Natural Hempcrete Block

Natural, Carbon-Absorbing Building Materials

The Evolution of Healthy Construction

Hempcrete, composed of hemp shiv and lime, offers natural vapor permeability that contributes to a healthy living environment. Revived in France during the 1980s, it transformed medieval timber-frame buildings by improving thermal performance, enhancing fire resistance, and reducing damage from pests, rot, and mold.

What is Vapor Permeability?

Hempcrete’s ability to absorb and release moisture helps regulate indoor humidity, promoting healthy air quality. To maintain this breathability, any paints and plasters applied to hempcrete should also be vapor-permeable.

Carbon Sequestration

Hemp is one of the fastest-growing plants on Earth. As it grows, it absorbs significant amounts of carbon. Even accounting for the energy used to produce the lime binder, hempcrete walls sequester more CO₂ than is used in their creation, potentially resulting in negative net carbon emissions.

Eco friendly

Insulating

Sound absorbing

100% natural

Blocks and Hempcrete

Fire resistant

Energy savings

Durable