{"id":15140,"date":"2012-11-27T10:27:22","date_gmt":"2012-11-27T16:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=15140"},"modified":"2012-11-27T10:27:22","modified_gmt":"2012-11-27T16:27:22","slug":"hemp-building-material","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/hemp-building-material\/","title":{"rendered":"Hemp Proves Its Value as a Building Material"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Parts of the hemp plant can be used for all sorts of products: from textiles to food and drink. The idea of building with hemp, though, \u00a0may seem a bit far-fetched. Our friends at Ecolocalizer have discovered a North Carolina-based builder doing just that, though: he&#8217;s used HemPcrete (a product <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sundancechannel.com\/sunfiltered\/2012\/03\/hemp-the-worlds-grooviest-building-material\/\">I covered at SUNfiltered<\/a>) to build <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/2012\/01\/resilient-design-building-green-means-building-to-last\/\">durable<\/a>, well-insulated, and even non-allergenic homes. Check out Brett Gustafson&#8217;s post below, and let us know what you think.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rpuEmbedCode\">\n  <!--rpuEmbedStart--><br \/>\n  <script src=\"http:\/\/1.rp-api.com\/rjs\/repost-article.js?3\" type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"rpuArticle rpuRepost-9c289cba616b13e0b48958ca170e18d8-top\" style=\"margin:0;padding:0;\">\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/s.tt\/1uW3v\" class=\"rpuThumb\" rel=\"norewrite\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/img.1.rp-api.com\/thumb\/3528243\" style=\"float:left;margin-right:10px;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/s.tt\/1uW3v\" class=\"rpuTitle\" rel=\"norewrite\"><strong>Nation&#8217;s First Hemp Constructed House Built in Asheville NC (Video)<\/strong><\/a> (via <a href=\"http:\/\/s.tt\/1uW3v\" class=\"rpuHost\" rel=\"norewrite\">EcoLocalizer<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"rpuSnip\">\n       Asheville is continuing to be at the edge of innovation, green culture, and sustainable living. \u00a0Last month we wrote about the \u00a0first wild foods market opening in the US and now Asheville \u00a0is highlighted at the cutting edge of hemp construction. Although growing hemp is currently illegal in the&hellip;\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- put the \"tease\", \"jump\" or \"more\" break here --><!--more--><!--break--><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\">\n<hr class=\"at-page-break\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"rpuArticle rpuRepostMain rpuRepost-9c289cba616b13e0b48958ca170e18d8-bottom\" style=\"display:none;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>  <!-- How to customize this embed: http:\/\/www.repost.us\/article-preview\/#!shash=9c289cba616b13e0b48958ca170e18d8 --><br \/>\n  <!--rpuEmbedEnd-->\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Featured image credit:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/edwardthebonobo\/11188240\/\">Edward the Bonobo<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/photopin.com\">photopin<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/2.0\/\">cc<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sure, you can turn parts of the hemp plant intro fabrics, oils, and even hemp milk&#8230; but building materials? 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