The use of hemp as a material was once so routine that it pervaded the production of rope, ship sails, fabrics, paper and medicine. In fact, it was seen as such a necessary crop that under the ...

The house, believed to be the first of its kind in Minnesota, is made with hempcrete, a material consisting of woody hemp stalks, limestone and water. When finished, it will provide emergency ...

The tribe completed its first hempcrete house, a duplex, this summer, and the first two occupants moved in last week. The house is believed to be the first of its kind in Minnesota. “How cool is ...

Dan Rawlins and his partner Chloe Meyer set themselves an ambitious target when they decided to build an off-grid house made from hempcrete and rendered with a horse manure mix, all without ever ...

Now, the first permitted house using hempcrete -- a natural insulation made from the core of hemp plants mixed with a lime binder and water -- is taking root outside of Chelsea. Fiber Fort ...

The Lower Sioux Indian Community debuted a new facility on the reservation Thursday, which will allow for expanded production of "hempcrete ... only build a few homes each year.

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here. From the Architect ...

On the verge outside Proclamation House are two native peppermint trees ... French and Salomone instead proposed hempcrete,a similar-looking composite made of lime and hemp. As well as its aesthetic ...

the house has a hybrid steel and timber structure. Hempcrete was chosen for the walls as being lightweight, thermally efficient and carbon-negative. Other materials used include lime-rendered oak, ...

The natural, clay-coated texture of hempcrete is complemented by the exposed ... Material Cultures have recently designed a 100 sq m house from the industrial hemp growing in the fields ...