HempBuild Magazine: News About the Hemp Building Industry
MA Hempcrete Duplex Development Ready to Welcome Residents
The largest hemp project in the United States consisting of 12 duplex units in Newburyport, MA will open to residents next month. Builder David Hall and architect Keith Moskow of Hall and Moskow Corporation have been working since 2023 on the Hillside Center for Sustainable Living, an attainably-priced multi-family housing development, from their own design of hempcrete over steel frame panels. The new hempcrete development will welcome its first residents on February 15.
2 Hospitalized Hempcreters Draw Community Support
Two hospitalized members of the hemp building community have received support from members of the industry through GoFundMe donations.
Hempcrete Passes 1-Hour ASTM Fire Test
US Army-funded researchers in Pennsylvania achieved a one-hour fire resistance rating for a spray-applied hemplime (“hempcrete”) wall test panel in early July, moving hempcrete closer to acceptance as a US building material.