Hempcrete insulation has been installed on the Texas cabin of Hemp Build School Mastermind student Allan Dyer, who has been supported by instructors through his first hemp build. Photo courtesy of Allan Dyer

By HempBuild Mag

At least three historic hempcrete homes are being built in the United States this year with the support of instructors and other students enrolled in an online hemp building class series. Next month, a new cohort of hemp builders and aspiring homeowners will learn how to save time and connect with proven resources as a new series of classes rolls out from Hemp Build School Masterminds.

The online and in-real-life hemp-building program has been curated through a collaboration of some of the most successful and experienced US hemp builders including instructors: Cameron McIntosh (Americhanvre); Tim White (Texas Healthy Homes); Ray Kaderli (Hemp Build Network) and Colorado Engineer Mark Benjamin (Crown Jade Design & Engineering).

At least three members of the school’s first cohort are success stories – well on their way to building their first hempcrete structure.

“This is what I was looking for when I joined this class. To me, it’s worth a ton,” said Allan Dyer, who’s building a prototype cabin on his rural Texas land in preparation for a full-size hempcrete home.

“You go to conference after conference and you hear the same thing over and over again. But these tricks that you hear [from instructors] I’m observing like a sponge, trying to absorb that information,” he added.

The 6-month courses, offered through the HempbuildMag.com Community, give pros and homeowners access to and expertise from top hemp-building professionals in an interactive setting with short videos and twice-monthly mastermind meetings.

Homeland Hempcrete

HempStone

Complete Hemp Processing

Verdant Structural Engineers

Participants can learn best practices and avoid pitfalls when building with hemp-lime, a new material that has only this year been approved for the US building codes.

“My legacy to leave to my children is to build a hemp house here in Puerto Rico,” said participant Adelaida Nunez-Vasquez. “Not only does it bring a healthy environment and sustainability indoors, but also it brings sustainability and strength outdoors to the environment.”

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Americhanvre

Texas Healthy Homes

South Bend Industrial Hemp

Sativa Building Systems

Whitefield Hemp Partners

Hemp Traders

Hillside Center for Sustainable Living

Gradek Contracting & Designs

*Hemp Build School instructor Tim White of Texas Healthy Homes speaks to workshop participants. Pro class members receive live workshop training with the online classes.*

In March, the first cohort of pro students will learn about hemp-lime firsthand by attending homebuilding workshops with instructor Tim White of Texas Healthy Homes on the site of a new hempcrete house being built in Menard, TX.

Other class members can choose to get training in the Ereasy spray application system at April workshops in Pennsylvania with Americhanvre’s Cameron McIntosh.

“The instructors are invested in the success of the student projects, which will make history by bringing a new crop of hempcrete houses to the United States,” said HempBuildMag publisher Jean Lotus.

8th Fire Innovations

Right Coast Hemp

Tiger Fiber

Plural Office Architects

Classes are offered with the support of the free online bulletin board resource of the Hemp Build Community.

“The Hemp Build Community is an interactive platform, which means the course material can grow with questions, input and documentation from participants, who can help each other,” school founder Ray Kaderli told HempBuild Mag. “In addition, the online mastermind component helps participants succeed individually,” he added.
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Hemp and Block LLC

US Heritage Group

Stuc-Go-Crete

Terra Vida Academy

Classes offered

All students in both classes receive an included 1-year membership to US Hemp Building Association, the trade association for hemp builders, architects and manufacturers.

All class costs include six months of access to the live mastermind groups, held 2nd and 4th Thursday evenings. After that the cost is $49 per month.

The $295 Hemp Build School Mastermind - Homeowner course is designed to save time and money helping homeowners chart a realistic path to build their sustainable hemp dream home.

Three hours of short video lessons include best tips for budgeting and finance, materials selection, healthy air quality, design, permitting, hiring general contractors and subcontractors, clay and lime plasters and more. Additionally class participants ask questions and interact with instructors through the online community and in live twice-monthly online mastermind groups.

The Hemp Build School Mastermind - Pro is designed for people who want to develop skills or break into the hemp building industry as hempcrete insulation installers, natural home builders or commercial hemp developers. The $1,295 course includes 8+ hours of recorded material, plus the twice weekly live sessions with instructors.

The Pro course also includes 2-4 days of hands-on job site/workshop experience (travel costs not included).

Topics covered include: Setup costs, supplies and materials, preparing estimates, design best-practices, timber frames, post and beam, block, spray and cast hempcrete, estimating carbon footprints, engineering do’s-and-don’ts, workshop and subcontractor scheduling, codes and permitting, production building, ASTM rules and more.

A separate class will cover a step-by-step explanation of the new International Residential Codes to be released this spring by the International Code Council.

Find out more about the classes HERE.