Building Industrial Hemp Houses

Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 October 2011 09:16 Written by webmaster Tuesday, 28 June 2011 14:02

A North Carolina company is using industrial hemp to build highly livable homes which slash both construction costs and energy use while providing a wide range of other economic and environmental benefits.

For a CNN “Hemp Homes” video and links to information on building with Tradical® Hemcrete®, visit the Hemp Technologies site.

Hemp-built homes are new for North Carolina – but not for Europe where Hemp Technology has a long history of mixing hemp's woody core materials with lime to create an eco-friendly alternative to concrete.

Australia's also on board, with Hempcrete Pty Ltd there explaining that “Hempcrete has no equal as a natural building product, sequestering carbon dioxide for the life of the building. By combining water, hemp aggregate and lime-based binder to produce excellent thermal insulating and acoustic properties, hempcrete is not just an insulator – it buffers temperature and humidity, prevents damp and mould growth, making inside the building a comfortable healthy environment. It is fire and termite resistant, lightweight and forms a hard wall surface yet is vapor permeable to help reduce humidity and prevent condensation – a truly amazing natural product.”

iHemp – Industrial Hemp Facts & Figures

Written by webmaster Tuesday, 28 June 2011 11:50

Did you know that: “Hemp is the miracle plant of our time, breathing in 4x the carbon dioxide (CO2) of trees during its quick 12-14 week growing cycle. Trees take 20 years to mature vs 4 months for Industrial Hemp! Our forests are being cut down 3x faster than they can grow! One acre of hemp produces as much cellulose fiber pulp as 4.1 acres of trees.” Those facts were reported by Dewey & Merrill in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Bulletin #404 . . . all the way back in 1916. Is it time to wake up finally and listen to what USDA pointed out more 95 years ago? For more about iHemp's benefits & breakthroughs, please visit the Hemp Technologies site.

NAIHC GROWING PROTOCOL FOR INDUSTRIAL HEMP

Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 June 2011 14:06 Written by webmaster Tuesday, 28 June 2011 10:16

NAIHC GROWING PROTOCOL FOR INDUSTRIAL HEMP

PROTOCOL FACILITATED BY USDA THROUGH FARM SERVICE OFFICES

(Formerly known as County Extension Agencies)

1) Government approved certified seed planted on GPS designated fields.

2) Government inspection of designated fields at any time.

3) Certified seed issued to qualified farmers only after end-buyers are under contract.

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2011 Industrial Hemp Legislation Introduced in Congress

Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 June 2011 14:07 Written by webmaster Thursday, 12 May 2011 16:31

Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) introduced legislation May 11 to legalize growing industrial hemp in the U.S. for the first time since 1970. Dr. Paul's legislation, H.R.1831, the “Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2011” would “amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marihuana.”

The bill, co-sponsored by 22 House members, has been referred to the House Energy & Commerce and House Judiciary committees for their consideration.

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