Repairs and re-dos are an inevitable part of any project. Read this blog post to learn how to approach this!
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Curious about the logistics of hempcrete project management? Scroll through this blog post for more information!
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Our Hempcrete 202 Course this past weekend was a great success! We commenced hempcrete installation on the East and North walls, and applied lime plaster to the interior and exterior South wall!
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Curious about the wall system set-up of the HempStone HempShed? Check out the details here!
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While Natalie is not new to sustainability, she is new to construction! With an open heart, exhuberant curiosity, and a bit of apprehension, Natalie dove into hempcrete installation, and emerged with a strong sense of understanding, muscles, and know-how!
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Been dreaming of hempcrete insulation, but are not sure where to turn to? We’re here to help!
This nascent industry can feel a little challenging to access, but the situation is improving. Hempcrete installers typically are willing to travel some distance to install their material in your structure. Advance planning and coordination goes a long way to make this carbon-beneficial material a reality for you!
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Shelby Howland is building a business on an ethos of natural building materials, as a way to provide healthy, affordable, practical building solutions for his community. Just a year ago, hempcrete was new to him. A year later, he’s embarking on a journey of not just one hempcrete construction business, but two.
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It’s fall, and construction continues on the 1st hempcrete house in Massachusetts. HempStone was asked to showcase this home for the US Hemp Building Summit, to serve as this years’ premiere example of a healthy, carbon-beneficial single-family home in the US. Join us for an 11 minute on-site immersion into radical responsibility.
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There are many types of lime, each which has an appropriate use. The purity of lime in a plaster affects its characteristics. Some limes are more ductile and some limes are better at resisting erosion. Cure times vary, which have impacts on construction scheduling. Follow our journey on lime plaster selection for our lime plaster house in Goshen, MA.
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In this episode of Ask the Expert, we prove It’s perfectly practical to build natural buildings to meet code, and guide the way to achieve high performance construction with hempcrete and lime plaster assemblies.
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Few building materials leave you in suspense for the big reveal the way that lime plaster does! Catalyst explains why this house is shrouded in canvas and burlap, and when you should expect the BIG REVEAL!
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Lime plaster is simple to apply and a joy to work with. Widely available around the world, lime is a natural solution as a healthy, clean, and robust wall finish.
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Catalyst enjoys a bit of a love affair with lime plaster. Easy to make, simple to use, healthy and enduring, there is a lot to love about this timeless material. For the next several weeks, HempStone will immerse you into the joyful world of lime plaster.
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Beyond the basics of lime plaster come a variety of lustrous craft finish techniques, including tadelakt. A delight to see and feel, this ancient way of making lime plaster water resistant is a beautiful and sustainable solution in kitchens and baths.
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In this Ask the Expert series, HempStone engages in some primary research to asnwer the question: Are high performance tapes appropriate for hempcrete assemblies, and if so, in which conditions? In the process of answering this question, we provide the building science you need to know to follow us on this journey.
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Sit back, grab some popcorn, and check out this Video Production of the first hempcrete home in Massachusetts. This Virtual Tour and Talk is fun, informative, and jam-packed with multiple perspectives!
In 70 minutes, you’ll dive into this project, and hear from the building owner, the construction crew at Village Carpentry and Landscaping and the hempcrete consultants at HempStone. Discover the triumphs and challenges of this 'radically responsible' project!
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Cob construction is about to become part of the 2021 International Residential Building Code. This is an exciting time for local, natural materials.
Hempcrete aspires to join the ranks of strawbale, light straw-clay, and now cob as a legitimate natural building material throughout the US and beyond.
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What’s the moisture level of your hempcrete?
We guide you through the hempcrete drying process and explain how to determine what a hempcrete wall is doing beyond what your eye can see.
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Join us on July 8th for a Virtual Tour and Talk, hosted by the US Hemp Building Foundation.
This one-hour webinar showcases a new timber framed, hempcrete home in Goshen, Massachusetts.
Experience an in-depth look at this project from multiple perspectives: designer/owner Shelby Howland, the Village Carpentry and Landscaping construction crew, and HempStone natural building consultants!
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This spring, HempStone had the opportunity to evaluate a skidsteer and concrete mixing bucket for hempcrete.
After seeing for ourselves what this equipment can do to facilitate a smooth installation, we knew we had to share the advantages of using this equipment to efficiently and precisely install hempcrete.
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