by James | Mar 4, 2020 | Natural materials in construction, Uncategorized, What is Hempcrete
Hempcrete’s perfect performance in recent fire resistance tests in the USA can help move the material one step closer to acceptance after samples put together by U.S. hemp builder Hempitecture scored perfectly in analysis carried out by ASTM, the international...
by James | Mar 4, 2020 | What is Hempcrete
Hempcrete is naturally both fire-retardant and pest-resistant. Lime is completely unappealing to pests/termites (they will not eat it) and hydraulic lime in your hempcrete mix will render the encapsulated wood fire-proof and not create a toxic black smoke. As...
by James | Mar 4, 2020 | Hempcrete Comparisons, What is Hempcrete
6 Answers – from Quora! Richard Anthony Johnson, MSc CONCRETE ENGINEERING & Structural Engineering, University of Sheffield (1998) Answered Apr 24, 2019 This is not as straight forward as you might think. However, the short answer is no. Hempcrete is...
by James | Jan 5, 2020 | What is Hempcrete
Hempcrete From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Construction block made from hempcrete Hempcrete or Hemplime is bio-composite material, a mixture of hemp hurds (shives) and lime (possibly including natural hydraulic lime,[1] sand,...
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