HempBuild Magazine: News About the Hemp Building Industry
CO Stargazing Resort Erects First Hempcrete Villa
The founder at southwestern Colorado’s Kosmos Stargazing Resort wants you to imagine gazing at the stars from your private viewing dome attached to a luxurious, healthy villa – made of hempcrete.
US Hopes Green Construction Awakens Japan’s Hemp Industry
New laws regarding the legalization of hemp in Japan, and new coalitions with Thailand, are opening up possibilities for the hemp industry for medicinal and industrial uses in both Asian countries.
Texas Hemp Building Event Comes to San Marcos Oct. 24-25
New 2024 US residential building codes for hemplime (“hempcrete”) will be explained by experts at a special low-cost in-person event for architects, builders and developers in San Marcos, TX in October.
Hempcrete ADU Plans Released
New architectural plans for three hempcrete ADU designs were released this week by a Carolinas-based team who say their multi-year experience designing and building hemp-lime homes can boost success for those who want to build with hempcrete.
EPA Awards $6.2M to Hemp Building Group
The US Environmental Protection Agency awarded almost $6.2M to a Nashville-based hemp-building nonprofit organization as part of a $160 million package of grants designed to reduce embodied greenhouse gas emissions in construction materials and projects.
NY Awards $1.1 M to Hempitecture
Idaho-based Hempitecture, Inc. are the recipients of a $1.1 M grant from the state of New York to develop and manufacture innovative bio-based insulation products using regionally grown industrial hemp fibers, the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul announced.
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.
Best Hemp House 2024: USHBA Contest Winners
US Hemp Building Association members at the Members Online Event June 15 voted for the top Hemp House built in the past year.