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Australian hemp leader New South Wales is continuing to solidify its position as the country’s most active industrial hemp state, investing A$2 million (US$1.4 million) to help expand large-scale manufacturing […]
The European Union moved another step closer last week to allowing certified permanent carbon removals into its Emissions Trading System (ETS), which would expand the scope of the EU’s flagship […]
A Chinese-backed project in New South Wales has won A$10 million ($6.5 million) in government funding for a processing facility that proponents say would be Australia’s first large-scale producer of […]
A new architectural prototype suggests European researchers and industry partners are making progress toward using long-fiber hemp in structural composite applications, a development that could open higher-value markets in construction […]
The first phase of a large hempcrete-based care-home complex being developed by Nepal-based Shah Hemp Inno-Ventures (SHIV) is nearing completion, marking the latest milestone in a decade-long effort by founders […]
INTERVIEW: Dr. Ernesto Valenzuela is a Senior Lecturer in Agricultural Economics at La Trobe University. His work supports regional development, agriculture and sustainable industries, translating research into practical insights for […]
[FIRST IN A SERIES] INTERVIEW: Mattie Mead, Founder & CEO of Hempitecture, shares the story of how his background in architecture led him to create a company dedicated to sustainable […]
A Canadian hemp processing and textile initiative announced with fanfare in 2024 has quietly collapsed just a year later, leaving behind unfulfilled promises of local job creation and Indigenous-led cultivation […]
The way you press hemp hurd into blocks can make a big difference in how well they insulate and hold up under stress. That’s the key takeaway from a new […]
Hemp insulation has the potential to become a viable industry in the U.S., but its long-term success will depend on scaling up domestic production and increasing market demand, according to […]
An industrial alliance in eastern Alberta, Canada is building out a hemp supply chain to develop business in the fiber and grain sectors. Several entities are being established for the […]
Industrial hemp will play a role in an advanced UK housing development designed to address “whole-place carbon footprint,” according to developers of the project, located on a 7.9-hectare tract in […]
Researchers at a New York engineering school say they are developing siding insulated with industrial hemp for the remodeling of buildings to improve energy efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint […]
The Federation of International Hemp Organizations (FIHO) and standards developer ASTM International have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together on global guidance for the hemp value chain. ASTM […]
INTERVIEW: Cameron McIntosh is co-founder of Americhanvre Cast Hemp, a Pennsylvania hemp building company that is the exclusive U.S. licensee of the Baumer Ereasy Spray Applied Hempcrete system of France. […]
A Pennsylvania company will look at key performance factors for hempcrete construction after receiving a $1.9 million research and development grant from the U.S. Army. Allentown-based Americhanvre Cast Hemp said […]
The new year is expected to bring fundamental advances that could help hempcrete building go more mainstream, according to a yearend summary and outlook by the U.S. Hemp Building Association […]
[Second in a series of the most popular stories on HempToday in 2023] Awareness and the usage of hemp building materials is expanding, especially in Europe, where hemp hurd is […]
INTERVIEW: Steve Allin pioneered the International Hemp Building Association (IHBA), which he serves as director. An author, teacher and consultant on ecological building, Allin has been building with hemp and promoting hemp’s […]
Italy’s northern region of Emilia-Romagna has provided €500,000 in financing for the development of a local industrial hemp supply chain focused on building materials and textiles. “The investment in hemp […]
The move towards prefabricated building components is growing as interest grows in construction based on hempcrete and hemp fibers. The trend is reflected in the program of the 11th International … Symposium will hear about pre-fab building components, visit large-scale hempcrete project Read More »
Carbon credits and how they relate to the hemp construction sector will be featured during this year’s International Hemp Building Symposium, set for Amsterdam Oct. 10-11. Nando Knodel, a co-founder … 11th hemp building symposium will look at carbon, science, technology Read More »
Hemp can store CO2 as efficiently as wood in raw materials for the construction industry, and should meet EU certification criteria for carbon credits, a new report from Germany suggests. … Hemp on par with wood in ability to capture and store greenhouse gas Read More »
A £5.9 million (€6.9 million/$7.5 million) project in the UK puts hemp front and center as it embarks on a study about how effectively crops can absorb greenhouse gas and … UK project will explore environmental, business cases for hemp, other crops Read More »
Construction of a newly opened hempcrete building at Canada’s University of British Columbia (UBC) resulted in 80 percent less carbon emissions than had it been built using traditional techniques and … Canadian team’s hempcrete building is ‘carbon-minimal, beautiful’ Read More »
As Zimbabwe continues to shape rules and laws for the hemp industry, the country needs to simultaneously build out infrastructure and expand research while spreading risk by moving beyond CBD … Zimbabwe’s hemp fortunes hinge on diversification into fiber, foods Read More »
Hemp building stakeholders in the U.S. say they are putting the finishing touches on documentation that will enshrine hempcrete as an approved building material for residential structures under the International … Hempcrete takes ‘important step’ in U.S. by entering international code Read More »
U.S. hemp fields are expected to reach 50,000 acres by 2028 as production expands at a rate of 34% per year and processing infrastructure continues to expand, according to projections … 20 hemp fiber processors now online in U.S., analyst says Read More »
Swedish hemp company Ekolution AB is supplying insulation panels filled with hemp fiber in what the company says is the “world’s largest” construction project of its kind using hemp building … Sweden’s Ekolution supplies insulation for ‘world’s largest’ hemp project Read More »
The Scottish National Investment Bank has boosted its investment in an Edinburgh company that makes hemp fiber-based insulation for the construction industry. The bank announced it has added £2 million … Scottish bank raises investment in hemp insulation maker to £5 million Read More »
[Second in a series of the most popular stories on HempToday in 2022] Hurd supplies were occasionally tight this year as awareness of hempcrete as an environmentally friendly building material … Major projects reflect growing popularity of hemp building around the world Read More »
Idaho-based Hempitecture has opened a production facility to turn out hemp-based nonwoven material. The Sun Valley-based company said the 33,000-sq. ft. factory will make a wide range of products including … Factory for nonwovens opens Read More »
Before Russia launched its senseless and brutal war on Ukraine, builder Sergiy Kovalenkov was well into a mission to bring environmentally friendly, healthy hempcrete living spaces to Ukrainian citizens. With … As war destroys homes, Ukrainian hemp builder keeps on building Read More »
A UK building contractor said it has completed the last of 25 homes built from hempcrete panels in one of the country’s biggest sustainable residential...
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By Steve Allin When I first got involved with attempting to set up an industrial hemp industry in Ireland I spent a lot of time...
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A Pennsylvania company said it plans to invest $10.9 million in a new hemp fiber processing facility in North Carolina. BIOPHIL Natural Fibers, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania,...
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Pre-fabricated hemp building solutions will get special attention at this year’s 10th edition of the International Hemp Building Symposium, set for Lacapelle Marival, France, Oct. 11-12, 2022....
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The government of Zimbabwe sees a role for hemp in construction after securing a $63 million line of credit from an African fund to develop...
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Hoping to tap into the ongoing need for homes in Southern Africa, Capetown-based solutions provider The Best Grow has signed an agreement with Industrial Hemp...
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[Last of three parts] Despite the cloud that has descended over U.S. Hemp, a dwindled number of hearty survivors are sticking around, turning their attention...
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Two South African companies say they will put the finishing touches on a seven-story building expansion constructed with hemp blocks later this year. Hemporium and...
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Hempcrete failed to surpass petrochemical-based foams in insulation performance but can still be a viable replacement for traditional construction materials in sustainable “net-zero” buildings, experiments...
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Delegates to this year’s International Hemp Building Symposium can see demonstrations of hemp decortication technology and hempcrete spraying during the 10th edition of the event,...
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“It has long been my dream to make a natural home and create a self-sufficient household, and now I’ve done it,” says Serbian hemp grower and do-it-yourself...
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