High Times Beckon for Using Hemp to Build Houses

Re:High Times Beckon for Using Hemp to Build Houses by Kalium on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @02:13AM (#16263462)

If memory serves, hempcrete's physical characteristics are such that it's only good for shorter buildings. We won't be building any dense housing out of the stuff.

So it's a very useful building material for rural areas.

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Re:High Times Beckon for Using Hemp to Build Houses by andrewwharton on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @03:07AM (#16263686)

Absolutely, its compressive strength (~1 MPa) is so low that it's better to think of it as rigid insulation that anything structural or load bearing.

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Re:High Times Beckon for Using Hemp to Build Houses by dogma1138 on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @07:48AM (#16264801)

For reference that’s less than dry wall...

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Re:High Times Beckon for Using Hemp to Build Houses by imglorp on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @08:05AM (#16264898)

Well that might be ok if you make it thicker. Eg straw bale walls for housing. Also only good for about one story but it's nice to have alternatives.

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