Hemp Houses Are Growing In South Africa
On a few acres of land you can grow enough hemp for all your building materials for a large house. Hempcrete is here to stay. It can also be used as Hemp paint & plastic,
Hemp fuel, Hemp paper, Hemp Oil for skin & Hair, and Hemp seeds which are drug-free and extremely nutritious. So you see, there are multiple purposes without the endorsement of the drug itself.
Hemp History Week 2013 promoting Hemp: Our Heritage, Our Future will be held June 3-9, 2013. More information at: http://www.HempHistoryWeek.com
Growing industrial hemp was illegal in the United States after 1970 because the industrial plant and marijuana were considered to be the same, when in fact they are different varieties of Cannabis. In recent years, some states have changed their laws, allowing farmers to start growing industrial hemp, which is used in everything from clothing to nutritional products to building materials. Oregon grower Cliff Thomason says growing and processing hemp was stymied because it was illegal, but now a knowledge base for best uses can grow, along with the plants. View a hemp home constructed using hempcrete, a building material that advocates claim is mold resistant, breathable, and eco-friendly.
Highland Hemp House Project – Bellingham, WA USA
Presenters: Matthew Mead (Hempitecture LLC) Date: October 26, 2018 Imagine an unlikely team: a grandmother passionate about leaving a legacy for a better world, and a youthfully optimistic builder and entrepreneur determined to inspire a reconsideration of the built environment. That is where the Highland Hemp House project started. This 3 story residential retrofit and new construction project is unique for many reasons, but at the core of that uniqueness is the application of a little known natural building material, hempcrete. Hempcrete is an insulating thermal envelope infill material derived from the wooden core of the industrial hemp stalk, a limestone based binder, and water. When combined on site and cast into form boards around a structural frame, the mixture sets up and solidifies by absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in a calcification reaction. After spending years researching better ways to build using more natural materials, homeowner Pam Bosch found hempcrete. In 2017, Bosch Partnered with Matthew Mead of Hempitecture and a local General Contractor to begin construction on her design. This is the first permitted hempcrete building in Northwestern Washington and Bosch’s project is a testament to both the challenges with building outside the norms as well as the true potential of building with hempcrete.
Hemp Battery – Almost Unbelieveable
Hemp holds the key to a sustainable future | Amy Ansel | TEDxSeattle
The Hemp plant — marijuana’s sober cousin — is poised to revolutionize industry by taking the place of more toxic materials and putting us on a path to a cleaner, more sustainable world, says hemp advocate Amy Ansel. Noting the promise of hemp bioplastics that safely degrade, Ansel explains how hemp can also provide a cleaner, safer more sustainable substitute for paper, textiles, building materials, and even automobiles. From a 1500-year-old bridge in France made of hemp concrete to hi-tech autos that are lighter, stronger, and more fuel efficient, Ansel shows us how substituting hemp industrially can dramatically reduce pollution and conserve water resources while creating safer, stronger products. Amy Ansel had over two decades of IT program management experience at Microsoft before becoming an entreprener working to create a fresh and new program with purpose. She moved her attention to the industrial hemp industry, where her could employ her passion for sustainability. She has mapped her skills and systems over the budding agricultural industry with her partner, Tanya Hart, creating various pillars serving a global agenda in sustainable economies. Amy enjoys trying new things, disruptive technologies/bio innovation, playing cards and solving puzzles. A native of the West Coast, Amy resides outside of Seattle and enjoys spending time with 3 kids, 1 husband and 4 pets. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx