Year in Review: Stakeholders worldwide work on fundamentals to advance hemp building

[Second in a series of the most popular stories on HempToday in 2023] 

Awareness and the usage of hemp building materials is expanding, especially in Europe, where hemp hurd is readily available. Hemp prices in Europe at least have not increased much in the last 20 years and look better and better against synthetic alternatives. Around the world, stakeholders continue to work on codes, standards and other guidelines to get hemp building on a sound footing against traditional materials. By category, hemp building was the second most popular topic among HempToday readers in 2023. Here are the top stories:

Hemp builders mourn loss of Belgian innovator Wolf Jordan: ‘He glowed like light’

To expand hemp construction, combine latest materials and quick-build systems

Hempcrete takes ‘important step’ in U.S. by entering international code

FIHO joins UN construction alliance to advance hemp for green building

Scottish bank raises investment in hemp insulation maker to £5 million