As with any building material, there are some challenges associated with building with hemp. This article details these challenges as well as a path forward
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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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Project management can be daunting for many. Check out this blog post on our secret to managing the seemingly unmanageable.
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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 wildly popular hempcrete 202 trainings at the HempShed have just been outdone! We are thrilled to announce Advanced Training Hempcrete 402 and Lime Plaster 412. This 3 day course expands on lessons from our 202 course. Sorry folks, this training is only available to folks who have attended one of HempStone’s in-person trainings.
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Hempcrete is a simple, biocomposite building material that's healthy, resilient, and carbon beneficial and can be used throughout the thermal envelope in both new construction and existing buildings. In this podcast, Jennifer Martin, Catalyst of HempStone joins Joy Beckerman to talk about hempcrete's superior qualities that may radically revolutionize the future of building materials.
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HempStone’s Hempcrete Trainings are back, and are now better than ever!
This summer, consider joining HempStone at the forest edge of South Hadley and dive into the world of radically responsible architecture. We hope to see you there!
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Bob Escher, AIA and Jennifer Martin invite architects throughout AIA to radically turn the tide on carbon in the built environment and introduce hempcrete as a high-performance building material that is carbon positive.
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Jennifer shares how she became a natural builder and stepped into the role of Catalyst at HempStone.
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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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Certainly, growing cellulostic materials locally, in a regenerative manner, is the best resolution to achieve the lowest carbon footprint of any construction material.
Then how is it that hemp, largely imported from Europe, is lauded by embodied carbon experts as a top sustainable material?
The answer may surprise you!
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For those new to hempcrete, there are some compelling reasons to consider this biocomposite over other construction materials and methods.
Hempcrete is a high-performance construction material that gives occupants a healthy, beautiful, and comfortable environment.
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Although hempcrete shares some characteristics to modern concrete (commonly referred to as a portland cement binder with stone aggregate), there are important differences that make hempcrete such a valuable and interesting bio-based building material.
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If you’re a building professional, then you might not be ready to build a house out of straw or hemp. The Construction industry is tough, and risk is real. We understand, and have some advice for folks just entering the natural building world. There’s something for you, we promise.
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Everyone wants to know where to source their hemp - it’s the conversation we find ourselves addressing most often! In this post, we give you the information you need to know what to look for in terms of hemp materials sourcing, and where to go to get it.
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The Hemp Empowerment Project, hosted by Anthony and Nichole Lucido, presents this 52 minute podcast. Jennifer brings her passion, drive and lighthearted excitement to the podcast to share her knowledge and experience in the hemp building space. Join us as we chat it up with Jennifer and feel her excitement and passion.
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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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At the Howland Hemp House in Goshen, Massachusetts, we achieved a better-than-zero carbon emissions building by aggressively pursuing a full palette of natural building materials. We share the numbers on this net carbon-beneficial footprint structure.
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