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HEMPCRETE’S DAY IS HERE AT LAST

Someday this could all be hemp

By Alex Halperin
09/09/2019 10:08 AM GMT-0700
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BNN Bloomberg reports hempcrete is increasingly popular as a building material, largely because it produces fewer greenhouse gases than concrete. Incredibly, cement mixing accounts for about 7% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.

Hemp fields absorb carbon when they’re growing. After harvest, the crop continues to absorb greenhouse gases as it’s mixed with lime or clay. Hempcrete structures also have better ventilation, fire resistance and temperature regulation, according to their proponents….

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