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