Pre-Fab Hempcrete Construction Materials to be Showcased at French Conference

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Sep 18

Written By Jean Lotus

Pre-fabricated blocks on the drying racks at IsoHemp's factory in Belgium. Photo courtesy of Hemp Today

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Pre-fabricated hemp building solutions will get special attention at this year’s 10th edition of the International Hemp Building Symposium, set for Lacapelle Marival, France, Oct. 11-12, 2022.

“We are showcasing solutions that can be mainstreamed to make hemp an alternative to the highly polluting conventional building industry,” said Steve Allin, IHBA Director.

Pre-fab hemp construction materials offer an alternative to the traditional infill building method in which forms are moved from one spot to another to create walls around a wooden frame. Several companies have developed such materials in blocks and panels, which are growing in popularity among hemp builders, Allin said

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Companies presenting pre-fab solutions include:

IsoHemp: Fernelmont, Belgium-based IsoHemp started making hemp building blocks by hand in 2012, gradually expanding production to reach output of 5 million units per year at the company’s high-tech factory.

The Cape Town hempcrete project

Afrimat: Architect Oliver Wolf, who designed a hotel project in Cape Town, South Africa, will talk about materials that went into the building from Afrimat, which has developed its own formulated lime binder for hempcrete blocks.

8th Fire Innovations: The Alberta, Canada-based contractor and technology developer will present its Divita-branded blocks and panels.

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