Upgraded NoCo8 Hemp Expo to Draw Hemp Building Experts

Cameron McIntosh of Americhanvre Cast Hemp applies hempcrete insulation using a spray system. Photo courtesy Americhanvre

By HempBuild Magazine

Denver’s 8th annual NoCo Hemp Expo announced a major venue upgrade this week, and hemp building materials and construction experts will be featured in programming.

The oldest hemp trade show in the United States will move to the Aurora, CO-based Gaylord Rockies Resort and Conference Center, a luxury site with more than 1,200 hotel rooms and top-grade conference accommodations, organizers said. The original location of the trade show, Crowne Plaza, became unavailable due to an ongoing government humanitarian program being hosted at the site.

Gaylord Rockies is 4 miles from the Denver International Airport and has free shuttle service from the airport.

“We know how to pivot, that’s what we do. This is an exciting opportunity to upgrade the facilities and value for NoCo8 for our esteemed sponsors, exhibitors, presenters and attendees,” said Morris Beegle, conference organizer and president of We Are for Better Alternative (WAFBA).

Gaylord Rockies Hotel and Convention Center in Aurora, CO is the upgraded venue site of the NoCo Hemp Expo. Photo courtesy Gaylord Rockies

In addition, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis was announced as the keynote speaker of the NoCo Hemp Expo’s March 24 Business Conference and Investment Summit. Polis has displayed interest in sustainable hemp building materials as a fire-resistant alternative to rebuild Colorado homes destroyed by the Marshall Fire in Boulder county after Christmas in 2021.

Hemp construction materials to be featured at Expo

Hemp building materials and construction will be an important part of the event, organizers said.

Techniques for hemp insulation using spray, block and cast-in-place will be discussed by international and U.S. experts on Thursday at the education stage on the trade show floor. The panel will be hosted by Hempbuildmag.com publisher Jean Lotus.

Fire-resistant, mold and pest-proof, hempcrete is gaining popularity in the United States after being used in Europe for 30 years to build carbon-negative natural wall assemblies.

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Hemp construction panelist Cameron McIntosh, founder of Allentown, PA- based Americhanvre Cast Hemp is likely the most experienced spray-applied hemp insulation subcontractors working in the United States. 

Americhanvre also sells equipment and supplies. The company announced the April rollout of an American-made model of the EREASY Spray Applied Hempcrete System, developed in France. The machines will by manufactured by EZG Manufacturing in Malta, Ohio.

The spray-applied wall application of hempcrete insulation can result in 60% faster installation and reduced cure time for hemp-based buildings, McIntosh said. 

Construction panelist Ray Kaderli of Hemp Build Network is a Texas-based production builder and real estate investor who is insulating hempcrete homes in San Antonio, where a crew of hand-casting hempcrete builders recently completed a small hempcrete cannabis juicery.

Ray Kaderli (R) installs insulation on a hempcrete cannabis juice bar in San Antonio, TX. Photo courtesy of Famous Juice Co.

Panelist Stephen Clarke, founder of Heavengrown Hempcrete in Tulum, Mexico, has built hempcrete homes in Mexico and Texas since 2017 and has developed bio-based lime bricks for affordable housing materials in Mexico. 

A four-story bamboo and hempcrete solar powered eco-home in Tulum build by Heavengrown is now a tourist attraction. Photos courtesy of Heavengrown.

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Other hemp building materials speakers at the expo will include Greg Wilson, founder and CEO of Murray, KY-based HempWood. 

Tickets for the NoCo Hemp Expo are available HERE. 

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