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Hempcrete: The green brick taking on the challenge of climate change
Hemp plaster from the sixth century still lines ... The eureka moment was the development of the hempcrete block or ‘green brick’, which took the specialist skill and guesswork out of using ...
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Architects swear by natural material making waves in construction industry: 'I really want to see it taken much further into the mainstream'
Overall, construction with hemp is only about 20% more expensive than double brick construction — and that cost will go down as the material becomes more widely used. Most of the extra ...
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Indigenous-owned Alberta company making better building blocks — with hemp
In ancient times, everything from straw to banana leaves went into brick-making. Since then, hemp fibre has been developed, tested and used in building projects in France, England and Italy.
Yahoo News Canada29d
Fibre building blocks a first for this First Nation
water and fibre-based materials like hemp. The bricks have mold and fire resistant properties and weigh about half of a traditional cinder block.
Yahoo News Canada29d
Indigenous-owned Alberta company making better building blocks — with hemp
In ancient times, everything from straw to banana leaves went into brick-making. Since then, hemp fibre has been developed, tested and used in building projects in France, England and Italy. The ...