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Hempcrete 201: Get to the Next Level with a Natural, Carbon-Beneficial Material - Self Study

Tom Rossmassler and 1 other • Last updated 02/2021

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51 students

1 module

1:03 hours

7 assignments

Course description

This course was originally presented at BuildingEnergy Boston 2020, a conference presented by the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA)

Join the growing community of radically responsible industry stewards using Hempcrete, a bio-composite material created from the woody core of the hemp plant combined with a lime-based binder. Trusted around the world as a robust, high-performance sustainable building system, HempLime entered the US market a decade ago and is poised to take the industry by storm. Delve into design and construction details and review the specifics of costs, source material supply, and obtaining building approval from officials. Hempcrete 101 was presented as a pre-conference webinar, and you may want to view that as a primer to this intermediate session.

Professional credits (or CEUs, "continuing education units") are not available at this time; check back later for options to earn credits.

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Learning Objectives

Participants in this course will upon completion of this course, be able to:

• Explore the construction detailing for hempcrete and complementary materials, including the floor, walls, roof, and key junctions.
• Analyze costs as compared to conventional buildings
• Identify material resources for use in hempcrete
• Review the information necessary for professionals and owners to obtain building permits

Full course outline

Module 1 - Hempcrete 201: Take It to the Next Level with a Natural, Carbon-Beneficial Material

Welcome New Instructor - Watch this video first! (05:27 minutes)
Hempcrete 201: Take It to the Next Level with a Natural, Carbon-Beneficial Material (58:19 minutes)
Optional: Sources for Hempcrete materials in USA (.pdf)
Optional: Hempcrete Research Resources (.pdf)
OPTIONAL: Subscribe to NESEA Communications

Authors

Tom Rossmassler

Chief Embodied Officer, HempStone, LLC

Tom is on a quest to create radically responsible architecture. He began HempStone in 2018 after earning a Sustainable MBA. Tom’s research focused on the creation of a regional industrial hemp processing facility in New England. Tom concurrently serves as CEO of Energia, a worker-owned cooperative specializing in building performance services that he started in 2009.... Learn more

Alex Sparrow

Director, UK Hempcrete

Alex Sparrow is recognized globally as an expert on hempcrete construction. A director at UK Hempcrete, he co-authored The Hempcrete Book, published in 2014 and still the definitive guide to this remarkable building material. Alex speaks at events and provides training and consultancy world-wide for others wanting to use hempcrete. Learn more

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