Can You Build a House With Hemp? | National Geographic

some of the most practical uses of

some of the most practical uses of industrial hemp in the modern day of

industrial hemp in the modern day of

industrial hemp in the modern day of course are the same as they ever were

course are the same as they ever were

course are the same as they ever were building materials paper textiles seed

building materials paper textiles seed

building materials paper textiles seed oil nutrition hempcrete of all the

oil nutrition hempcrete of all the

oil nutrition hempcrete of all the 50,000 known products that we can make

50,000 known products that we can make

50,000 known products that we can make with industrial hemp is my absolute

with industrial hemp is my absolute

with industrial hemp is my absolute favorite it is a mold resistant rot

favorite it is a mold resistant rot

favorite it is a mold resistant rot resistant pest resistant fire resistant

resistant pest resistant fire resistant

resistant pest resistant fire resistant carbon negative building material the

carbon negative building material the

carbon negative building material the most difficult part of pioneering

most difficult part of pioneering

most difficult part of pioneering industrial hemp in Oregon is the lack of

industrial hemp in Oregon is the lack of

industrial hemp in Oregon is the lack of understanding people still believe that

understanding people still believe that

understanding people still believe that hemp can get you high when in fact there

hemp can get you high when in fact there

hemp can get you high when in fact there is no psychoactive components to this so

is no psychoactive components to this so

is no psychoactive components to this so it’s a matter of educating people and

it’s a matter of educating people and

it’s a matter of educating people and we’re working on that a hemp of the

we’re working on that a hemp of the

we’re working on that a hemp of the United States can be an incredibly

United States can be an incredibly

United States can be an incredibly viable commodity since beginning of time

viable commodity since beginning of time

viable commodity since beginning of time it’s only plant that can feed you house

it’s only plant that can feed you house

it’s only plant that can feed you house you clothed you and heal you

you clothed you and heal you

you clothed you and heal you it has Hardy fiber strongest fibers

it has Hardy fiber strongest fibers

it has Hardy fiber strongest fibers found in nature every part of the plant

found in nature every part of the plant

found in nature every part of the plant can be used you know from the stock the

can be used you know from the stock the

can be used you know from the stock the leaves and the flowers and the seeds and

leaves and the flowers and the seeds and

leaves and the flowers and the seeds and each one of those components can be used

each one of those components can be used

each one of those components can be used for thousands of different uses each

for thousands of different uses each

for thousands of different uses each these plants will take usually three to

these plants will take usually three to

these plants will take usually three to four months they’ll reach heights of

four months they’ll reach heights of

four months they’ll reach heights of eight or nine feet and we’ll harvest

eight or nine feet and we’ll harvest

eight or nine feet and we’ll harvest them and then we’ll separate out the

them and then we’ll separate out the

them and then we’ll separate out the fibers and the flowers the seeds and the

fibers and the flowers the seeds and the

fibers and the flowers the seeds and the rest of Education to make different

rest of Education to make different

rest of Education to make different products

I think in order to launch hempcrete

I think in order to launch hempcrete building to make it real you have to

building to make it real you have to

building to make it real you have to have a model so my vision is to take

have a model so my vision is to take

have a model so my vision is to take this house and retrofitted with

this house and retrofitted with

this house and retrofitted with hempcrete

hempcrete

hempcrete and demonstrate that it’s a viable

and demonstrate that it’s a viable

and demonstrate that it’s a viable building process in fact it’s everything

building process in fact it’s everything

building process in fact it’s everything that you want in a building in a wall

it’s permeable so it mediates the

it’s permeable so it mediates the humidity in the room but since the wall

humidity in the room but since the wall

humidity in the room but since the wall absorbs the humidity and the lime that

absorbs the humidity and the lime that

absorbs the humidity and the lime that you build with is a high pH it doesn’t

you build with is a high pH it doesn’t

you build with is a high pH it doesn’t mold so the wall will hold on to the

mold so the wall will hold on to the

mold so the wall will hold on to the humidity and disperse it inside or

humidity and disperse it inside or

humidity and disperse it inside or outside as it’s needed buildings consume

outside as it’s needed buildings consume

outside as it’s needed buildings consume 40 to 50 percent of the world’s energy

40 to 50 percent of the world’s energy

40 to 50 percent of the world’s energy so if we could establish hempcrete

so if we could establish hempcrete

so if we could establish hempcrete building it’s huge and as you get more

building it’s huge and as you get more

building it’s huge and as you get more into the nature of hemp and its abundant

into the nature of hemp and its abundant

into the nature of hemp and its abundant properties that becomes part of the

properties that becomes part of the

properties that becomes part of the imagination of what I have great

imagination of what I have great

imagination of what I have great building can be the future a hemp is an

building can be the future a hemp is an

building can be the future a hemp is an opportunity for everyone we’re gonna

opportunity for everyone we’re gonna

opportunity for everyone we’re gonna find sustainable uses that we’ve never

find sustainable uses that we’ve never

find sustainable uses that we’ve never even thought were possible and taking

even thought were possible and taking

even thought were possible and taking advantage of a knowledge base that has

advantage of a knowledge base that has

advantage of a knowledge base that has never been created because it’s been

never been created because it’s been

never been created because it’s been illegal and I would hope to see you know

illegal and I would hope to see you know

illegal and I would hope to see you know five years from now just growing in

five years from now just growing in

five years from now just growing in fields of green I think hemp has a lot

fields of green I think hemp has a lot

fields of green I think hemp has a lot of answers for nutrition for energy

of answers for nutrition for energy

of answers for nutrition for energy saving for building the ideal future is

saving for building the ideal future is

saving for building the ideal future is that we have enough hemp growing on the

that we have enough hemp growing on the

that we have enough hemp growing on the planet in the hands of as many people as

planet in the hands of as many people as

planet in the hands of as many people as find use for it because it has so much

find use for it because it has so much

find use for it because it has so much to give