Just BioFiber Hempcrete Blocks, Industrial Hemp Podcast, episode eighteen

Published: Jan. 17, 2019, 12:44 a.m.

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Of the tens of thousands of uses of industrial hemp, one of the most practical is as a building material known as hempcrete, created by mixing the inner woody core of the hemp plant, known as the hurd, with lime. It\\u2019s lightweight, insulating, naturally mold-resistant, and strong. An innovative company from Alberta, Canada, has gone a step further and has patented a structural hempcrete block that fits together like Lego.

On today\\u2019s show we talk to one of the founders of Just BioFiber \\u2014 Michael deChamplain \\u2014 about the blocks and how they are capturing carbon and the hearts of green builders.

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