Hempcrete Properties Hemp Technologies Team

Listed below are the basic material properties

• Density: 5.9 to 8.6 lbs/cf
Anndrea Hermann
• Compressive strength: 116 to 145 pounds Industry Liaison
per square inch (PSI) Business Development
• Flexural strength: 44 to 58 PSI www.Hemp-Technologies.com
• Fire rating: approximately 1 hour per 4"
of thickness
• R-Value: 2.4 - 3 per inch thickness Greg Flavall Hempcrete Materials & Design
available Technical Director
• Air permeability: 1.0 x 10-6 PSI
Project Manager
• Vapor permeability: 3.4 x 10-5 PSI
• Carbon capture: 7 lbs/cf www.Hemp-Technologies.com
• Achievable air tightness: <1.1 cubic feet
per minute
• Acoustic absorption: 0.69 noise reduction Joy Beckerman
coefficient (NRC)
Instructor
Hempcrete Material Hemp Ace International
www.HempAce.com
Hempcrete is a lightweight bio-composite building
material made from industrial hemp stalks, a lime
based binder, and water.
Brandon Cochran
• Aggregate: Hemp hurd (the inside woody
core of the hemp plant) Hempcrete Instructor
• Binder: hydrated air lime blended with HempWorks
selected cementitious, hydraulic and www. Hemp-Works.ca
inorganic materials.
• Water: for mixing and curing All of our team members are committed to building with
hemp and lime, and have multiple years in construction.
Hempcrete Benefits
The use of Hempcrete as a building material can
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have the following benefits:
• Non-toxic
• No off-gassing Materials Supplier
• No solvents
• Mold and rot resistance Architectural Design
• High vapor permeability
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• Humidity control
• Durable San Diego-Based, Serving the Globe Construction Assistance
• Sustainable Phone: (310) 359-5143 Project Management
• Carbon sequestration
• Fire and pest resistance info@hemptechglobal.com Proud members of:
• Passive self-regulation of temperature www.HempTechGlobal.com The Hemp Industries Association
and humidity The Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance
Hemp Building Workshops: International Hemp Building Association
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 Hempcrete – raw hemp hurd / shiv Hempcrete – cast around frame Hempcrete – roof insulation
Hempcrete & the Environment Hempcrete Structural/Construction Hempcrete
Hempcrete can benefit the environment and create a The hemp plant has been used for thousands of years Hempcrete is a lightweight bio-composite building
healthy structure in many ways including: for various trades, including rope making, ship sails, material made from industrial hemp and lime that
oils, textiles, paper, and construction materials. While provides insulating and moisture regulating properties.
Environmental Benefits:
it doesn’t have structural properties by itself, Various finishes can be incorporated with hempcrete.
• Non-toxic
hempcrete can enhance the structural components of
• Sustainable
a structure in a multitude of ways. Material Information:
• Renewable • Lightweight sustainable bio-composite
• Carbon sequestration Structural: material
• Reduction of carbon dioxide emissions • Can be used in load bearing applications • Industrial hemp hurd/shiv with a lime
• Low energy building product with an integrated timber, steel, or based binder
• Reusable concrete frame
• Provides racking/shear strength Uses:
Healthy Structure: • Pre-cast blocks
• Can stiffen structural frames
• Good vapor permeability (capillarity and • Cast-in-place walls
• Can allow for increased spacing of
hygroscopicity) • Spray applied for in-fill of floor, wall, roof
structural members
• Naturally provides a healthy internal cavities
environment General Information: • Retrofit existing conditions
• Thermal comfort • Easy to handle and install • Non-load bearing or infill conditions
• Monolithic product • Load bearing with integrated structural
Material Benefits:
• Material costs: approximately $12 CF frame
• Good thermal performance (insulation
• Above ground/daylight walls
and mass) Construction:
• Inherently air-tight material • Wall construction including racking Benefits:
• Energy efficiency strength and insulation • Energy and thermally efficient
• Reduced heating and cooling • Protects timber from deterioration • Breathable insulating layers
requirements • Durability and longevity • Vapor permeability
• Low maintenance • Lightweight • Mold, rot, fire and pest resistant
• Multiple finish options • Site mixed • Acoustic insulating properties
• Reusable • Easy to handle and install
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