HempBuild Magazine: News About the Hemp Building Industry
Steve Allin: Innovations, Modular Systems Will Accelerate Hemp Building Worldwide
INTERVIEW: An author, teacher and consultant on ecological building, Steve Allin has been building with hemp and promoting hemp’s use in construction all over the world for more than 20 years.
Amsterdam Hemp Building Symposium to Feature Carbon, Science, Tech
Carbon credits and how they relate to the hemp construction sector will be featured during this year’s International Hemp Building Symposium, set for Amsterdam Oct. 10-11.
Massive Swedish Food Logistics Center to Feature Hemp Insulation
A Swedish real estate developer said it will build a net-zero carbon logistics center that combines insulation panels filled with hemp fiber and advanced solar energy infrastructure.
Pre-Fab Hempcrete Construction Materials to be Showcased at French Conference
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.
Cape Town 12 -Story 'Hemp Highrise' Shows Power of Hemp for Renovation
Two South African companies say they will put the finishing touches on a seven-story building expansion constructed with hemp blocks later this year.
Hemporium and Afrimat Hemp, both of Cape Town, partnered to raise an existing conventional five-story building, 84 Harrington Street, to 12 stories by adding levels constructed with blocks from Afrimat Hemp.
Italian Hemp to be Used for Soil Cleanup, Building Materials
An initiative in southern Italy aims to boost hemp growing to clean up polluted land while producing hemp stalks for processing into building materials and other fiber-based outputs.
Hemp Building Leaders in Ukraine, Poland Ask for Help During Crisis
Hemp building pioneers in Ukraine and Poland have responded to the Russian invasion with courage and generosity.
Hemp-Based Rebar Could Replace Steel in Construction, Researchers Say
Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY say they have developed a hemp‐based rebar reinforcing technology for cement construction.
Hemp Fiber OG: Lawrence Serbin Looks Back on 31 Years of US Hemp
Lawrence Serbin is a pioneer of the U.S. hemp industry, having started his company, California-based Hemp Traders in the 1990s.