Grow green to go green Irish greentech startup’s vision for the widespread use of hemp to transform society for the better, create a sustainable future for all Tao Climate, a disruptive technology company dedicated to combating climate change, is proud to announce a groundbreaking new initiative that has the potential to close the UN Emissions… Continue reading Press Release: Hemp is the Key to a Global Utopia
Category: Hempcrete
Hemp resource guide
How to grow industrial hemp A comprehensive resource guide for people who are interested in growing hemp, covering what kind of land, where to source seeds, special equipment, how to harvest, what end products can be sold, and the potential sale of carbon credits. Includes a list of links for further information. Why hemp? Why… Continue reading Hemp resource guide
How hemp can deliver utopia
Here’s how hemp can deliver utopia by stopping climate change and enabling the construction of sustainable housing and infrastructure Throughout history, humans have been searching for ways to create a perfect world, a utopia. A utopia is an ideal society that is free from poverty, war, and inequality. While the concept of a utopia may… Continue reading How hemp can deliver utopia
Benefits of hempcrete and hemp construction materials
Hempcrete and hemp insulation have multiple environmental benefits Industrial hemp has many benefits when used for making sustainable construction materials, including hempcrete and insulation. Hempcrete is a mixture of hemp fibres, water, and lime, which creates a strong and lightweight building material that has excellent insulation and air quality properties. It is also renewable, sustainable,… Continue reading Benefits of hempcrete and hemp construction materials
Hempcrete is on the rise (literally!)
Hempcrete added to US building codes In a very positive sign of the growing acceptance of the benefits of hempcrete in construction, hempcrete was added as an appendix to the US residential building code, which is used by 49 out of 50 states, and hempcrete will also be in the 2024 International Residential Code (IRC). According… Continue reading Hempcrete is on the rise (literally!)
Hempcrete is the sustainable building material we need in 2023
Hempoffset will use hempcrete to build sustainable homes Hempcrete is a building material made from the woody inner fibres of the hemp plant mixed with a lime-based binder. It is a type of bio-composite material, similar to traditional lime-based concretes, but with the added benefits of being highly sustainable and environmentally friendly. One of the… Continue reading Hempcrete is the sustainable building material we need in 2023