One Plant is a documentary that delves into hemp’s industrial, environmental, and health benefits. Broken down into chapters that focus on fiber, grain and flower, the film aims to address misconceptions, hoping to bring more attention and awareness to the plant. Jordan Berger, a CBD farmer, director and film producer shared with HempBuild Mag his personal journey from the film's inception to execution.

Multiple US hemp-building companies will make a big splash for around 25,000 visitors at one of the largest US construction sustainability expos and conferences later this month in Philadelphia, thanks to collaboration and the generosity of a hemp processing company and a hemp-building non-profit.

In a combination of luck and excellent design, none of the Asheville, NC hemp houses Timothy Callahan built between 2009-2021 were damaged by Hurricane Helene. He now concludes that building with hemp is every bit as good in extreme rain and humidity as he suspected it would be.

Last summer, Zachery Popp found out his Wisconsin warehouse/workshop was burning down after a late-night alert from neighbors.

“My wife and I drove out there as quickly as we could,” Popp told HempBuild Mag.” And, yeah, the building was basically fully collapsed at that point.”

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded Jerome, Idaho-based Hempitecture, Inc. an $8.4 million grant as part of the department’s  Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC). The award is part of $428 million for 14 projects to accelerate domestic clean energy manufacturing in 15 coal communities across the United States, the company announced.

US Hemp Building Association is a membership organization dedicated to support and advocate for hemp building professionals, projects, and materials in the United States.

We are organized by a 9-member Volunteer Board of Directors who serve for 2-year terms. Board members serve on USHBA and our sister 501(c) 3 non-profit organization, the US Hemp Building Foundation.

The founder at southwestern Colorado’s Kosmos Stargazing Resort wants you to imagine gazing at the stars from your private viewing dome attached to a luxurious, healthy villa – made of hempcrete.