These hempcrete blocks are a green building material made with a hemp-lime insulation mixture packed around a biocomposite structural frame. They can be stacked like bricks to build walls up to 30 feet high and they become the insulation and the structure of the building. All you need to do after the walls are built is plaster the inside and outside, and then add windows, doors, and a roof!
The hemp plant sequesters carbon during its growth, and lime, as it dries, reabsorbs the carbon that was released when it was manufactured, which means the hemp-lime mixture is carbon negative (it sequesters more carbon than it creates in its life cycle). Terry Radford from Just BioFiber says that these hempcrete blocks will sequester about 10 tons of carbon per house.
Just BioFiber is located in Alberta, Canada and you can find out more about their hempcrete blocks here:
https://justbiofiber.com/https://www.facebook.com/justbiofiber Not only is this an environmentally friendly building material, it also creates a comfortable living space. The hempcrete helps to regulate temperature and humidity, it reduces noise transmission through the walls, it's fire-resistant, and it's non-toxic.
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BSRI'm sold!
newtboyMe too, but I want him to replace the lime with mycelium, removing any co2 production in the process. I’m fairly certain there are some fungi that are already being used that way, seems like a no brainer to use the technology here.
I'm sold!
Phoozsays...Hell yeah! Let's build a house!
JiggaJonsonSince it's organic material, what's the longevity of something like this? Susceptibility to mold and corrosion?
What's meant by "below grade"?
And finally, it's sad that they had to PR machine their product name because
"hurrr hurrr hurr dijuuu get hiigh if your house catches on fire man?"
"So...you're not interested in investing or...?"
newtboyI would think Adobe would be a good measure, and some Adobe homes/buildings still stand after 2500 years in deserts. Where it is, how moist it gets, makes a huge difference with these materials historically.
The lime should raise the ph high enough to protect from most mold.
Since it's organic material, what's the longevity of something like this? Susceptibility to mold and corrosion?
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