Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (USA) say they have developed a hemp‐based rebar reinforcing technology for cement construction. Alexandros Tsamis, assistant professor of architecture and associate director of the Center […]
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[Last in a series of recaps on industry developments in 2021] The market for hemp building materials is still small, but momentum is growing. Hemp building not only offers the
Interest in building materials rising fast Read More »
[Fourth in a series of recaps on industry developments in 2021] From textiles to plastics to makeup, applications for hemp fiber are quickly multiplying as innovative startups and forward-looking legacy
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A New York lawmaker has introduced a bill designed to increase demand for hemp-based packaging biocomposites while helping the state meet its climate mitigation goals. State Sen. Michelle Hinchey said
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A startup in India’s Uttarakhand state has completed a hemp-based home it hopes will serve as a model for the expansion of sustainable, affordable housing in the state’s northeastern Himalaya
Model home is blueprint for sustainable, affordable housing in India Read More »
Michigan-based Heartland Industries has received a $360,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in support of Hemp4Soil, a soil innovation program. The three-year grant, from the USDA’s Natural
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Hemp joint venture New Zealand Natural Fibres (NZNF) has received AUS$1.34 million (€845,000) in funding from the government’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) for a five-year research & development project.
Funding will let New Zealand fiber venture ‘go farther, faster’ Read More »
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 around the world. Hemp Buildings:
New book looks at 50 hemp building projects around the globe Read More »
A Poland-based hemp innovation hub has sparked initiatives in hemp proteins, plant-based foods and biocomposites that can replace wood as it pursues a whole-plant strategy and continues to attract industrial
Polish group’s whole-plant strategy stresses innovation, sustainability Read More »
INTERVIEW: Heather Grab is Senior Lecturer at Cornell University’s School of Integrative Plant Science where she teaches and mentors students in the Hemp Science Master’s Program. As a researcher in
Working her own farm helps keep Cornell hemp researcher grounded Read More »
