Hemp was never all that rare. Long before it was banned and stigmatized, this ancient plant was already part of daily life, used in textiles, ship sails, ropes, paper, and even building materials.
When Nick Manuzak first enrolled at the University of Colorado Boulder, his path seemed clear: a business degree, a career in finance, and a life in the corporate world. But life, as it often does, ...
This naturally derived material from hemp stalk cores offers superior insulation and moisture regulation, making it an ...
A recently published article by The Cool Down (“America’s mainstream climate brand”) detailed how hemp can be “transformed into a material called hempcrete.” “Hempcrete is a carbon-negative building ...
The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation’s agriculture business grows hemp without irrigation, insecticides or plowing. Now its ...
MORTON, MINN. – Eight-foot-tall stalks of hemp swayed in a field on the prairie here, ready for harvest. But these plants won’t get anyone high. Instead, they’ll be turned into hempcrete, a building ...
KAHULUI–Imagine one day having the possibility of building a home on Maui using locally grown hemp. As a construction product, hemp has extraordinary qualities. Mixed with lime, water and volcanic ...
The "Hempcrete Market - Sustainable Construction & Forecast 2025-2033" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Global Hempcrete Market will grow to US$ 38.69 billion by 2033 ...
The Hemp Hotel, scheduled to open in Cape Town, South Africa, is being touted as the world’s tallest building made with industrial hemp — a material with great potential for Earth-conscious ...
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. For now, it’s only a gaping hole in the ground, 100-by-100 feet, surrounded by farm ...
Susan Hays and contractor Carl Gradek building her hempcrete house in South Austin Credit: photo by Kevin Curtin In a serene South Austin neighborhood, where the houses are so small compared to the ...
MORTON — There has been a buzz growing around hemp the last several years as loosening regulations in the United States have started to make it easier to grow, process and use the plant in a variety ...