U.S. Hemp-Based Construction Advances with Fire-Safety Tests, New Book
Natural materials builders seeking to develop a market for industrial hemp in the United States are moving forward after successful testing for building safety codes and recognition by a national architecture and design program at a U.S. university. Hemp advocates have identified lime-hemp building material, called “hempcrete,” as an opportunity to build a market for hemp grown for fiber. Challenges have been a lack of supply, building code regulations, and a lack of education amongst architects and designers, builders say. Dion Markgraaff, vice president of the recently formed U.S. Hemp Building Association, based in Denver, said hemp advocates are encouraged...
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