ faculty
Dhiraj K. Shah, Shah Hemp Inno-Ventures (SHIV), Nepal, has joined the permanent faculty of Deep Green Building, an ongoing hemp-lime construction course and building project…
SHIV ramps up textiles, accessories production
Shah Hemp Inno-Ventures (SHIV), Nepal, has expanded its production of hemp textiles and finished goods – all the while giving needed skills and jobs to…
SHIV nears completion of a hemp home
Support hEmpowering Bottom-Up on Indiegogo: Beginning Feb. 24 By the end of this year, a Nepalese widow and her four children will be under roof in…
SHIV Seeks to Provide Shelter in Village
Nepalese startup Shah Hemp Inno-Ventures (SHIV) has targeted the tiny village of Mithileshwar Nikash for its first home-building project, “hEmpowering bottom up,” following construction on a…
SHIV Gets Hospital Project Rolling
Shah Hemp Inno-Ventures (SHIV) has started hemp-based construction of a waiting room and 4 staff rooms for a hospital at Janakpur, Nepal. SHIV, launched earlier…
New president at U.S. building group
Jacob Waddell has replaced Bob Escher as President of the U.S. Hemp Building Association (USHBA). COO of Ology Essentials, and CEO and founder at Tennessee-based…
Euro trade group says hemp can be key to a sustainable textile sector
As the European Union’s strategy for the textile industry evolves, hemp can play a critical role in making the sector sustainable, Europe’s leading industrial hemp…
Hemp building materials have big role to play in environmental renewal
By Robert Ziner, CIHC, Canada According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the conventional building sector contributes up to 30% of total annual greenhouse gas…