New book looks at 50 hemp building projects around the globe
A new book by hemp building pioneer Steve Allin takes a comprehensive overview of projects that showcase the use of hemp-based materials in architectural examples…
A new book by hemp building pioneer Steve Allin takes a comprehensive overview of projects that showcase the use of hemp-based materials in architectural examples…
A two-year study in Pennsylvania will look at the life cycle of hemp derived building materials from the field to the build by collecting plant…
Washington-based Earth Merchant received $100,000 for a proof-of-concept initiative to develop OlogyBricks, bricks made of hempcrete. The Vancouver, Washington company received one of 24 grants…
An Australian company has secured an exclusive distributorship in the USA for a hempcrete building system it says is cost competitive with traditional construction. Queensland-based…
A Kansas, USA hemp company says it will bring a new decortication factory online in March, with plans to process stalks from up to 2,000…
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…
Belgian hemp block maker IsoHemp said it has raised nearly €7 million to build a new high-tech factory, as the company sees demand rising for…
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…
A team of researchers at New York’s Parsons School of Design has authored a nearly 200-page book laying out the case for hemp building materials…
By Steve Allin It is scary how things can change in just a few weeks. Unless you were living in China during January, most of…