Large quantities, fast methods needed for hempcrete to meet promise in housing
By Steve Allin When I first got involved with attempting to set up an industrial hemp industry in Ireland I spent a lot of time…
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Pennsylvania company says it will invest $10.9 million in North Carolina fiber factory
A Pennsylvania company said it plans to invest $10.9 million in a new hemp fiber processing facility in North Carolina. BIOPHIL Natural Fibers, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania,…
Pre-fab hempcrete construction materials offer alternative to traditional builds
Pre-fabricated hemp building solutions will get special attention at this year’s 10th edition of the International Hemp Building Symposium, set for Lacapelle Marival, France, Oct. 11-12, 2022….
Hempcrete seen as part of eco-friendly solution to Zimbabwe’s housing shortage
The government of Zimbabwe sees a role for hemp in construction after securing a $63 million line of credit from an African fund to develop…
Capetown cannabis tech provider to distribute micro-decorticator in Southern Africa
Hoping to tap into the ongoing need for homes in Southern Africa, Capetown-based solutions provider The Best Grow has signed an agreement with Industrial Hemp…
Ahead for the industry: Fiber and food, sure, but hemp will be relegated to a ‘specialty crop’
[Last of three parts] Despite the cloud that has descended over U.S. Hemp, a dwindled number of hearty survivors are sticking around, turning their attention…
South African project demonstrates hemp’s potential to upgrade existing buildings
Two South African companies say they will put the finishing touches on a seven-story building expansion constructed with hemp blocks later this year. Hemporium and…
Tests at Kansas university show hempcrete’s potential in net-zero buildings
Hempcrete failed to surpass petrochemical-based foams in insulation performance but can still be a viable replacement for traditional construction materials in sustainable “net-zero” buildings, experiments…
IHBA Symposium will explore advanced solutions for hemp building
Delegates to this year’s International Hemp Building Symposium can see demonstrations of hemp decortication technology and hempcrete spraying during the 10th edition of the event,…
Hempcrete home in Serbia was ‘grow-your-own’ and ‘do-it-yourself’
“It has long been my dream to make a natural home and create a self-sufficient household, and now I’ve done it,” says Serbian hemp grower and do-it-yourself…
