Hempcrete!

Hempcrete is a mixture of the inner core of the hemp plant and lime. The use of the product has spread across many European countries. It is not used for structure; it serves as infill between framing, usually wood. Because hemp originates from cannabis sativa, a federally banned substance,  its production has been illegal in the United States since 1937. It is grown legally in Europe, the UK and Canada. Importing Hempcrete is legal; however, the trip reduces the carbon negative attributes the product provides.  Some of the fantastic attributes of Hempcrete are below:

• ·         Hemp absorbs CO2 as it grows. A home can save about 20,000 lbs of carbon when being built out of Hempcrete.

• ·         Lightweight; it’s about a seventh or an eighth of the weight of concrete

• ·         It floats!

• ·         Growing hemp requires no fertilizer, pesticides or fungicides

• ·         It’s fire proof, water proof and rot proof.

• ·         More versatile and easy to work with compared to concrete

• ·         Hempcrete can be returned to the soil as fertilizer

• ·         Excellent thermal and acoustic insulator

Please see the following link for many other interesting facts about industrial hemp.

http://www.hemp-technologies.com/page33/page33.html