Building With Hemp: Tradical Hemcrete

Below is some information from the American Lime Technology website showcasing their hemp concrete product called Hemcrete. Building with hemp is finally starting to catch on in the USA but has been popular in other countries for hundreds of years. 

Source: americanlimetechnology.com

Tradical® Hemcrete® is a highly insulating material with a combination of good thermal conductivity, excellent thermal inertia and inherent air-tightness – a rare combination of properties in one material.

Forward thinking architects, developers, builders and private individuals who want to combat climate change and use Tradical® Hemcrete® as a cost effective way to embrace Green and Sustainable technologies.

Tradical® Hemcrete® is an established walling material for carbon negative highly thermally efficient walls, which has the following advantages over traditional building materials:

1. Hemcrete absorbs CO2 in its manufacture and so has a negative embodied CO2. A typical wall section made with Hemcrete will have an eCO2 of 130kg CO2/m2 less than traditional brick and block.
2. Hemcrete is made from renewable hemp based materials.
3. Hemcrete is highly insulating resulting in thin walls with a very low U value ideal for meeting the higher levels of the Code for Sustainable Homes.
4. Unlike other insulators Hemcrete also has thermal inertia similar to thermal mass and so houses built of Hemcrete change temperature very slowly reducing heating loads significantly below lighter weight buildings with the same U value.
5. Hemcrete is vapor permeable and when used with Baumit lime based renders and plasters creates a breathable walling system for healthy living.

For more information, please contact our sales team at: sales@americanlimetec.com